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Saison 14
Date de diffusion
Mar 17, 2004
The Pan-American Highway stretches from Alaska to the southern tip of Chile and includes a jaunt through the arid coastal desert of Peru. Learn how the cold Humboldt Current attracts the
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The Pan-American Highway stretches from Alaska to the southern tip of Chile and includes a jaunt through the arid coastal desert of Peru. Learn how the cold Humboldt Current attracts the wildlife to the islands and contributes to the dry desert. Marvel at a 600-foot geoglyph of a San Pedro cactus carved into a hillside. and visit one of the richest collections of petroglyphs in the world.
Date de diffusion
Mar 24, 2004
La Paz, Bolivia, is one of the highest cities in the world. The surrounding countryside holds the remains of the Tiahuanacos, whose accomplishments were a source of inspiration to the
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La Paz, Bolivia, is one of the highest cities in the world. The surrounding countryside holds the remains of the Tiahuanacos, whose accomplishments were a source of inspiration to the Incas. Take a side trip down the “Most Dangerous Road in the World” that snakes its way along the Andes. Then, it’s off to Lake Titicaca and to the mysterious Temple of the Sun – said to be the origin of the Incas.
Date de diffusion
Mar 31, 2004
Head to Scottsdale, Arizona to see the largest private collection of desert-area plants in the world. Visit the Boyce Thompson Arboretum and an amazing collection at Bach’s Nursery in
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Head to Scottsdale, Arizona to see the largest private collection of desert-area plants in the world. Visit the Boyce Thompson Arboretum and an amazing collection at Bach’s Nursery in Tucson where they have a better success rate with their individually raised saguaro cacti than Mother Nature herself. Finally, travel to Los Angeles for North America’s largest cactus and succulent show.
Date de diffusion
Avr 06, 2004
The Ópatas were probably the largest aboriginal group in what is now Sonora, Mexico but by the 1950s anthropologists could not locate a single speaker of the native language. Join the
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The Ópatas were probably the largest aboriginal group in what is now Sonora, Mexico but by the 1950s anthropologists could not locate a single speaker of the native language. Join the search in Buena Vista, Sonora for the descendants of Ópata palm weavers and explore the tradition of native palm weaving that has survived through the centuries.
Date de diffusion
Avr 13, 2004
The arid regions of the southwestern United States contain a vast variety of dune systems. Explore a set of dunes that sit at the foot of the Rocky Mountains fenced in by two river
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The arid regions of the southwestern United States contain a vast variety of dune systems. Explore a set of dunes that sit at the foot of the Rocky Mountains fenced in by two river systems. Travel to a tiny gypsum dune system at the base of the Guadalupe Mountains in west Texas. Finally, visit White Sands National Monument in New Mexico and examine ancient hearths built by Native Americans.
Date de diffusion
Avr 20, 2004
The Algodones Dunes in Southern California stretch across more than two hundred square miles and are visited by more than 1.4 million people each year. In stark contrast, the Gran
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The Algodones Dunes in Southern California stretch across more than two hundred square miles and are visited by more than 1.4 million people each year. In stark contrast, the Gran Desierto Dunes in Mexico are characterized by isolation and unique formations. Finally, visit Coral Pink Sand Dunes State Park in southern Utah and learn what stories can be told by animal tracks left in the sand.
Date de diffusion
Avr 27, 2004
Sandwiched between the Pacific Ocean and the Andes are enigmatic remains of pre-Incan cultures, with rock art, effigies etched into the desert and burial sites that lay forgotten under
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Sandwiched between the Pacific Ocean and the Andes are enigmatic remains of pre-Incan cultures, with rock art, effigies etched into the desert and burial sites that lay forgotten under the arid land for centuries. Explore structures that provided access to the labyrinth of underground canals and aqueducts used by the Nazcans for irrigation and burial ground on the shores of a high Andean lake.
Date de diffusion
Mai 04, 2004
Travel through Peru’s Colca Canyon in search of Andean Condors. Examine the terraced farming that is a result of pre-Incan engineering sophistication. See how the native people still
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Travel through Peru’s Colca Canyon in search of Andean Condors. Examine the terraced farming that is a result of pre-Incan engineering sophistication. See how the native people still live as they did before the arrival of the Incans. Finally, admire a colorful field of ripening quinoa and visit a pair of women winnowing the essential Andean crop.
Date de diffusion
Mai 11, 2004
Explore the best-known geographical feature of the Green River, the prehistoric creatures buried along its banks in Dinosaur National Monument. Venture through the appropriately named
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Explore the best-known geographical feature of the Green River, the prehistoric creatures buried along its banks in Dinosaur National Monument. Venture through the appropriately named Desolation Canyon, some of the wildest, least inhabited areas remaining in the U.S. Learn how the Green River continues to be shaped by changes in the surrounding geology, vegetation and modern-day dams.
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Épisode final de la saison
Living Traditions of the Tohono O'odham
Episode overview
Date de diffusion
Mai 18, 2004
The Tohono O’Odham (Desert People) live on the second-largest reservation in the United States. Although many O’Odham live off the reservation but their language, cultural traditions and
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The Tohono O’Odham (Desert People) live on the second-largest reservation in the United States. Although many O’Odham live off the reservation but their language, cultural traditions and beliefs are still alive. Learn how a group of tribal members knowledgeable in these traditions are taking part in passing down practices of fruit harvesting and basket weaving to their children and grandchildren.
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