David Yetman
Director
In the Americas With David Yetman (2012)
Season 2
A travelogue that explores the landscapes, people and histories of North and South America.
Released Jan. 4, 2012
Episode 30 min
2+
Genres: Documentary
Keywords: tmdb.discovery, tmdb.americas, imdb.arizona-territory, imdb.arizona, imdb.arizona-desert, imdb.desert
Network: PBS
Country: United States
Languages:
English
S2E1 - In the Shadow of the Volcanoes: Chile's Melting Pot
A visit to southern Chile, which is home to Mapuche Indians as well as German and Italian immigrant communities.
Dec. 23, 2015, midnight
S2E2 - Bahia: Brazil's African Connection
A visit to Salvador, Brazil, which is considered the center of African-Brazilian culture.
Dec. 29, 2015, midnight
S2E3 - The Rainforest Nisei: Japanese Immigrants in the Amazon
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.
Jan. 20, 2016, midnight
S2E4 - Panama: A City and a Canal
Panama City is visited. A pivotal shipping port, it is considered the Hong Kong of the Americas.
Dec. 29, 2015, midnight
S2E5 - Two Millennia of Mayas: Guatemala's Cultural Legacy
The excavation of the Maya city of Ceibal along the Passion River in the Petén forest of Guatemala is examined.
Dec. 26, 2015, midnight
S2E6 - Fiesta in the Yucatán: Maya Traditions
The ancient Maya city of Tizimín on the Yucatán peninsula is visited.
Jan. 6, 2016, midnight
S2E7 - Whistles in the Mist: Whistled Speech in Oaxaca
The Season 2 finale visits northern Oaxaca, Mexico, where the indigenous Chinantec people speak by whistling as well as talking.
Dec. 29, 2015, midnight
S2E8 - Tultepec: Mexico's Skyrocket Central
Season 2 opens in Tultepec, Mexico, a small city near Mexico City that specializes in the production of fireworks.
Dec. 14, 2015, midnight
S2E9 - Ice, Rock, and Water: The Sierra Nevada
California's Sierra Nevada is toured with tectonic specialist Eldridge Moores.
Jan. 1, 2016, midnight
S2E10 - Winter in the Caldera: January in the Yellowstone Hotspot
A wintertime visit to Yellowstone National Park.
Dec. 26, 2015, midnight
Network: PBS
Episode Runtime: 30 min.
Season Runtime: 30 min.
Released: Jan. 4, 2012
Last Air Date: Dec. 7, 2019, midnight
Status: Returning Series
Certification: TV-G / 2+
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