Season 2

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

2015-12-23 · 25m

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

2. Bahia: Brazil's African Connection

2015-12-29 · 25m

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

3. The Rainforest Nisei: Japanese Immigrants in the Amazon

2016-01-20 · 25m

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.

4. Panama: A City and a Canal

2015-12-29 · 25m

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

5. Two Millennia of Mayas: Guatemala's Cultural Legacy

2015-12-26 · 25m

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

6. Fiesta in the Yucatán: Maya Traditions

2016-01-06 · 25m

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

7. Whistles in the Mist: Whistled Speech in Oaxaca

2015-12-29 · 25m

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

8. Tultepec: Mexico's Skyrocket Central

2015-12-14 · 25m

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

9. Ice, Rock, and Water: The Sierra Nevada

2016-01-01 · 25m

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

10. Winter in the Caldera: January in the Yellowstone Hotspot

2015-12-26 · 25m

A wintertime visit to Yellowstone National Park.