01: Mexico to the Bahamas | Tropic of Cancer with Simon Reeve

Duration: 58'52''

Synopsis

Simon Reeve starts his epic journey around the world following the Tropic of Cancer, the northern border of the tropics, from the Pacific coast of Mexico.

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