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Peru II

S2 : E9

TV-PG | 27 min | Aired: 09.16.12

Locals in the Amazon watch the forest disappear thereby forcing them to gather wood in dangerous conditions to make a living.

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A look inside some of the most dangerous areas of the world and the ways in which people navigate them. Includes details on the mountains of Guyana and ice-covered roads in Ladkh.

Cast

Mark Mintz

Executive Producers

Tony Comiti, Fraser Byrne

full-episodes (9)

Somaliland

S1 : E1 | TV-PG | 26 min | Aired: 01.30.08

Due to lack of infrastructure and leftover mines from the civil war, delivery drivers in Somaliland take their lives in their hands each time they cross the dessert.
Gabon

S1 : E2 | TV-PG | 26 min | Aired: 01.30.08

There are a few adventurous souls who risk it all in the densest and most mysterious forests in Gabon. They are the drivers of enormous logging trucks that can carry up to 40 tons of wood at a time.
Brazil

S1 : E3 | TV-PG | 27 min | Aired: 01.30.08

Driving tankers loaded with 20 000 pounds of gasoline, these wild men drive on unmapped roads to deliver supplies to illegal gold mines in the heart of the Amazon Jungle. T
Bolivia

S1 : E4 | TV-PG | 28 min | Aired: 01.30.08

Hundreds of metres above the ground, criss-crossing the valleys of Bolivia, is a network of makeshift cables. Clinging onto these cables, coca growers whizz across the mountains, transporting their harvest.
Guyana

S1 : E5 | TV-PG | 22 min | Aired: 01.30.08

The roads in Guyana are treacherous but in one difficult journey taking mining supplies across the forest Roy can earn up twice the average salary.
Congo Kivu

S1 : E6 | TV-PG | 26 min | Aired: 01.30.08

When the Congo gained it’s independence it had the best road network in central Africa, but the situation has deteriorated and today only 2% of roads are paved; during the rainy season many parts of the country turn into a muddy bog.
Bangladesh

S1 : E7 | TV-PG | 27 min | Aired: 01.30.08

Bamboo is one of the fastest growing harvests in the world and key to trade in Bangladesh. But getting the product from the jungle to market is a unique challenge.
Guinea

S1 : E8 | TV-PG | 26 min | Aired: 01.30.08

Crossing the mountainous forests is a real challenge and it is vital to stay careful as ravines are 700 meters deep. The journeys are dangerous and drivers must be ready for anything.
Ladakh

S1 : E9 | TV-PG | 23 min | Aired: 01.30.08

Ladakh, the most northern state of India, is one of the harshest environments in the world. This road is one of the highest and most dangerous in the world; here even the slightest mistake can be fatal.
Laos

S1 : E10 | TV-PG | 26 min | Aired: 01.30.08

Laos is one of the last standing communist countries, we travel along the Ho Chi Minh trail that was used to transport weapons in the Vietnam War.
Vietnam

S2 : E1 | TV-PG | 27 min | Aired: 09.16.12

We are in the Quan Hoa mountains in the Northwest of Vietnam where this province possesses an inexhaustible treasure: bamboo. Some of this bamboo is transported on rafts which are sent down the twists and turns of the tumultuous river Luong.
Cameroon

S2 : E2 | TV-PG | 28 min | Aired: 09.16.12

The bravest drivers in Cameroon are named the “Clandos”; They drive illegal taxis and are the only ones who are brave enough to navigate the country’s dangerous road networks, some of the worst on the African continent.
China's Dragon Road

S2 : E3 | TV-PG | 27 min | Aired: 09.16.12

In the south of China, in the Guizhou province, two of the regions most vital and abundant resources are found: bamboo and coal. Drivers risk their lives on each journey as they navigate sharp turns and crumbling cliff sides.
Congo Katanga

S2 : E4 | TV-PG | 27 min | Aired: 09.16.12

In Katanga many people are waiting for a train named after a bird, the “Swallow”. More than 2000 people, three times the train’s capacity, are squeezing in the carriages.
Suriname

