Walking the Americas (2017)

7.0 (2 votes)

1 Season

January 8, 2017

English

Documentary

Synopsis

Explorer Levison Wood sets out to trek 1800 miles from Mexico to Colombia, through fascinating, beautiful and diverse regions, and meets people living everywhere from violent cities to deep jungle.

Creator

Melanie Darlaston, Jos Cushing, Adam Bullmore

Network

Channel 4

Episodes

Episode 1

Jan 8, 2017

Levison and Alberto avoid escaped convicts and poisonous trees as they take in Mexico and Belize's jungles, the hurricane-wracked island of San Pedro and Guatemala's lawless wilderness of El Petén.

Episode 2

Jan 15, 2017

Levison and Alberto reach Guatemala, Honduras and Nicaragua, partying in a unique Caribbean town, crossing stunning but treacherous mountains, and visiting one of the world's most violent cities.

Episode 3

Jan 22, 2017

In Nicaragua and Costa Rica, Levison and Alberto trek through beautiful landscapes and colonial cities, climb active volcanoes and mountains, navigate deadly highways and meet fishermen and migrants.

Episode 4

Jan 29, 2017

Levison and Alberto explore an uncharted vampire bat-infested cave, visit the Panama Canal and modern Panama City, meet indigenous tribespeople and tackle the world's most dangerous stretch of jungle.