Adventures in South America
- IMDb link: 0350503
- IMDb rating: 5.9 (61 votes) Search
- Genres: Short, Documentary
- Director: Lewis N. Cotlow
- Cast: Knox Manning and others
- Release date: 10 Aug 1946
- Release year: 1946
- Runtime: 10 minutes
- Country: United States
- Keywords: year 1946, 1940s, 20th century, andes mountains, peru, jungle, bolivia, travelogue, lake titicaca, la paz bolivia
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Narrated travelogue covering the Andes Mountains portion of Bolivia, and three very different areas of Peru, the traditional cities of the Andes Mountains, the modern cities of the coastal plains, and the upper Amazon jungle.
A narrator guides us on a trip starting in the Andes Mountains city of La Paz, Bolivia, where the traditional customs and farming lifestyle of the Chola Indians are shown. The trip continues to Lake Titicaca and the cities of Cuzco, Pisac, and Ayacucho in Peru, with a mixture Spanish architecture, Incan ruins and traditional Indian populations. Next, the capital city of Lima and the modern life of the coastal plains is briefly visited. Finally, the jungles of the upper Amazon are visited, showcasing the deadly Jivaro headhunters and emphasizing the three very distinct areas of Peru.
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