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Still image from: Ancient History: The Incas
28 minutes 59 seconds
Grade Level: 7 - 12
Senior man points to an object on the table in front of a young man seated next to him. Caption. Where Argentines practice their favorite pastimes.
29 minutes 2 seconds
Grade Level: 6 - 10
Top-down view of an ancient tomb built of mud bricks in the ground. Inside are wooden beams, open coffins with bones, other skeletons, and various items. Caption. "The spiritual and military leader of the Moche."
Around the World
Episode 30
2 minutes 47 seconds
Grade Level: 7 - 12
Large archaeological site with huge walls of ancient brown clay buildings revealed. Caption. "Chan Chan was 1 of the world's biggest cities."
Around the World
Episode 14
2 minutes 47 seconds
Grade Level: 7 - 12
Trees and foliage in the foreground, with many skyscrapers and other buildings behind, and foggy, snow capped mountains in the background. Caption. "Your trip to Chile will probably start in the capital, Santiago."
Around the World
Episode 16
4 minutes 37 seconds
Grade Level: 7 - 12
Side view of a row of huge statues with large heads against a backdrop of blue skies with white clouds. Caption. "The giant statues, or moai, on Easter Island."
Around the World
Episode 19
2 minutes 46 seconds
Grade Level: 7 - 12
A reptile in the wilderness. Caption: The wildlife here draws people from around the world.
Around the World
Episode 21
4 minutes 44 seconds
Grade Level: 7 - 12
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Around the World
Episode 6
2 minutes 43 seconds
Grade Level: 7 - 12
Aerial view of brown plains with an ancient geoglyph etched into them. Caption. "So vast, in fact, you can only see it from the sky."
Around the World
Episode 31
2 minutes 37 seconds
Grade Level: 7 - 12
Closeup of the orange, red, and purple feathers used to make a religious headdress. Caption. "It's the emblem of an endangered culture."
Around the World
Episode 45
2 minutes 46 seconds
Grade Level: 7 - 12
Man and woman in a dance studio perform a dance together as they look down at their feet. Caption. "You're connected with someone like I've never felt before."
Bare Feet With Mickela Mallozzi
Season 1 / Ep 2
26 minutes 47 seconds
Grade Level: 7 - 12
Stacked shipping containers, 1 colorfully painted with scenes in foreground. Caption. Chile is a stunning example of what can happen.
16 minutes 10 seconds
Grade Level: 9 - 12
Group of Brazilian men working the land. Caption. In three months, all the families will harvest.
14 minutes 13 seconds
Grade Level: 4 - 8
A dolphin in blue water. Caption: As soon as I see my dolphin friends,
14 minutes 2 seconds
Grade Level: 3 - 6
Aerial view of a city crowded with buildings and interspersed with trees. Taller buildings fill the background. Caption. Bradshaw as narrator. São Paulo, the richest state in Brazil.
Life On The Edge
Season 0 / Ep 9
29 minutes 21 seconds
Grade Level: 11 - 12
Group people stand inside a grass hut. 1 man wears white gloves while reaching for a floating bowl and ball. Spanish caption. Entonces ahí, este payaso danza...
Colombia Express (Spanish)
Season 0 / Ep 11
25 minutes 36 seconds
Grade Level: 9 - 12
3 singers on stage with 2 holding microphones. The man is wearing a traditional white linen short-sleeved shirt and pants. The 2 women are wearing gowns. Spanish caption. Mujer en altavoz as narrator. La señorita Colombia.
Colombia Express (Spanish)
Season 0 / Ep 6
25 minutes 26 seconds
Grade Level: 9 - 12
Closeup of of a person's hands playing a stringed instrument. Spanish lyrics caption. Doña Mariquinha quiere ir a pasear.
Colombia Express (Spanish)
Season 0 / Ep 7
23 minutes 3 seconds
Grade Level: 9 - 12
Woman with exotic makeup looks up as another woman helps position her headdress. The headdress has red and orange feathers that extend out from a small green feather fan with a flame-like medallion. Spanish caption. Y que sean los niños.
Colombia Express (Spanish)
Season 0 / Ep 3
25 minutes 30 seconds
Grade Level: 9 - 12
Person in a parade walks down a street. They wear a headdress made of antlers and purple feathers and a costume with a bright green top and purple wings on their back. Spanish caption. Y le recomiendo a todos los niños que lo haga.
Colombia Express (Spanish)
Season 0 / Ep 4
26 minutes 2 seconds
Grade Level: 9 - 12
Colombian villagers parade down a street wearing colorful traditional outfits while carrying bright flags in a variety of colors and designs. Spanish caption. La lengua camenitsá, es de nuestros antepasados.
