Güçlü Maya Krallığı, gittikçe yayılan şehirler kurarak, gökyüzünü delen piramitler yaparak ve olağanüstü kültürel ve bilimsel başarılar elde eden etkileyici gelişmiş bir toplum inşa ederek Amerika’da 1000 yıldan fazla bir süre hüküm sürdü. Ondan sonra, tarihin ışıltısı içinde, bu dünya çöktü. Bütün bunlardan geriye kalan ormanlarla kaplı birkaç piramit ve boşuna umut veren bir gizem oldu. Şimdi, Maya uygarlığının sona ermesinden 500 sene sonra, yönetmen Mel Gibson, felaketin kıyısındaki bir dünyada kendisi için en fazla önem taşıyan şey olan ülkeyi kurtaracak olan bir adamın macerası üzerine kurulan belirli bir zamanı olmayan bir efsanede olduğu gibi her şeyi gözler önüne seren modern bir film macerası yaratmak için asla keşfedilmemiş bu ülkeyi derinlemesine araştırıyor.
Altı yıl önce NASA, güneş sistemimizde uzaylıların da var olabileceği gerçeğini keşfetti. Veri toplamak için gönderilen araştırma aracı, dönüş yolunda Orta Amerika’ya düştü. Kısa zaman sonra, yeni yaşam biçimleri ortaya çıktı ve büyüdü. Felaketi engellemek için, Meksika’nın yarısı, enfeksiyon bölgesi olarak karantinaya alınır. Bugün, Amerika ve Meksika ordusu hala devasa canlıları kontrol etmeye çalışıyor. Amerikalı bir gazeteci, isteksiz de olsa, patronunun sarsılmış durumdaki turist kızını bulmaya ve ona güvenli ABD sınırlarına kadar eşlik etmeye söz verdiğinde her şey değişecektir.
A pair of adventurers try to track down an ancient Aztec/Mayan/Egyptian/Apache horde of gold.
William Walker and his mercenary corps enter Nicaragua in the middle of the 19th century in order to install a new government by a coup d'etat.
An American mother searches for her daughter who was kidnapped by human traffickers in Central America.
A Central American plantation manager and his boss battle over a traveling showgirl.
Through raw, revealing footage and interviews with fugitive tech pioneer John McAfee, this documentary uncovers new layers of his wild years on the run.
Anti-Catholic and anti-cleric policies in the Mexican state of Tabasco lead the revolutionary government to persecute the state's last remaining priest.
On the French coast, unlucky Marie Galante is abducted and forced to board an American cargo ship bound for the Panama Canal. When an escape attempt leaves Marie high and dry in the Yucatan, she takes work as a nightclub singer to earn her safe passage to the Canal region. But Marie faces bigger problems when she gets mixed up in a destructive plot against the U.S. Naval fleet, and so she accepts the kindly assistance of secret agent Dr. Crawbett.
Set in the 1920s, several foreigners held by a South American military group are offered possible freedom if they accept to topple a local crazed military leader.
Prepare to get tangled in the jungles of Belize when an arms smuggler loses her partner in a deadly shootout and finds herself on the run in the tropics of Central America. Helen is an amateur, making her money as an illegal arms trader to Central American terrorists. And as she runs for her life after the deal goes bad, she has no choice but to trusts Jeff, a British Intelligence Agent - it's a life and death chase, where passion and loyalty are easily confused...
Meksika ve Guatemala Cangılları'nın derinliğindeki yarımadalarda, Maya'ların Tapınakları Sarayları ve Efsanevi Piramitleri uzanır...
Avrupa hala, Orta Çağ'ın karanlığında uyuklarken, bu yenilikçi insanlar, göklerin haritasını yapmış, kendilerine özgü gerçek yazı sistemlerini geliştirmiş, matematik ve takvim alanlarında muazzam ileri adımlar atmışlardı...
Onlar, metal aletlerin, tekerleğin, hatta yük hayvanlarının sağladığı avantaja sahip olmadan, şaşırtıcı derecede mükemmel ve değişik mimariye sahip muazzam şehirler inşa edebildiler...
Kültürleri, bilimleri ve tarihleriyle Maya'ların sırrını keşfedin...
Mayan Renaissance is a feature length film which documents the glory of the ancient Maya civilization, the Spanish conquest in 1519, 500 years of oppression, and the courageous fight of the Maya to reclaim their voice and determine their own future, in Guatemala and throughout Central America. The film stars 1992 Nobel Peace Laureate and Maya Leader Rigoberta Mencu Tum. All of the images, voices, expert commentary and music in the film come directly from Central America, the heart of the Mayan World.
Juan “Accidentes” Dominguez is on his biggest case ever. On behalf of twelve Nicaraguan banana workers he is tackling Dole Food in a ground-breaking legal battle for their use of a banned pesticide that was known by the company to cause sterility. Can he beat the giant, or will the corporation get away with it?
Wild Caribbean is a four-part BBC nature documentary series exploring the natural and cultural history of the Caribbean Islands and Sea. 1. "Treasure Islands" 2. "Reefs and Wrecks" 3. "Hurricane Hell" 4. "Secret Shores"
Pop singer Lu, who's touring Central America, her sleazy manager Harold, a rugged boat captain and their guide, Sam, and Sam's girl Brandy, are targeted by a gang and a local tribe over Lu's resemblance to the natives' moon goddess.
A Central American revolutionary is captured and tortured by government forces. He escapes and flees to the US, hiding out in a rural area where he is sheltered by a Christian sanctuary movement. His wife gets a job at a local diner run by one of the town's shadier women, and soon a CIA assassination team shows up, looking for him.
1645. Guadeloupe. Ibátali, a Kalinago native and wife of a French colonist, leads Olaudah, an escaped African captive, on a journey where he may lose his freedom and his life. She is ready to sacrifice him to save her own skin. But their wounds bring them together. Will this be enough to make them something other than what colonisation has decided they should be: a savage to be exterminated, an African to be enslaved?
MAXIMÓN - Devil or Saint (66min.) is a documentary about the controversial Maya deity, also known as San Simon or the drinking and smoking saint of Guatemala. He is a mixture of ancient Maya beliefs and Christianity. The movie concentrates on the people who surround Maximón with their strong personalities, opinions and faith. The documentary gives us a rare view into the rituals and fiestas honoring Maximón. The cult of Maximón is flourishing because he performs miracles. He is also feared and despised because he is used to cast curses that can result in death. Ultimately, Maximón transcends the duality of good and evil, reflecting the Maya cosmovision in which everything in the universe co-exists.
Costa Rica's motto is Pura Vida - Pure Life - and this deceptively small country is bursting with some of the most spectacular wildlife and pristine ecosystems in the world. All this diversity thrives, in part, thanks to one surprising little creature: hummingbirds. Venture across Costa Rica's wild and rugged landscapes, from volcanic peaks to coastal jungle to misty cloud forests and discover the nation's dazzling diversity of hummingbirds. Watch how these tiny birds play an outsize role in maintaining some of the richest and wildest environments on Earth, where a whole community of creatures, such as macaws and monkeys, enjoys The Hummingbird Effect.