Mayan Pyramid

S03 E01 • Monday, Jun 19, 2006 • Jun 19 • 53m

The National Park of Tikal in Guatemala is home to Mayan Pyramids, where howler monkeys, parrots, and toucans welcome the new day.

Birds of Palo Verde

S03 E02 • Tuesday, Jun 20, 2006 • Jun 20 • 53m

A wide variety of birds mingle in the Tempisque Basin of Costa Rica's Palo Verde National Park.

Cloudforest Waterfall

S03 E03 • Wednesday, Jun 21, 2006 • Jun 21 • 53m

The crater lake of the Poas Volcano drains from 9,000 feet into this high altitude cloudforest ravine. Stepping downward through a series of five waterfalls, we descend as the sun rises. Rays of light catch suspended water particles from the falling water, as green threads of life cling to sodden cliff walls. From within its pupa, an owl butterfly emerges with the increasing warmth of day, pumping fluid into its silken wings. Through the last rock opening, the water and sun burst out and down towards a restful pool, the famous La Paz waterfall.

Playa Grande Moonset

S03 E04 • Thursday, Jun 22, 2006 • Jun 22 • 53m

The moon sinks into the ocean in the Marino Las Baulas National Park in Guanacaste, Costa Rica.

Dawn of Cerro de La Muerte

S03 E05 • Friday, Jun 23, 2006 • Jun 23 • 53m

Total Eclipse

S03 E06 • Sunday, Jun 25, 2006 • Jun 25 • 53m

The life-cycle of a solar eclipse and how it affects the world below.

Angkor Temples of Khmer Kings

S03 E07 • Monday, Oct 2, 2006 • Oct 2 • 53m

The temples of Angkor in Cambodia are lit by the rising sun.

Li River Cormorants

S03 E08 • Tuesday, Oct 3, 2006 • Oct 3 • 53m

Trained Cormorants catch fish for fishermen on the Li River near Xingping, China.

PingAn Rice Paddies

S03 E09 • Wednesday, Oct 4, 2006 • Oct 4 • 53m

Frogs, spiders, and birds wake to the morning sun on a terraced farm near PingAn, China. Take in the morning activities of the Dragon's Backbone, a stunning sixty-six square kilometers of crop terraces hand-cultivated by 800 farmers that snake up over a thousand feet of vertical altitude. These are marks of the Zhuang people.

Buddhists of Wat Svay

S03 E10 • Thursday, Oct 5, 2006 • Oct 5 • 53m

The morning chants of monks echo from within a Theravada Buddhist monastery, near the community’s busy crossroads. A vibrant pigeon roost is found on the pagoda’s rooftop, amidst ornamental carvings. School children wander among the votive stupas, maintaining the grounds. A spectacular rainbow soars over the temple.

Elephant Trunk Park

S03 E11 • Friday, Oct 6, 2006 • Oct 6 • 53m

Morning exercises similar to Tai Chi in Elephant Trunk Park in Guilin, China.

Foothills of Turkey

S03 E12 • Monday, Dec 18, 2006 • Dec 18 • 51m

The sun casts its light on a farming village in Aspendos, Turkey.

Scandinavian Waterfall

S03 E13 • Tuesday, Dec 19, 2006 • Dec 19 • 51m

A new day comes to Gullfoss, Iceland.

Stonehenge Dawn

S03 E14 • Wednesday, Dec 20, 2006 • Dec 20 • 51m

The Salisbury Plain in the United Kingdom is the site of one of the most recognizable structures in the world. Stonehenge is thought to be a sun-based calendar, so it's only fitting for a sunrise to be recorded here.

Mediterranean Port

S03 E15 • Thursday, Dec 21, 2006 • Dec 21 • 51m

The sun rises on a port in Antalya, Turkey and the lighthouse in Alexandria, Egypt.

Icelandic Geysir

S03 E16 • Friday, Dec 22, 2006 • Dec 22 • 51m

A geyser in Iceland is shown in the first morning sunlight.

Polar Bears

S03 E17 • Tuesday, Dec 26, 2006 • Dec 26 • 51m

Polar bears congregate in Cape Churchill, Manitoba in Canada.

Argentinean Seal Pups

S03 E18 • Monday, Feb 12, 2007 • Feb 12 • 51m

Day breaks in a slice of red over the Southern Atlantic Ocean Península Valdés, Argentina and a colony of southern elephant seals and its new pups.

Peruvian Rainforest Canopy

S03 E19 • Tuesday, Feb 13, 2007 • Feb 13 • 51m

Two hundred feet high in the canopy of Peruvian rainforest, a pink and distant light encroaches. The dense forest holds the dawn air.

Andean Dawn at Machu Picchu

S03 E20 • Wednesday, Feb 14, 2007 • Feb 14 • 51m

The center of the Incan empire, Machu Picchu in Peru, is shown as the sun rises on this city high in the Andes Mountains.

Amazon Parakeets

S03 E21 • Thursday, Feb 15, 2007 • Feb 15 • 51m

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Patagonian Penguins

S03 E22 • Friday, Feb 16, 2007 • Feb 16 • 51m

The largest colony of Magellanic penguins in the world welcomes a new day near Punta Tomba, Argentina.