Discovery Channel: Equator

Paradox of the Andes (1x1)

Air date: Aug 11, 2009

In the high Andes of Ecuador the intense power of the equatorial sun beats down through thin air onto a grassland world fringed by glaciers and cloud forest. Every day is like summer, and every night is like winter. Within just 24-hours plants and animals must cope with both freezing and over-heating.