In The Americas with David YetmanIN THE AMERICAS WITH DAVID YETMAN takes a fresh look at the lands that make up much of the Western Hemisphere. The 10-part series showcases the landscapes, peoples and history of the Americas - from the stories of a small village of Japanese immigrants in the Amazon to descendants of poor Italians in Chile, from Mayan temples in Guatemala to ancient fortresses in Mexico, and from the frigid, glacier-carved barrens of northern Canada to the timeless villages of the altiplano in Perú. By raft, boat, ferry, horse and motorcycle, host David Yetman journeys to parts of Cuba mostly unknown to . . .Visit the In The Americas with David Yetman website |
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Sunday, Apr 6, 2014 - 5:30 PM "Whistles in the Mist: Whistled Speech In Oaxaca" The Chinantecan people of mountainous northern Oaxaca, Mexico, speak by whistling as well as by talking. Yetman visits their isolated community and observes how they use whistled speech to supplement, and sometimes replace, spoken speech. G |
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Sunday, Apr 6, 2014 - 5:30 PM "Whistles in the Mist: Whistled Speech In Oaxaca" (IDAHO) |
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Sunday, Apr 13, 2014 - 5:30 PM "Abc Islands: The Dutch Legacy in the Caribbean" (IDAHO) |
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Sunday, Apr 20, 2014 - 5:30 PM "Bahian Reconcavo of Brazil: Quilombos, Candomble, and the Mata Atlantica" (IDAHO) |
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Sunday, Apr 27, 2014 - 5:30 PM "Colombia: Capital & Coffee" (IDAHO) |
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Sunday, May 4, 2014 - 5:30 PM "Sierra Nevada and the Making of California" (IDAHO) |
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Sunday, May 11, 2014 - 5:30 PM "Brazil's Land of Sand" (IDAHO) |
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Sunday, May 18, 2014 - 5:30 PM "Lake Superior: Circling The Sweet Water Ocean" (IDAHO) |
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Sunday, May 25, 2014 - 5:30 PM "Nicaragua: Land of the Shaking Earth Emerges" (IDAHO) |
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