Colombia Express (Spanish)
Season 0 / Ep 1
26 minutes 44 seconds
Grade Level: 9 - 12
Group of children and a young women smile together at a festival. Spanish caption. La mezcla cultural se siente en las calles.
Colombia Express (Spanish)
Season 0 / Ep 2
26 minutes 40 seconds
Grade Level: 9 - 12
13 women, men, and children stand on stage in front of a backdrop of yellow and orange swirls; some wear costumes, others are in street clothes, many are clapping. Spanish caption. Se encuentra con personas muy tranquilas.
Colombia Express (Spanish)
Season 0 / Ep 12
24 minutes 10 seconds
Grade Level: 9 - 12
Closeup profile of a boy's face making a pleasant expression. A man in a striped shirt stands behind him in the background. Spanish lyrics caption. Catalina, ay, vida mia. Ay, Catalina, ay, vida mia.
Colombia Express (Spanish)
Season 0 / Ep 9
26 minutes 10 seconds
Grade Level: 9 - 12
People swimming in the waves and standing in the water at a beach. A woman in the foreground carries a basket on her head with cut watermelon, whole papaya, and pineapple fruit. Spanish lyrics caption. Y vencido los españoles la libertad nos brindó.
Colombia Express (Spanish)
Season 0 / Ep 10
23 minutes 20 seconds
Grade Level: 9 - 12
Man plays an accordion on a stage. Banner in background reads in Spanish, "Un homenaje al rey sin igual." Man as narrator. Spanish caption. Pero muchas personas se pregunta, José.
Colombia Express (Spanish)
Season 0 / Ep 8
26 minutes 30 seconds
Grade Level: 9 - 12
People stand at an outdoor evening event. A girl in the foreground smiles as she looks forward. Spanish caption. Woman as Narrator. Bueno, la feria de las Flores acá en Medellín.
Colombia Express (Spanish)
Season 0 / Ep 5
26 minutes
Grade Level: 9 - 12
Person wearing a helmet, colorful jacket, and jeans rides a white horse around a ring, holding onto the reins. Group of cowboys and crowd of men watch from the sidelines. Spanish caption. Yo soy la primera campeona nacional que tiene Colombia.
Colombia Express (Spanish)
Season 0 / Ep 13
24 minutes 54 seconds
Grade Level: 9 - 12
An aerial shot of a large shipping vessel parked at a loading dock. Caption. While Colombia is a global leader in energy resources.
17 minutes 42 seconds
Grade Level: 10 - 12
Mountain top village and fields in the Andes. Caption. Agriculture was extremely difficult in the Andes.
35 minutes 23 seconds
Grade Level: 8 - 12
Bright neon green waves crash to shore with text below that reads, "Harmful Algal Blooms."
Eons
Season 3 / Ep 5
8 minutes 27 seconds
Grade Level: 10 - 12
Still image from: Eons: The Sea Monster From the Andes
Eons
Season 3 / Ep 19
6 minutes 27 seconds
Grade Level: 10 - 12
Black and white side portrait photo of Eva Peron. Caption. Eva was left behind in Buenos Aires.
34 minutes 22 seconds
Grade Level: 8 - 12
2 men stand with their backs facing camera as 1 films with a video camera on his shoulder. A man in a suit bends down to enter a helicopter in the background. Caption. He took us on a tour of his latest investments.
Life
Season 0 / Ep 1
23 minutes 45 seconds
Grade Level: 12 -
Planet Earth as seen from space. Spanish captions.
Air: Climate Change (Spanish)
Episode 3
27 minutes 55 seconds
Grade Level: 7 - 12
Closeup on 2 people coasting on rollerblades. Spanish caption. Rodrigo as narrator. Fuimos a patinar en el hielo y nos caímos y jugamos y.
26 minutes 47 seconds
Grade Level: 6 - 12
Young boy on horseback gallops forward. Spanish caption. A must me that's hacer los tachos porque e mas divertido.
25 minutes 27 seconds
Grade Level: 6 - 12
2 kids wearing full headphones and using microphones in a home recording studio. Spanish caption. Y que bailas a folklore en que te especializas?
25 minutes 9 seconds
Grade Level: 6 - 12
Cartoon hands reach up to hold a frame that shows a real image of a boy standing on a tree-lined road facing camera. Spanish caption. Aqui en Cucuta la palabra Toche se utiliza.
