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Equator (2006)

Equator poster
Genre
documentary film
Country
United Kingdom
Length
1 season, 3 episodes
Rating
6.0 of 10 from 1 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A presenter travels along the Equator through Africa, Asia, and South America. He visits countries including Gabon, Uganda, Indonesia, and Brazil. The series explores the people, places, and challenges along this line.

adventurouscuriouseducationalexpansivegroundedobservationaltravelogue

What happens

Equator is a 2006 BBC television documentary series in three parts charting presenter Simon Reeve's journey along the Equator through Africa, Asia and South America. He traveled through Gabon, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Uganda, Kenya, Indonesia, Ecuador, Colombia and Brazil. Republic of the Congo was skipped due to threats against foreigners at the time, and Somalia was skipped due to ongoing conflict in the area. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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