NATURE | Cuba: The Accidental Eden | Preview | PBS
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Nature #2711
Broadcast Date: Sep. 26, 2010
To launch its 29th Season, NATURE travels to the forbidden island of Cuba, a tropical paradise off limits to Americans but just offshore of the United States. Cuba's wild splendor has been preserved by half a century of political isolation and economic stagnation. Now it faces the pressing challenge of protecting its precious natural assets while transitioning into the 21st Century.
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