25 minutes 54 seconds
Grade Level: 6 - 12
Colombian girl holds a can of spray paint upside down over a painted surface. Spanish caption. No creo que tenga playa y no me imagino nada mas.
26 minutes 1 seconds
Grade Level: 6 - 12
2 Colombian boys walk together along a dirt road, talking to each other. Spanish caption. A mi me gusta mucho el futbol.
26 minutes 5 seconds
Grade Level: 6 - 12
Teenage girl speaks to camera, a bicycle on its side and buildings behind her. Spanish caption. Cuando escalo me siento feliz porque amo, estoy en una montaña.
25 minutes 54 seconds
Grade Level: 6 - 12
Teenage girl speaks to camera, tall buildings along a beach in the distant background. Spanish caption. A las chicas y a mi nos cayo re-bien.
24 minutes 57 seconds
Grade Level: 6 - 12
Young girl speaks to camera in a home setting. Spanish caption. Hasta ahora creo que ya estamos llegando.
25 minutes 4 seconds
Grade Level: 6 - 12
Young girl and boy stand and watch a screen showing a closeup of tadpoles swimming. Spanish caption. Yohan as narrator. Fuimos al acuario, vi peces y habían rayas.
26 minutes 23 seconds
Grade Level: 6 - 12
Underwater shot looking up at 2 children snorkeling with masks on, 1 wears a lifejacket. Spanish caption. Y pudimos ver peses de colores me sentí muy bien.
25 minutes 53 seconds
Grade Level: 6 - 12
Man wearing a helmet holds his arm out to a child, also wearing a helmet, who is preparing to slide down a natural waterslide. Spanish caption. Pero en el segundo en el tobogán me dio miedo.
26 minutes 18 seconds
Grade Level: 6 - 12
Closeup on a knife slicing down an ear of corn into a bowl. Spanish caption. Ahora te voy a mostrar cómo cortarlo.
26 minutes
Grade Level: 6 - 12
Nighttime shot of Dominican children smiling and playing instruments. Spanish caption. Jetsada as narrator. Yo me siento en este momento.
25 minutes 56 seconds
Grade Level: 6 - 12
Wide shot of a crane extending high above stacks of shipping containers at a port. Spanish caption. Los que van desde San Lorenzo a Punta Alvear.
Endless River (Spanish)
Season 0 / Ep 4
25 minutes 59 seconds
Grade Level: 9 - 12
World map shows the area surrounding Cuba, including the Gulf of Mexico, Caribbean Sea, Jamaica, and the Bahamas.
23 minutes
Grade Level: 7 - 11
2 young Peruvian boys in white long sleeve collared shirts and red and white woolen hats in a crowded indoor setting. Caption. When you come from a small island like we do.
14 minutes 35 seconds
Grade Level: 3 - 8
Closeup of a brown toad. Caption: there's probably 20, 30 mature toads in this area.
21 minutes 22 seconds
Grade Level: 8 - 12
Ancient intricate face statue carved out of brown and red stone. It has a wide open mouth and hair that resembles flower petals going around the head. Caption. The amazing variety of new world civilizations.
Out of the Past
Season 0 / Ep 1
58 minutes 7 seconds
Grade Level: 10 - 12
Man wearing orange fishing overalls stands up on a rowboat pulling in a net from the water. Spanish caption. Arriba de la canoa en el agua?
Endless River (Spanish)
Season 0 / Ep 3
24 minutes 14 seconds
Grade Level: 9 - 12
Crowd of men and women standing outside, 1 holding the flag of Peru. Caption. As patrons, they are responsible for continuing our traditions.
14 minutes 3 seconds
Grade Level: 4 - 8
Landscape photo of an Andean slope covered with muddy rectangular salt pans. The pans are framed in white with accumulating salt. Each pan is a different color ranging from white to amber. Caption. And 10 of the mines belong to my family.
Children Of The World
Episode 5
15 minutes 30 seconds
Grade Level: 2 - 5
Peruvian woman attaches a rope over a blanket and around the body of a white llama. Caption. So, I take him with me.
14 minutes 24 seconds
Grade Level: 3 - 8
Small brown muppet wearing a chef's hat and jacket is behind a counter in a bright green kitchen. Various cooking appliances, bowls, fruits, and nuts are on the counter and on the shelves behind him. Spanish caption. Bueno, coma les decía.
Plaza Sésamo (Spanish)
Season 12 / Ep 15
24 minutes 58 seconds
Grade Level: Ps - 3
Angry fuzzy blue muppet with big bushy eyebrows sits in a bright restaurant at a table with 1 large and 1 small Russian nesting doll on it. Spanish caption. Grande y pequeño.
