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In the Americas Season 2

December. 23,2015

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In the Americas

A travelogue that explores the landscapes, people and histories of North and South America.

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In the Americas

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A travelogue that explores the landscapes, people and histories of North and South America.

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In the Americas Season 2 Full Episode Guide

Episode 10 - Winter in the Caldera: January in the Yellowstone Hotspot

First Aired: December. 26,2015

A wintertime visit to Yellowstone National Park.

Episode 9 - Ice, Rock, and Water: The Sierra Nevada

First Aired: January. 01,2016

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

Episode 8 - Tultepec: Mexico's Skyrocket Central

First Aired: December. 14,2015

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

Episode 7 - Whistles in the Mist: Whistled Speech in Oaxaca

First Aired: December. 29,2015

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

Episode 6 - Fiesta in the Yucatán: Maya Traditions

First Aired: January. 06,2016

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

Episode 5 - Two Millennia of Mayas: Guatemala's Cultural Legacy

First Aired: December. 26,2015

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

Episode 4 - Panama: A City and a Canal

First Aired: December. 29,2015

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

Episode 3 - The Rainforest Nisei: Japanese Immigrants in the Amazon

First Aired: January. 20,2016

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 2 - Bahia: Brazil's African Connection

First Aired: December. 29,2015

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

Episode 1 - In the Shadow of the Volcanoes: Chile's Melting Pot

First Aired: December. 23,2015

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

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