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Season 1 Episode 5: Paradox of the Andes

Ecuador's Andes are a place of contrasts, where tropical species coexist with ice age relics in an unpredictable alpine desert. The country's unique location at the Equator, where unexpected plants and animals meet on active volcanoes, creates a daily conflict between the equatorial sun...

Season 1 Episodes:

Episode 1 Power of an Ocean

1. Power of an Ocean

Aired: Aug 7, 2006

The Galapagos Islands and Palmyra Island are two unique oases, separated by a...

Episode 2 Battle For The Light

2. Battle For The Light

Aired: Aug 17, 2006

The dawn at the equator arrives quickly, illuminating the tops of giant trees...

Episode 3 Rivers of the Sun

3. Rivers of the Sun

Aired: Aug 14, 2006

The next episode, Equator: Rivers of the Sun, takes viewers on a journey thro...

Episode 4 Reef of Riches

4. Reef of Riches

Aired: Aug 10, 2006

The Indonesian archipelago is home to thousands of islands, atolls, and the w...

Episode 5 Paradox of the Andes

5. Paradox of the Andes

Aired: Aug 17, 2006

Ecuador's Andes are a place of contrasts, where tropical species coexist with...

Episode 6 Challenge of Change

6. Challenge of Change

Aired: Aug 14, 2006

Iconic African species have adapted to the cycles of famine and abundance in ...

Info about Equator

Network: Discovery

Genres:Documentary