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New Mexico & Colorado - Life Along the Rio

Season 2 Episode 2 | 54m 32s

Pati journeys from Denver’s jazz-filled Five Points south into the New Mexico desert. Along the way, she picks up the Rio Grande near its source and follows it down. She finds music, farming, adobe building, and traditions that outlasted centuries.

Aired: 11/01/26 | Expires: 01/31/27
Support for PATI JINICH EXPLORES PANAMERICANA is provided by Marriott International, Wells Fargo, La Costeña, Visit Tucson, New Mexico Tourism, Casa Madero, Visit Albuquerque, Arizona Community Foundation, and Tourism Santa Fe.
Extras
In Arizona’s Sonoran Desert, Pati finds culture, history, and unexpected abundance.
Pati Jinich continues her journey inspired by the Pan-American Highway.
In Montana and Wyoming, Pati meets people restoring language, land, and livelihood.
In Calgary, Pati Jinich meets leaders of the rising Indigenous Fashion movement.
Pati Jinich visits Big Sky BBQ in Alberta to try their legendary Barbecue King Caesar.
In Alberta, Pati dives into cowboy culture and explores its diversity in Edmonton and Calgary.
Pati Jinich visits the town of Wildwood, founded by Canada’s early black settlers.
Pati explores the sister cities of Juneau and Whitehorse.
Pati Jinich visits Lumel Studios to try glassblowing and learns it’s more than just art.
Pati Jinich learns about life in the Yukon Territory from “Mr. Yukon 2024” Ron Chambers.