Spirits of the Jaguar: Forests of the Maya

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4 videocassettes (approximately 60 min. each) : 1/2 in (2nd videocassette)

Using wildlife footage, dramatic recreations and computer simulation, this four-part series explores the great civilizations of the Aztecs, the Maya and the Taino, which dominated the Caribbean and Central America for centuries before disappearing totally

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Narrator/host: George Page

Producer, Mark Jacobs; cinematographers, Mike Lemmon, Andrew Anderson, John Harris, Rod Clarke, Simon Carroll, Jeremy Humphries, Gavin Thurston; music, Martin Fridel

Broadcast in the USA as part of the series: Nature

Supplemented by: Spirits of the Jaguar / Paul Reddish

episode 1. The forging of a new world -- episode 2. Forests of the Maya -- episode 3. Hunters of the Caribbean sea -- episode 4. The fifth world of the Aztecs

Some of the most impressive ruins in the world rise above the tropical forest canopies of southern Mexico and Guatemala. These are the temples of the Maya, a people who began as simple farmers and became the most successful civilization of the Americas. They looked to the forest for more than just food, taking their spiritual inspirations from giant trees and creatures such as the jaguar. They studied the stars, and developed sophisticated writing, architecture, and calendars. And then the Maya disappeared.

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Credit

George Page, Mark. Jacobs, Paul. Reddish, British Broadcasting Corporation., WNET (Television station : New York, N.Y.)

Language

English

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