Wealth of the Andes

Duration: 17

Year Published: 1943

Creator: [Office of the Coordinator of Inter-American Affairs]

Format: 16mm

Color: B&W

Sound: sound

Credits: Knapp, Herbert.; Bennett, Wendell Clark.; United States. Office of Inter-American Affairs.

Description: Pacific Film Archive collection; non-circulating. CBPF.; Photographed in Peru by Herbert Knapp ; editing and commentary by Wendell C. Bennett.; Pictures a train trip to the Cero de Pasco mining district deep in the Peruvian Andes. Shows that copper and lead constitute the "wealth of the Andes". Discusses the construction problems that made the now-famous Central Railway of Peru one of the greatest engineering feats of all time. Includes a brief tour of Lima.; PFA 1608-04-505. CONDITION NOTE: Last checked: 17 October 2000, needs leader, color good, print mildly scratched.

Metadata Source:BERKELEY ART MUSEUM AND PACIFIC FILM ARCHIVE