S2 : E5 | TV-PG | 28 min | Aired: 09.16.12

Suriname is found at the heart of the Amazon: a country of jungle. To travel from one village to another, you don’t hit the road, you take the river... And its temperamental waters.
Haiti

S2 : E6 | TV-PG | 28 min | Aired: 09.16.12

Haiti is the poorest country in the Caribbean. To cross the country, there are only dirt tracks to transport people and their goods. There is one bus which makes the journey, and it is far from a comfortable ride.
Kyrgyzstan

S2 : E7 | TV-PG | 28 min | Aired: 09.16.12

To reach the inhabitants of this isolated place, drivers go through great danger: they face the Pamir mountains with their huge glaciers and extreme temperatures. It’s a no man’s land where only the most daring will survive nature’s wilderness.
Mongolia

S2 : E8 | TV-PG | 26 min | Aired: 09.16.12

In Mongolia former jade hunters have been reduced to a tough life since mines have been shot down. Nomads have to cross iced rivers or narrow roads at 2000 meters high by -40°C, facing cold and blizzard.
Peru II

S2 : E9 | TV-PG | 27 min | Aired: 09.16.12

Locals in the Amazon watch the forest disappear thereby forcing them to gather wood in dangerous conditions to make a living.
Siberia

S3 : E1 | TV-PG | 23 min | Aired: 01.26.16

The M56 Highway can be treacherous, icy in winter and dusty in summer. Drivers must be very careful during their long journey of 1200 km between Neryungri and Yakutzk.
Borneo

S3 : E2 | TV-PG | 27 min | Aired: 01.26.16

Borneo is home to one of the last remaining primary forests in South East Asia. Lumberjacks and drivers come from all over Indonesia in search of the best salaries in the country. This is a dangerous job that is done in extreme conditions.
Colombia

S3 : E3 | TV-PG | 26 min | Aired: 01.26.16

Colombia is scattered by dense forests and plane stays the best way to cross the country, but flights aren’t often without mishap. We’ll follow experimented Captain Raoul and his copilot dealing with all possible troubles.
China

S3 : E4 | TV-PG | 26 min | Aired: 01.26.16

A lifeline for the numerous villages in the region, the Duong Valley road is the only link between China, Burma, and Tibet. The film crew joins locals (and a very special pig!), aboard a collective taxi to explore the region.
Java Volcano

S3 : E5 | TV-PG | 26 min | Aired: 01.26.16

Dodging landslides in Tajikistan. Crossing bridges that could collapse at any moment in Madagascar. Battling mountain monkeys in Guyana. Journeying on icy, mountainous roads in Ladkh. Every day, children, migrants and workers undertake incredible journeys. In this action packed series, we tell their stories.
Bolivia

S3 : E6 | TV-PG | 26 min | Aired: 01.26.16

Dodging landslides in Tajikistan. Crossing bridges that could collapse at any moment in Madagascar. Battling mountain monkeys in Guyana. Journeying on icy, mountainous roads in Ladkh. Every day, children, migrants and workers undertake incredible journeys. In this action packed series, we tell their stories.
Brazil

S3 : E7 | TV-PG | 26 min | Aired: 01.26.16

In this episode, we follow the river dwellers like 14 year old Jesse, who row for hours a day, risking death trying to fasten his tiny canoes onto the fast moving tourist boats. The children hope to earn a few pennies for their family, plying jungle delicacies to the passengers and crew.
Mexico

S3 : E8 | TV-PG | 26 min | Aired: 01.26.16

In this episode, we follow Jaime and Lupita, two young Salvadorians desperate to make it to the US. Theirs is an emotional rollercoaster, full of hope and fear, as they dodge border police, brave robbers and rapists and face the journey’s hardships.
Congo River

S3 : E9 | TV-PG | 25 min | Aired: 01.26.16

We make the epic journey from Kinshasha, capital of the DRC, to Kisangani, the third largest city in this vast country. The only way to move between the cities is by boat or plane. We join 1,500 people onboard the ‘Gbemani’, sailing along the Congo River. Without fresh water, electricity, or medicines, it is a perilous voyage.

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