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Visiting Ancient Mayo Lands

Season 13 Episode 10
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Season 13 Episode 11
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Baja People: Oases/Mountains

Baja People: Oases/Mountains

Season 13 Episode 12
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Baja Boojums: Bizarre Plants

Baja Boojums: Bizarre Plants

Season 13 Episode 13
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The Driest Desert in the World

The Driest Desert in the World

Season 14 Episode 1401
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Ancient Andean Civilizations

Ancient Andean Civilizations

Season 14 Episode 1402
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People and Their Prickly Plants

People and Their Prickly Plants

Season 14 Episode 1403
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The Lost Palm Weavers of Sonora

The Lost Palm Weavers of Sonora

Season 14 Episode 1404
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Monumental Dunes

Monumental Dunes

Season 14 Episode 1405
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Tracks in the Shifting Sand

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Season 14 Episode 1406
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Sea to Sky: Along an Incan Road

Sea to Sky: Along an Incan Road

Season 14 Episode 1407
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Peru's Canyon of the Condor

Peru's Canyon of the Condor

Season 14 Episode 1408
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The Desert Speaks

Shadows of the Ancients

Season 13 Episode 9

Archaeological evidence suggests that the ancestral Pueblo Indians (Anasazi) marked astronomical events, perhaps as guides or records. Rock art and architecture throughout the Four Corners area were carefully placed so that beams of sunlight would interact with rock images on important seasonal days such as equinoxes and solstices, marking the days with remarkably high precision.