# Spirits of the Jaguar: The Forging of a New World

4 videocassettes (approximately 60 min. each) : 1/2 in (1st 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 Not rated. VHS 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 Over 100 million years ago, Central America and the islands of the Caribbean were born out of explosions of rock and lava in the Pacific Ocean. The new land masses migrated east and collided with both North and South America, creating a land bridge for species such as giant iguanas, tiny hummingbirds, leaping crocodiles - and the jaguar. Humans were the last to arrive. When hunters followed giant mammoths southwards from North America, they formed the beginning of the great civilizations of the region.

- Kind: Film
- Year: 1997
- By: George Page, Mark. Jacobs, Paul. Reddish, British Broadcasting Corporation., WNET (Television station : New York, N.Y.)
- Genres: Nature, History
- Archive: [Internet Archive](https://archive.org/details/TheForgingOfANewWorld)
- Licence or status: none stated by the archive
- Who can watch: Tweens profiles and older (the archive gives no rating; placed by Invisible Network from its collection and subjects)

[Watch now](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/watch/archive/ia/TheForgingOfANewWorld?play=1)