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Season 4

401 – Belize

401 – Belize

Belize has a decidedly different history and culture from the rest of Central America. English is the first language of this small nation, reflecting the its British ancestry, yet Belize retains deep historic connections among its many residents of Maya ancestry, and is proud of its strong African roots among...
402 – Beer

402 – Beer

The explosion of craft beer brewing across the United States has created a widespread interest in the process of beer making. A beer festival in Tucson, Arizona, leads us to some local brewers and sends us on a quest to the origin of what makes beer different—hops. Nearly all our...
403 – Panama

403 – Panama

An hour or so distant from Panama’s burgeoning capital and its great canal, a broad peninsula juts into the Pacific Ocean. The Azuero Peninsula is home to traditions, landscapes, and people different from those of the capital and its suburbs. Residents of Azuero celebrate what sets them off from the...
404 – Ceara

404 – Ceara

A small state in Brazil’s dry northeast, Ceará is home to a variety of traditions not found in the rest of the vast country. The inland bush, called the sertão, is home to cowboys and an odd rodeo, while the coast supports fishermen whose wooden boats are little changed over...
405 – Colombia – Coast to Forest

405 – Colombia – Coast to Forest

From a Spanish fortress on the Caribbean coast to a native hamlet on the Amazon River, from a village of descendants of runaway slaves to a renowned city center dedicated to bicycles, this sprawling nation offers a unexpected variety of cultures and urban landscapes. We hop from coast to center...
406 – Argentina – Malbec/Ruta 40

406 – Argentina – Malbec/Ruta 40

Argentina’s nostalgic Ruta 40—Route Forty—passes along the base of the Cordillera of the Andes from the extreme north to the southernmost road in the nation. On its way Ruta 40 meets the famed wine capital of Mendoza, whose dedication to Malbec wine is recent, but whose wine production dates to...
407 – Favelas-Rio

407 – Favelas-Rio

The shanty towns for which Río de Janeiro is famous (or notorious) play a pivotal role in the city’s cultural history. Favelas, as they are known, rise precipitously from near the ocean far up the hillsides. Often bereft of minimal municipal services, they are home to a rich cultural life,...
408 – Wind River Range

408 – Wind River Range

The Wind River Range in western Wyoming is the state’s largest mountain range, nearly one hundred miles from north to south. With dozens of massive peaks, it is also home to the wildest country in the lower 48 states. Much of it is protected in wilderness, which we commemorate on...
410 – Argentina Ruta 40

410 – Argentina Ruta 40

Argentines maintain that Patagonia begins at the Río Colorado in the Province of Neuquen. Traveling south, we cross that river on Ruta 40—Route Forty—in a volcanic landscape amidst a vast desert, the majestic peaks of the Andes always present on our right. Within the slopes of the Andes are myriad...

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