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Andes to Amazon

Andes to Amazon

Andes to Amazon

2000 1 Seasons 6 Episodes ⭐ 9.0 Documentary

The South American continent is a land of great extremes, stretching from the Antarctic to the Equator. It has the planet's greatest river system, longest mountain chain, biggest and richest rainforest and driest desert. Using the latest camera techniques, including infrared night vision cameras, rarely seen animals are revealed, while a special aerial camera soars over the continent, revealing an entirely new perspective on its varied and dramatic landscape.

The South American continent is a land of great extremes, stretching from the Antarctic to the Equator. It has the planet's greatest river system, longest mountain chain, biggest and richest rainforest and driest desert. Using the latest camera techniques, including infrared night vision cameras, rarely seen animals are revealed, while a special aerial camera soars over the continent, revealing an entirely new perspective on its varied and dramatic landscape.

Seasons & Episodes

EP 1

Lost Worlds

The opening episode traces the events that have created the unique landforms and ecology of South America. Originally pa

EP 2

Mighty Amazon

The second programme shows how life along the Amazon River is dominated by the annual cycle of floods. In the dry season

EP 3

Great Plains

The third instalment features Brazil's Cerrado grasslands and the Pantanal, the largest seasonal swamp on Earth. The pla

EP 4

Andes

In the fourth programme, the viewer is taken on a journey along the Andes, the spine of the continent. In the northern t

EP 5

Amazon Jungle

Episode five covers the Amazon rainforest, home to more varieties of plants and animals than anywhere else on Earth. Des

EP 6

Penguin Shores

The final programme begins in the Falkland Islands, where thousands of rockhopper penguins negotiate the treacherous wav

Popular Cast

Fergal Keane

Fergal Keane

Narrator