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San Antonio's missions are feeding this Texas city with cultural awareness

KCBX | By Tom Wilmer
Published June 25, 2016 at 9:12 AM PDT
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Mission San Jose
Melissa Corbin
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Tom Castan?os Demonstrates The Aceaquia at Mission San Juan"
Melissa Corbin
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Torin Metz Shares How The Aceaquia Travels Through The Mission San Juan Farm
Melissa Corbin
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Acequia at Mission San Juan Capistrano Demonstration Fields
Melissa Corbin
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Mission San Juan
Melissa Corbin
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Mission San Jose
Melissa Corbin
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National Park Service Archeologist Susan Snow Explains how the five missions of San Antonio are connected
Melissa Corbin

The chain of missions established along the San Antonio River in the form the largest concentration of Catholic missions in North America, and have recently gained global recognition as they received UNESCO World Heritage status.

Come along with the NPR podcast travel show Journeys of Discovery with Tom Wilmer Associate Producer, Melissa Corbin, as she explores the Mission's history and how it's beginning to feed more than just the mind.
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Tom Wilmer
Tom Wilmer produces on-air content for Issues & Ideas airing over KCBX and is producer and host of the six-time Lowell Thomas award-winning NPR podcast Journeys of Discovery with Tom Wilmer. Recorded live on-location across America and around the world, the podcasts feature the arts, culture, music, nature, history, science, wine & spirits, brewpubs, and the culinary arts--everything from baseball to exploring South Pacific atolls to interviewing the real Santa Claus in the Arctic.
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