Simon Reeve’s South America
TRAVELOGUE 9PM, BBC2, IPLAYER (BOX SET)
It’s the people Simon meets in this fascinating instalment that make it a must-see episode. He begins on the salt flats of Bolivia, getting to know a traditional salt farmer who works on this extraordinary landscape alongside his whole family. He also meets a conservation hero battling to save the huge Pantanal forest and a warrior farmer, who, despite devastating flooding due to climate change, refuses to give up on his land. In Paraguay, Simon visits a Christian community called the Mennonites who are transforming Paraguay with their large-scale farming, but at what cost to the land and the indigenous people? ★★★★ JL