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Mexico : The Veins of the Earth
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On Mexico's Caribbean coast, Cancun has grown from a fishing town in the 1970s to an international vacation spot, drawing visitors from Europe. Under the party atmosphere lies the pristine Yucatan ...
On Mexico's Caribbean coast, Cancun has grown from a fishing town in the 1970s to an international vacation spot, drawing visitors from Europe. Under the party atmosphere lies the pristine Yucatan Aquifer, described by some as the world's largest underground river. On her debut Foreign Correspondent assignment, Jane Cowan explores its canyons and assesses debates about threats to its sanctity, as tourism expands in Cancun and beyond.
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- Creator
- ABC International
- Format
- Videos, Slides, Films
- Language
- English
- Publication
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- New York, N.Y. : Films Media Group, [2014], c2013
- Physical Details
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- 1 streaming video file (25 min.) : sd., col
- digital
- data file
- OCLC
- ocn890329960
- Access requires authentication through Films on Demand.
- Encoded with permission for digital streaming by Films Media Group on June 12, 2014.
- Films on Demand is distributed by Films Media Group for Films for the Humanities & Sciences, Cambridge Educational, Meridian Education, and Shopware.
- Mode of access: Internet.
- System requirements: FOD playback platform.
- Yucatan Aquifer (3:20) -- Tourism vs. Conservation (3:04) -- Uncovering the Yucatan Aquifer (1:55) -- Yucatan Sacred Indigenous Sites (3:12) -- Yucatan Ecotourism (2:02) -- Sian Kaan Nature Reserve (2:38) -- Mexican Corruption and Development (1:52) -- Mapping the Yucatan Aquifer (2:03) -- Mesoamerican Reef Pollution (3:22) -- Yucatan Biodiversity Threat (1:48) -- Credits: Mexico: The Veins of the Earth (0:00)