Passport to Latin America - Season 1

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Buenos Aires, Argentina

1 - Buenos Aires, Argentina

Air Date: June 8, 2007

Samantha visits the beautiful city of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Included: bikini shopping; sightseeing; samba dancing.

Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

2 - Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

Air Date: June 8, 2007

Sam goes to Buenos Aires, Argentina, and learns to tango, eats a steak and goes shopping.

Santiago, Chile

3 - Santiago, Chile

Air Date: June 13, 2007

Samantha travels to Chile, where she tours Santiago and zooms through the Andes on a zipline.

Montevideo, Uruguay

4 - Montevideo, Uruguay

Air Date: June 13, 2007

Samantha Brown travels to Montevideo, Uruguay, where she checks the coastal town of Punta del Este, visits outdoor markets and rides with gauchos. Also: a ritual drum celebration.

Sao Paulo, Brazil

5 - Sao Paulo, Brazil

Air Date: June 20, 2007

Samantha visits Honduras, in Central America, and checks out tunnels beneath a Mayan temple; hikes through a tropical rain forest; and dances barefoot on the beach.

Honduras

6 - Honduras

Air Date: June 20, 2007

Samantha travels to Brazil's largest city, Sao Paulo, where she has a bologna sandwich at the city market, hovers in a helicopter over skyscrapers and buys fashion accessories.

Belize

7 - Belize

Air Date: June 27, 2007

Samantha heads to Belize, where she samples local dishes, including cow-foot soup; floats down a river; and swims in the Caribbean accompanied by sharks.

Quito, Equador

8 - Quito, Equador

Air Date: June 27, 2007

Sam travels to Cusco, Peru, where she visits amazing archaeological ruins, including Machu Picchu. As part of her adventure in Cusco she spends the night in a 16th-century monastery and explores the neighborhood of San Blas, and Pisac, a small town outsid

Cusco, Peru

9 - Cusco, Peru

Air Date: July 11, 2007

Samantha travels to the mysterious mountaintop city of Machu Picchu, Peru.

Punta Arenas, Chile

10 - Punta Arenas, Chile

Air Date: July 4, 2007

Sam hits the southern tip of South America, Punta Arenas, Chile, where she meets the indigenous people, flies over Cape Horn, samples cooked beaver and hangs out with penguins.

Central Valley, Costa Rica

11 - Central Valley, Costa Rica

Air Date: July 18, 2007

Samantha tries traditional tamale from the women of Granada.

Quito, Ecuador

12 - Quito, Ecuador

Air Date: July 11, 2007

Samantha visits Quito, Ecuador, at 9000 feet above sea level, where her breath is taken away, literally.

Zihuatanejo & Ixtapa, Mexico

13 - Zihuatanejo & Ixtapa, Mexico

Air Date: August 1, 2007

Samantha explores the valleys and mountains of Costa Rica's Central Valley.

Zihuatanejo and Ixtapa, Mexico

14 - Zihuatanejo and Ixtapa, Mexico

Air Date: August 1, 2007

Samantha Brown vacations on the Pacific coast of Mexico in the beachside towns of Zihuatanejo and Ixtapa.

Mexico City, Mexico

15 - Mexico City, Mexico

Air Date: August 15, 2007

Eco-adventures are really hot, and the province of Guanacaste in Northwest Costa Rica is a thrill-seekers paradise. Here in Costa Rica she finds life is not only pure but it's incredibly friendly, beautiful and full of thrills.

Mexico City, Mexico

16 - Mexico City, Mexico

Air Date: August 15, 2007

Samantha visits Mexico City and goes ringside for the action of Lucha Libre (a wrestling match); and later joins the locals for a traditional Sunday cruise.

Panama City, Panama

17 - Panama City, Panama

Air Date: August 19, 2007

Samantha cruises through one of the world's greatest engineering marvels - the Panama Canal - and uncovers that there's a lot to discover of a country when you are doing more than just passing through.

Coastal Chile

18 - Coastal Chile

Air Date: August 26, 2007

Samantha Brown visits coastal Chile and checks out the beaches, lunches on clams and Parmesan cheese, hangs with cowboys and explores the nightlife.

Guadalajara, Mexico

19 - Guadalajara, Mexico

Air Date: September 5, 2007

Known as the home of mariachi and tequila, it's the Mexican state of Jalisco, where Samantha finds Mexico's second largest city - Guadalajara!

Best of Latin America

20 - Best of Latin America

Air Date: September 12, 2007

Samantha shares her favorite moments during her adventures in Latin America.