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June 19, 2006

Season 3

Natural scenery of sunrises in Central America, Asia, Europe, and South America

01. Mayan Pyramid

The National Park of Tikal in Guatemala is home to Mayan Pyramids, where howler monkeys, parrots, and toucans welcome the new day.

53min
June 19, 2006

02. Birds of Palo Verde

A wide variety of birds mingle in the Tempisque Basin of Costa Rica's Palo Verde National Park.

53min
June 20, 2006

03. Cloudforest Waterfall

The crater lake of the Poas Volcano drains from 9,000 feet into this high altitude cloudforest ravine. Stepping downward through a series of five waterfalls, we descend as the sun rises. Rays of light catch suspended water particles from the falling water, as green threads of life cling to sodden cliff walls. From within its pupa, an owl butterfly emerges with the increasing warmth of day, pumping fluid into its silken wings. Through the last rock opening, the water and sun burst out and down towards a restful pool, the famous La Paz waterfall.

53min
June 21, 2006

04. Playa Grande Moonset

The moon sinks into the ocean in the Marino Las Baulas National Park in Guanacaste, Costa Rica.

53min
June 22, 2006

05. Dawn of Cerro de La Muerte

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53min
June 23, 2006

06. Total Eclipse

The life-cycle of a solar eclipse and how it affects the world below.

53min
June 25, 2006

07. Angkor Temples of Khmer Kings

The temples of Angkor in Cambodia are lit by the rising sun.

53min
October 2, 2006

08. Li River Cormorants

Trained Cormorants catch fish for fishermen on the Li River near Xingping, China.

53min
October 3, 2006

09. PingAn Rice Paddies

Frogs, spiders, and birds wake to the morning sun on a terraced farm near PingAn, China. Take in the morning activities of the Dragon's Backbone, a stunning sixty-six square kilometers of crop terraces hand-cultivated by 800 farmers that snake up over a thousand feet of vertical altitude. These are marks of the Zhuang people.

53min
October 4, 2006

10. Buddhists of Wat Svay

The morning chants of monks echo from within a Theravada Buddhist monastery, near the community’s busy crossroads. A vibrant pigeon roost is found on the pagoda’s rooftop, amidst ornamental carvings. School children wander among the votive stupas, maintaining the grounds. A spectacular rainbow soars over the temple.

53min
October 5, 2006

11. Elephant Trunk Park

Morning exercises similar to Tai Chi in Elephant Trunk Park in Guilin, China.

53min
October 6, 2006

12. Foothills of Turkey

The sun casts its light on a farming village in Aspendos, Turkey.

51min
December 18, 2006

13. Scandinavian Waterfall

A new day comes to Gullfoss, Iceland.

51min
December 19, 2006

14. Stonehenge Dawn

The Salisbury Plain in the United Kingdom is the site of one of the most recognizable structures in the world. Stonehenge is thought to be a sun-based calendar, so it's only fitting for a sunrise to be recorded here.

51min
December 20, 2006

15. Mediterranean Port

The sun rises on a port in Antalya, Turkey and the lighthouse in Alexandria, Egypt.

51min
December 21, 2006

16. Icelandic Geysir

A geyser in Iceland is shown in the first morning sunlight.

51min
December 22, 2006

17. Polar Bears

Polar bears congregate in Cape Churchill, Manitoba in Canada.

51min
December 26, 2006

18. Argentinean Seal Pups

Day breaks in a slice of red over the Southern Atlantic Ocean Península Valdés, Argentina and a colony of southern elephant seals and its new pups.

51min
February 12, 2007

19. Peruvian Rainforest Canopy

Two hundred feet high in the canopy of Peruvian rainforest, a pink and distant light encroaches. The dense forest holds the dawn air.

51min
February 13, 2007

20. Andean Dawn at Machu Picchu

The center of the Incan empire, Machu Picchu in Peru, is shown as the sun rises on this city high in the Andes Mountains.

51min
February 14, 2007

21. Amazon Parakeets

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51min
February 15, 2007

22. Patagonian Penguins

The largest colony of Magellanic penguins in the world welcomes a new day near Punta Tomba, Argentina.

51min
February 16, 2007