Plaza Sésamo (Spanish)
Season 12 / Ep 8
23 minutes 59 seconds
Grade Level: Ps - 3
Fuzzy pink muppet with orange hair sits at the top of a metal slide with red handles, preparing to slide down. Spanish text on screen reads, "Aventura." Spanish caption. Hola, la palabra de hoy es aventura.
Plaza Sésamo (Spanish)
Season 12 / Ep 11
24 minutes 50 seconds
Grade Level: Ps - 3
Side profile shot of an older Elkin Llano walking down a street. Spanish caption. Mucho antes de que se declarara el puerto libre.
48 minutes 37 seconds
Grade Level: 9 - 12
Painting of Plaza Bolivar in Colombia, showing people on horseback riding towards a crowd of people. Spanisch caption. German Mejia as narrator. Inicialmente ellos van a pedir la prisión de González Llorente.
52 minutes 1 seconds
Grade Level: 9 - 12
Dirt road in Colombia with homes on the left and wood fence on the right. Spanish caption. Tu sabes, palenque está en una bajada.
32 minutes 29 seconds
Grade Level: 9 - 12
Clouds roll in over a hilly, forested landscape. Spanish caption. El Infierno Verde.
29 minutes 20 seconds
Grade Level: 9 - 12
Model of an airport surrounded in green spaces. Spanish captions.
Science And Technology (Spanish)
Episode 9
21 minutes 17 seconds
Grade Level: 6 - 12
Person looking at a computer screen with a complex image. Spanish captions.
Science And Technology (Spanish)
Episode 22
22 minutes 2 seconds
Grade Level: 6 - 12
Crowd of mostly young people. Spanish captions.
Science And Technology (Spanish)
Episode 2
21 minutes 40 seconds
Grade Level: 6 - 12
Over shoulder view of a man with dark hair wearing a striped collared shirt under a red sweater using a laptop computer at a desk. Spanish caption. En tecnologías de la información y la comunicación.
Science And Technology (Spanish)
Episode 11
24 minutes 5 seconds
Grade Level: 6 - 12
Elderly man with white hair wears a tan and white checkered shirt and brown slacks while sitting in a white chair on a patio with tree trunks and green plants in the background. Spanish caption. Soy Alberto Araujo Merlano.
Science And Technology (Spanish)
Episode 6
27 minutes 37 seconds
Grade Level: 6 - 12
Multiple images of various angles of a futuristic looking white bus with large windows, bright headlights, and purple neon lights on the exterior. Spanish caption. Que está proyectado el 2020.
Science And Technology (Spanish)
Episode 10
23 minutes 7 seconds
Grade Level: 6 - 12
A channel of water blanketed by green spaces cuts its way through a big city. Spanish captions.
Science And Technology (Spanish)
Episode 16
26 minutes 27 seconds
Grade Level: 6 - 12
Angled view of 2 men, both with dark hair and 1 wearing a hooded jacket, sitting in beige office chairs at a long table near windows as they operate desktop computers. Spanish caption. Y al final de esa reunión.
Science And Technology (Spanish)
Episode 18
22 minutes 56 seconds
Grade Level: 6 - 12
Dark-haired woman in a purple shirt sits at a desk operating a black computer. Spanish caption with Hernando Bernal narrating. La Universidad Nacional Abierto y a Distancia llegó en un momento muy complejo.
Science And Technology (Spanish)
Episode 3
22 minutes 15 seconds
Grade Level: 6 - 12
Yellowed magazine ad with a photo of a man holding up a magazine on the left, and a sketch of a hand pointing above a radio with various Spanish text on the right. Spanish caption. Monseñor Salcedo vio a la rado como el media a través del cul.
Science And Technology (Spanish)
Episode 4
26 minutes 45 seconds
Grade Level: 6 - 12
Large room filled with people sitting at long, white tables looking at laptop computers. A few people walk around, and a large projection screen is behind them. Spanish caption. De calidad coherente con su modelo académico pedagógico.
Science And Technology (Spanish)
Episode 5
26 minutes 2 seconds
Grade Level: 6 - 12
A plain with dry grass and green bushes extends to a green mountain in the distance. Caption. South America has high grasslands called pampas.
Continents Of The World
Episode 2
17 minutes 34 seconds
Grade Level: 3 - 8
Aerial shot of Santiago, Chile. Spanish caption. Del espacio exterior y aterrizará en Santiago.
