Season 2

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Episode 125 min2015-12-23

In the Shadow of the Volcanoes: Chile's Melting Pot

A visit to southern Chile, which is home to Mapuche Indians as well as German and Italian immigrant communities.

Episode 225 min2015-12-29

Bahia: Brazil's African Connection

A visit to Salvador, Brazil, which is considered the center of African-Brazilian culture.

Episode 325 min2016-01-20

The Rainforest Nisei: Japanese Immigrants in the Amazon

The story of Japanese peasants who relocated to the Amazon in the early 1920s. Their descendants have become successful farmers, raising tropical crops and pepper.

Episode 425 min2015-12-29

Panama: A City and a Canal

Panama City is visited. A pivotal shipping port, it is considered the Hong Kong of the Americas.

Episode 525 min2015-12-26

Two Millennia of Mayas: Guatemala's Cultural Legacy

The excavation of the Maya city of Ceibal along the Passion River in the Petén forest of Guatemala is examined.

Episode 625 min2016-01-06

Fiesta in the Yucatán: Maya Traditions

The ancient Maya city of Tizimín on the Yucatán peninsula is visited.

Episode 725 min2015-12-29

Whistles in the Mist: Whistled Speech in Oaxaca

The Season 2 finale visits northern Oaxaca, Mexico, where the indigenous Chinantec people speak by whistling as well as talking.

Episode 825 min2015-12-14

Tultepec: Mexico's Skyrocket Central

Season 2 opens in Tultepec, Mexico, a small city near Mexico City that specializes in the production of fireworks.

Episode 925 min2016-01-01

Ice, Rock, and Water: The Sierra Nevada

California's Sierra Nevada is toured with tectonic specialist Eldridge Moores.

Episode 1025 min2015-12-26

Winter in the Caldera: January in the Yellowstone Hotspot

A wintertime visit to Yellowstone National Park.

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David Yetman

himself - narrateur

Alain Ghazal

himself - french voice

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