Highlands of the Andes (Peru)

Duration: 22

Year Published: 1948

Creator: Louis De Rochemont Association

Format: 16mm

Color: B&W

Sound: sound

Description: Pictures the life of the Indians in the mountains of Peru, after showing the capital, Lima, and reviewing the ancient Incan civilization. Indians are shown at work cultivating the soil and using llamas, and the contrast of modern and ancient ways of life is presented. Shows adobe huts, religious ceremonies, villages, and markets, as the difficulties of earning a living in such a climate are emphasized.

Complete Record: Pictures the life of the Indians in the mountains of Peru, after showing the capital, Lima, and reviewing the ancient Incan civilization. Indians are shown at work cultivating the soil and using llamas, and the contrast of modern and ancient ways of life is presented. Shows adobe huts, religious ceremonies, villages, and markets, as the difficulties of earning a living in such a climate are emphasized., NOTE: Two (or more) records have been merged together to create this data.

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