Imperiled Refuges: Islets in the Sea of Cortés
Islands and waters of Mexico’s northern Gulf of California are refuges for sea creatures, still reliant on decreasing fish stocks and beset with the uncertainties of climate change.
Episodes
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Imperiled Refuges: Islets in the Sea of Cortés
S11 E1110 - 26m 46s
Islands and waters of Mexico’s northern Gulf of California are refuges for sea creatures, still reliant on decreasing fish stocks and beset with the uncertainties of climate change.
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The Mississippi River Program
S11 E1109 - 26m 46s
The Mississippi is the largest river in North America and the most destructive of human works, presenting an epic challenge for the Army Corps of Engineers around New Orleans.
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Kraho: Enduring People of Brazil’s Plateau
S11 E1108 - 26m 46s
The Krahó people of Brazil’s plateau country survive on their traditional lands where they maintain their culture and their ancient ways in the nation’s largest Indian reservation.
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Brasilia and Chapada Dos Veadeiros
S11 E1107 - 26m 46s
Brazil’s capital city, far removed from the Amazon, sits on a plateau that is also home to home rugged cliffs, streams, and waterfalls, indigenous communities, homesteads of pioneering families, and habitats found in these mountains and nowhere else.
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Puerto Rico: The Colony and its Emergence
S11 E1106 - 26m 46s
Though Puerto Rico is part of the United States, its colonial history, its distinct culture, and its tropical Caribbean setting make it decidedly different from the upper states.
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Turquoise in the Southwest
S11 E1105 - 26m 46s
For millennia, turquoise has been the gemstone of choice for jewelers of the Southwest, a tradition that continues, even as the sources dwindle.
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African and Indigenous Heritage in Oaxaca’s Coast
S11 E1104 - 18m 51s
On the Pacific Coast of Oaxaca, runaway slaves built their own communities and joined other indigenous groups, forging a culture that persists into the present.
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Popolocas and Their Heritage in Mexico
S11 E1103 - 26m 46s
For many centuries, Popolocas of southern Mexico, persisted in the shadow of their Aztec conquerors, a tradition that continues in their desert environment.
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Copán, Honduras: Chronicles Of The Maya Kings
S11 E1102 - 26m 46s
2000 years ago, kings of the ancient Mayas at Copán, Honduras, carved their history in rock.
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Summer Mardi Gras: Caribbean Carnival in Toronto
S11 E1101 - 26m 46s
In August, Toronto explodes with celebration as Carnival festivities begin, delayed for months by the wintry blasts of the north.
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