Lesson 1: Day of the Dead: A Mexican Celebration Many Native American groups in pre-Conquest Mexico celebrated one day each year when their deceased ancestors would return to visit...
Lesson 2: In the Mouth of the Amazon The Brazilian city of Belem at the mouth of the Amazon is a showcase of products from the great river...
Lesson 3: The Pride of Guatemala: Tikal of the Mayas Over two thousand years ago Mayas undertook construction of a city deep within the jungles of the Petèn region of...
Lesson 4: The Working Coast of British Columbia The Georgia Straits of coastal British Columbia, Canada are dotted with hundreds of islands. This is lumber and fishing county...
Lesson 5: Brazil: The Diamond Range Far inland from the tropical beaches of Brazil’s Bahia state lies an ancient escarpment that juts into Bahia’s vast interior....
Lesson 6: Peru: A Train to the Clouds Once each month a train departs the coastal mega city of Lima, Peru, bound for the highlands. Along the way...
Lesson 7: Hawaii’s Big Island: The Volcanos’ Gifts The Hawaiian Islands owe their existence to a volcanic hotspot, whose spewings over millions of years have created the archipelago....
Lesson 8: Chiloé and Chilotes: Proud Islanders of Chile Chiloé is the second largest island in South America and just one island of an archipelago of southern Chile. Chilotes,...
Lesson 9: The Cry for Mexican Independence On September 16 each year, Mexicans from all parts of the republic flock to the small city of Dolores Hidalgo,...
Lesson 10: Peru: People of the Altiplano Indians outnumber non-Indians in the Peruvian highlands. Many of them, in cities such as Ayacucho, Huancavelica, and Huancayo and hosts...
