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Transcripts (PDF, ~300 KB)
Argentina
Rising from the Falls: Iguazu National Park
The breaking of a 20,000 year Silence: Los Glaciares
Where Orcas appear along the shore: The Valdes Peninsula
Bolivia
Behind the Glory of the Silver Mine: City of Potosí
A Mysterious Civilization of the Andes: Tiwanaku
Chile
The Moais: Megalithic Statues on a Remote Island: Rapa Nui
Costa Rica
Revived Forest of Life: Area de Conservacion Guanacaste
Shark Island: Cocos Island National Park
Cuba
The Town Hemingway Loved: Old Havana and its Fortifications
The Lucrative Sugar Trade : Trinidad and the Valley of Ingenios
Ecuador
The Wonders of Iguana: The Galapagos Islands
Peru
The Centennial Flower Clock: Huacarán National Park
The Monkey-Chasing Birds: Manu National Park
The Earthen Kingdom: Chan Chan Archaeological Zone
A Walk in the Puma City: City of Cuzco
Veiled Aeropolis: The Historic Sanctuary of Machu Picchu
Geoglyphs of Nasca and Pampas de Jumana
Mexico
The Silver Capital: Guanajuato and Adjacent Mines
Historic Centre of Oaxaca and Archaeological Site of Albán
Bringing the Water of Life: Historic Monuments Zone of Queretaro
Hero of Mexican Independence: The Historic Centre of Morelia
The City of Gods: the Pre-Hispanic City of Teotihuacan
The House of Mercy: Hospicio Cabañas, Guadalajara
The Historic Centre of Mexico City and Xochimilco
Ancient Underground Waters: Sian Ka’an
The City of Tiles: Historic Centre of Puebla
The Mayan Universe: The Pre-Hispanic City of Chichen-Itza
Chaac, the God of Rain: Pre-Hispanic Town of Uxmal
Missionary Bastions: Popocatepetl
The Tomb of a Mayan King: Palenque
Battles With the Pirates of the Caribbean: The Fortified Town of Campeche
Venezuela
The Lost World: Canaima National Park