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Video: People of the Mountains, 1940
First presenting the contrast between the republican grandeur of Lima and the Andean stylings of Cusco, this video goes on to follow the day to day live of rural Cusqueños. In the images you will also see Machu Picchu before its restoration, as well as Sacsayhuaman, Ollantaytambo and a Cusco without cars.
The Desert Man of Ica
Lloyd Hannis and two friends venture out into the deserts of Ica under the wing of ‘The Desert Man’, a rough and rugged fossil hunter come tour guide who knows the vast expanse like the back of his hand.
Lima, Piura, Cusco and now Tacna… ¡Mucho Gusto!
Give a Peruvian an excuse to go out to eat and.. BAM! …you have crowds of tens of thousands.
The first visit of the country’s successful gastronomic fair “Perú, Mucho Gusto” in the southern city of Tacna has again beaten expectations.
Chinchero: Land of Great Weavers
Chinchero produces extraordinary textiles, woven with ancestral tools with Incan designs and natural colors.
Ancón
Originally famous as an exclusive beach resort in the mid 20th century, it is more popular today with the new population of Lima’s sprawling north. Its mix of Republican-era mansions and beach-front modern apartments still make it a very attractive place to visit.
Huarique Manolo
Manuel: “I have a friend called ‘Don Pésimo’ who always says: ‘This is as bad as a mango ceviche’. And one day, to play with him, I made him a ceviche with mango!”
Building boats in Santa Rosa, part 2
Tom Filipowicz in Chiclayo takes us back to the small town of Santa Rosa and its small shipyard.
Leguías Lima of the early 1900s
President and Dictator Augusto B. Leguía embarked on a mission to completely transform a capital city that had faded from the world scene. His achievements were remarkable and lasted decades, find out what they were…
Building boats in Santa Rosa
Tom Filipowicz in Chiclayo shows us around the small town of Santa Rosa an its small shipyard.
Cusco celebrates reopening of Machu Picchu
The tough times are over for Cusco’s suffering tourism industry as Machu Picchu reopens to a celebrity visit and an explosive party!
The Santa Chilenita
Just a few kilometres south of Tumbes, Peru’s northern most region, is a colorful little chapel that grabs the attention of passers-by. It is here that dozens of believers stop off to renew their faith in the Chilenita, a mysterious figure apparently from the country’s opposite border in the south.
