Simon Reeve's South America

BBC Two2022 - 2022Ended
Documentary

An astonishing adventure through some of the most beautiful, fascinating places on earth. From giant cities to remote communities, Simon meets the people of a changing continent.

Episodes

S1:E1

Venezuela to French Guiana

11/09/2022

Simon Reeve travels through the remote and little-visited north east of South America, from Venezuela to French Guiana.

50 min
S1:E2

Brazil

18/09/2022

Simon travels through Brazil, from the heart of the Amazon rainforest to the coast and the glamorous-but-troubled city of Rio de Janeiro.

50 min
S1:E3

Peru to Bolivia

25/09/2022

Simon travels from the ancient city of Machu Pichu in Peru to La Paz in Bolivia, the highest capital city on Earth, visiting cocaine farms and gold mines along the way.

S1:E4

Bolivia to Paraguay

02/10/2022

Simon travels from the vast white salt flats of Bolivia, through the world’s greatest wetlands of Brazil’s Pantanal, and on to the forested heart of Paraguay.

S1:E5

Chile to Tierra Del Fuego

09/10/2022

Simon travels from Chile’s Atacama Desert and follows the Andes mountains to Patagonia before ending up in the most southerly inhabited region on earth, Tierra Del Fuego.