Episode 1
In the Shadow of the Volcanoes: Chile's Melting Pot
Dec 23, 2015
A visit to southern Chile, which is home to Mapuche Indians as well as German and Italian immigrant communities.
Episode 2
Bahia: Brazil's African Connection
Dec 29, 2015
A visit to Salvador, Brazil, which is considered the center of African-Brazilian culture.
Episode 3
The Rainforest Nisei: Japanese Immigrants in the Amazon
Jan 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 4
Panama: A City and a Canal
Dec 29, 2015
Panama City is visited. A pivotal shipping port, it is considered the Hong Kong of the Americas.
Episode 5
Two Millennia of Mayas: Guatemala's Cultural Legacy
Dec 26, 2015
The excavation of the Maya city of Ceibal along the Passion River in the Petén forest of Guatemala is examined.
Episode 6
Fiesta in the Yucatán: Maya Traditions
Jan 6, 2016
The ancient Maya city of Tizimín on the Yucatán peninsula is visited.
Episode 7
Whistles in the Mist: Whistled Speech in Oaxaca
Dec 29, 2015
The Season 2 finale visits northern Oaxaca, Mexico, where the indigenous Chinantec people speak by whistling as well as talking.
Episode 8
Tultepec: Mexico's Skyrocket Central
Dec 14, 2015
Season 2 opens in Tultepec, Mexico, a small city near Mexico City that specializes in the production of fireworks.
Episode 9
Ice, Rock, and Water: The Sierra Nevada
Jan 1, 2016
California's Sierra Nevada is toured with tectonic specialist Eldridge Moores.
Episode 10
Winter in the Caldera: January in the Yellowstone Hotspot
Dec 26, 2015
A wintertime visit to Yellowstone National Park.
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