24 minutes 35 seconds
Grade Level: 11 - 12
A hamlet in a Peruvian Valley. Caption: the potato plant around 8,000 years ago.
The Botany of Desire
Episode 6
2 minutes 46 seconds
Grade Level: 10 - 12
Person sitting in the bow of a canoe that is butted up against a riverbank. Dr. Lesley De Souza. Caption: She's a conversation scientist and ichthyologist.
The Brain Scoop
Episode 59
6 minutes 46 seconds
Grade Level: 10 - 12
Computer model of the city of Caral. The Incan city is tiered with a stairway connecting from the amphitheater at the bottom to a grouping of walled structures at the top. Next to this, an animated alpaca and sign that reads, "Caral year 3,000 B, C."
The Time Compass
Episode 7
18 minutes 37 seconds
Grade Level: 5 - 8
Digital map of South America with Chile highlighted in a light color. Labeled countries along Chile's Eastern border from top to bottom include, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, and Bolivia. Spanish caption. Hasta el norte de Argentina y centro de Chile.
The Time Compass
Episode 8
14 minutes 55 seconds
Grade Level: 5 - 8
Digital map of Central America. The map is within a decorative gold frame and appears between 2 other historical maps. In front of the frame is a digital image of a computer keyboard resting on a desk.
The Time Compass
Episode 11
19 minutes 37 seconds
Grade Level: 5 - 8
Digital illustration of an Aztec warrior wearing a suit and hood that resemble an eagle. He holds up a wooden spear and shield, looking out in front of him as he prepares to throw the spear.
The Time Compass
Episode 12
16 minutes 9 seconds
Grade Level: 5 - 8
Digital map of the world with a dotted line stretching from Greece, labeled Athens, to Southern Mexico, labeled Mayans. Caption. It would be 2,000 years before anyone.
The Time Compass
Episode 17
19 minutes 24 seconds
Grade Level: 5 - 8
Digital map of Central America, showing the borders of Mexico, Guatemala, Belice, and Honduras. Southern Mexico and the rest of the labeled countries are shaded in red. Spanish Caption. Y la península de Yucatán, en México.
The Time Compass
Episode 18
14 minutes 59 seconds
Grade Level: 5 - 8
People sit and stand in a crowded indoor space with windows running along both sides. Spanish caption. Y a través del rio Paraná.
Endless River (Spanish)
Season 0 / Ep 1
20 minutes 30 seconds
Grade Level: 9 - 12
Low clouds rolling in from left over a steep, pointy, snow capped mountain range on a sunny day. Caption. The Amazon River flows from the steep Andes mountains.
World Heritage
Episode 19
25 minutes 30 seconds
Grade Level: 9 - 12
Simple digital map with varying shades of green depicting the border between Brazil and Argentina. A red dot marks where Iguazú Falls are found. Caption. Or 1 point 8 miles in length.
World Heritage
Episode 1
25 minutes 52 seconds
Grade Level: 7 - 12
Woman leans over with arm around a young girl holding a Garfield stuffed toy. Woman points to something they are looking at as they both smile. Caption. Sound of speaking Spanish.
There Is No Food Like My Food
Season 0 / Ep 1
13 minutes 19 seconds
Grade Level: 4 - 8
Overhead closeup of a mummified head with dark hair laying on tan and white clothes. 2 gloved hands with tan sleeves use tools on the mummy. Caption. Researchers have opened a well-preserved mummy in Peru.
Wild Chronicles
Season 3 / Ep 327
2 minutes 49 seconds
Grade Level: 6 - 12
Low-angle view of a group of single-story tan buildings at the base of a low, sandy hill on a sunny day. To the left are several shade structures built into the hill. Caption. Male narrator. The hot, dry coast of Northern Peru.
Wild Chronicles
Season 1 / Ep 133
4 minutes 46 seconds
Grade Level: 6 - 12
Closeup of a large black spider covered in light brown hair. Caption: (male narrator) For many, tarantulas inspire fear.
Wild Chronicles
Season 1 / Ep 138
4 minutes 19 seconds
Grade Level: 6 - 12
Large, flat plain with mountains in the distance. Caption: It's called the Altiplano --
Wild Chronicles
Season 1 / Ep 135
5 minutes 22 seconds
Grade Level: 6 - 12
Wide shot of a large motor boat with an enclosed cabin and covered deck at the stern. Spanish lyrical caption. Y en los espineles déjanos tus dones.
Endless River (Spanish)
Season 0 / Ep 2
25 minutes 57 seconds
Grade Level: 9 - 12
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