Mountains of Fire and Ice • 2020 • episode "S1E3" • Mysterious Planet

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David Schwimmer travels through the Andes, uncovering two different worlds. The Andes: one mountain range connecting two completely different worlds: A frigid ice-land and a fortress of Fire

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