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Hosted by research social scientist David Yetman, explore the landscapes, peoples and history of North and South America — from the coldest towns in Canada to the tropical islands of the Caribbean.

The natural monuments that define the territories of native peoples in New Mexico.
Exploring Huelva, its surroundings and its wealth of cultural and historical influences.
Explore how southwestern U.S. native peoples established the Colorado Plateau.
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Popolocas of southern Mexico preceded their Aztec conquerors in their rich desert environment.
In coastal Oaxaca runaway slaves joined indigenous folk in their communities and culture.
2000 years ago, kings of the ancient Mayas at Copán, Honduras, carved their history in rock.
Toronto explodes as summer Carnival festivities begin, safe from the wintry blasts.
Brasilia, Brazil sits on a plateau home to cliffs, waterfalls, indigenous folk, and pioneers.
Puerto Rico is a U.S. colony in the tropical Caribbean with its distinct history and culture.
Islands of Mexico's Sea of Cortés are a refuge for sea creatures in a time of climate change.
At New Orleans on the Mississippi River the Army Corps of Engineers meets an epic challenge.
Brazil's Krahó survive on their traditional lands, protecting their culture and ancient ways.
For millennia turquoise has been the choice for indigenous Southwestern jewelers, and others.
The falling water levels of Lake Powell reveal fragments of ancient peoples.
Understanding Columbus and the influence and destruction heaped on the Americas.
Protecting whales and cultivating the friendship between people and the gentle giants.
Exploring Huelva, its surroundings and its wealth of cultural and historical influences.
Exploring the resistance and reception of Europeans to the Americas.
Explore how southwestern U.S. native peoples established the Colorado Plateau.
The natural monuments that define the territories of native peoples in New Mexico.
Conservation groups work for the ideal habitat for jaguars, mountain lions and ocelots
Exploring a once booming tourist mecca that is now a nearly dead body of water.
Explore the Four Corners portion of the Colorado Plateau.
Discover Nicaragua and its diversity of cultures and natural wonders.
Visit Brazil’s northeast coast and a tree that has become a major tourist attraction.
Visit Lake Superior, the largest lake in the world and the coldest towns in the Americas.
Visit the remote city of Cuetzalan where past traditions and languages continue today.
Jump into Recife’s carnival, for a week of parades, dancing and elaborate costumes.
Discover two of Alaska’s vast national parks, Lake Clark and Katmai.
Visit the descendants of Japanese peasants that have become prosperous farmers.
Visit Southern Chile, home to Native American and immigrant communities.
Travel to the ancient Maya city of Tizimín in the Yucatán peninsula to celebrate Epiphany.
Visit the Sierra Nevada, the largest and highest mountain range in the Continental US.
Visit Panama City considered the Hong Kong of the Americas thanks to its booming canal.
Travel to the Maya city of Ceibal with scientists directing the latest excavations.
Visit the city of Salvador a vibrant repository of African influence in Brazil.
Visit the ABC Islands--Aruba, Bonaire, and Curaçao in the Caribbean.
Visit Yellowstone National Park, our first and one of the most visited national parks.
Visit Colombia to learn the history of the world’s most popular beverage, coffee.
Visit the Chinantecan people of mountainous northern Oaxaca, Mexico.
Decipher the mysteries of the Sierra Nevada with tectonic geologist Eldridge Moore.
Visit the region known as the Reconcavo in Brazil.
Visit the small city of Tultepec, a suburb of Mexico City, known for producing fireworks.