Chile

DVD. Exploring Horizons San Pedro de Atacama is located at the foothills of Chile's Andean Cordillera, in the heart of the driest desert in the world. At 2,450 meters above sea level, it's hard to catch your breath in part due to the astounding natural beauty of the place, which is a stunning backdrop for 11,000 years of human history. Rolling mountains, spewing geysers, and...

DVD. Discover The World. 30 Minutes. This program looks at the people, history, culture and geography of: Chile.

DVD. Global Treasures. 10 Minutes. Around 3,500 kilometres west of the mainland of Chile is the Pacific island of Rapa Nui, otherwise known as Easter Island. Three million years ago volcanic activity created this small island of lava that covers an area of a hundred and sixty square kilometres. Rapa Nui is one of the most remote places on Earth and its closest neighbour is...

DVD. Terra Mystica. 26 Minutes. Facing in the direction of the rising sun, 300 sculptures known as `Moais', or `long ears', were discovered on Easter Island in 1722, a remote volcanic island in the Pacific Ocean. It is most likely that the people who erected the statues arrived by sea from Peru and belonged to a tribe that was condemned to extinction due to their...

DVD. Nature Parks Those who live on Easter Island call it, Rapa Nui. Surrounded by the Pacific Ocean, the island is located on the eastern point of the Polynesian Triangle of which Hawaii and New Zealand make up the other two. Today, Rapa Nui has a population of 3,000 that consists of 34 clan families. For 250 years, a multitude of ethnologists and archaeologists from...

PBS Home Video. Once again, Michael Palin takes his viewers on a hilarious yet insightful trip. This segment from his series on a grand tour of the Pacific Rim provides wonderful glimpses of the complexities of Chilean society and politics against the back drop of that nation's spectacular scenery. The trans-Andean railroad/bus trip to Bolivia is funny but clearly demonstrates the stark contrast between Chile...

DVD. Digging for the Truth. 90 Minutes. Season 1 concludes as extreme explorer and survival expert Josh Bernstein sets out to understand the mysterious stone structures of Easter Island and uncovers the trail of the mysterious Anasazi people of Mesa Verde. Giants of Easter Island Josh delves into the world of ancient Pacific Islanders to unlock the truth behind the enigmatic stone structures of Easter...