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Still image from: All About South America for Kids

Aerial shot of ancient Incan ruins amongst the rugged mountains in Peru. Text reads, “The Incas.”

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.

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."

Large archaeological site with huge walls of ancient brown clay buildings revealed. Caption. "Chan Chan was 1 of the world's biggest cities."

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."

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."

A reptile in the wilderness. Caption: The wildlife here draws people from around the world.

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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."

Closeup of the orange, red, and purple feathers used to make a religious headdress. Caption. "It's the emblem of an endangered culture."

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."

Stacked shipping containers, 1 colorfully painted with scenes in foreground. Caption. Chile is a stunning example of what can happen.

Still image from: Books That Changed the World: One Hundred Years of Solitude--Part 1 (Spanish)

Still image from: Books That Changed the World: One Hundred Years of Solitude--Part 2 (Spanish)

Still image from: Books That Changed the World: One Hundred Years of Solitude--Part 3 (Spanish)

Still image from: Books That Changed the World: One Hundred Years of Solitude--Part 4 (Spanish)

Group of Brazilian men working the land. Caption. In three months, all the families will harvest.

A dolphin in blue water. Caption: As soon as I see my dolphin friends,

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...

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.

Closeup of of a person's hands playing a stringed instrument. Spanish lyrics caption. Doña Mariquinha quiere ir a pasear.

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.

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.

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.

Group of children and a young women smile together at a festival. Spanish caption. La mezcla cultural se siente en las calles.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

An aerial shot of a large shipping vessel parked at a loading dock. Caption. While Colombia is a global leader in energy resources.

Still image from: Crash Course World History II: Water and Classical Civilizations

Still image from: Crash Course World History: Latin American Revolutions

Mountain top village and fields in the Andes. Caption. Agriculture was extremely difficult in the Andes.

Bright neon green waves crash to shore with text below that reads, "Harmful Algal Blooms."

South America with different colors representing different parts of the continent. The large green area that has a river drawn across it is labeled, “Amazon Biome.” The rest of the land is colored in different shades of brown.

Black and white side portrait photo of Eva Peron. Caption. Eva was left behind in Buenos Aires.

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.

Still image from: Homework Table (Spanish)

Planet Earth as seen from space. Spanish captions.

Closeup on 2 people coasting on rollerblades. Spanish caption. Rodrigo as narrator. Fuimos a patinar en el hielo y nos caímos y jugamos y.

Young boy on horseback gallops forward. Spanish caption. A must me that's hacer los tachos porque e mas divertido.

2 kids wearing full headphones and using microphones in a home recording studio. Spanish caption. Y que bailas a folklore en que te especializas?

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.

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.

2 Colombian boys walk together along a dirt road, talking to each other. Spanish caption. A mi me gusta mucho el futbol.

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.

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.

Young girl speaks to camera in a home setting. Spanish caption. Hasta ahora creo que ya estamos llegando.

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.

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.

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.

Closeup on a knife slicing down an ear of corn into a bowl. Spanish caption. Ahora te voy a mostrar cómo cortarlo.

Nighttime shot of Dominican children smiling and playing instruments. Spanish caption. Jetsada as narrator. Yo me siento en este momento.

Still image from: Lab Six: Pyramids II (Spanish)

Still image from: Lab Six: The Amazon (Spanish)

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.

Still image from: Made There: Argensal

World map shows the area surrounding Cuba, including the Gulf of Mexico, Caribbean Sea, Jamaica, and the Bahamas.

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.

Closeup of a brown toad. Caption: there's probably 20, 30 mature toads in this area.

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.

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?

Crowd of men and women standing outside, 1 holding the flag of Peru. Caption. As patrons, they are responsible for continuing our traditions.

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.

Peruvian woman attaches a rope over a blanket and around the body of a white llama. Caption. So, I take him with me.

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.

Dirt road in Colombia with homes on the left and wood fence on the right. Spanish caption. Tu sabes, palenque está en una bajada.

Clouds roll in over a hilly, forested landscape. Spanish caption. El Infierno Verde.

Still image from: Rituals of the World: Amazonia--To Become a Man in the Amazon Jungle

Landscape shows a vast mountainous area under a light blue sky. Title text, "Bolivia: Fighting for the Pachamama."

Still image from: Rituals of the World: Guatemala--Kites for the Dead

Model of an airport surrounded in green spaces. Spanish captions.

Person looking at a computer screen with a complex image. Spanish captions.

Crowd of mostly young people. Spanish captions.

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.

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.

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.

A channel of water blanketed by green spaces cuts its way through a big city. Spanish captions.

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.

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.

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.

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.

A plain with dry grass and green bushes extends to a green mountain in the distance. Caption. South America has high grasslands called pampas.

Aerial shot of Santiago, Chile. Spanish caption. Del espacio exterior y aterrizará en Santiago.

A hamlet in a Peruvian Valley. Caption: the potato plant around 8,000 years ago.

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.

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."

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

People sit and stand in a crowded indoor space with windows running along both sides. Spanish caption. Y a través del rio Paraná.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

Closeup of a large black spider covered in light brown hair. Caption: (male narrator) For many, tarantulas inspire fear.

Large, flat plain with mountains in the distance. Caption: It's called the Altiplano --

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.