peru

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National Geographic investigates ancient Inca

archaeology unlocks the secrets of the Inca's past
2007
Discusses important archeological finds from the Andes region of South America and reveals how archaeologists use the latest technology to discover clues to the ancient civilization of the Incas.

Zorro and Quwi

tales of a trickster pig
1997
A retelling of the Peruvian folktale in which the deceptions of a guinea pig save it from a hungry fox.

Necklace of stars

1996
High in the Andes, surrounded by giants, Miguel learns that even a boy can stand tall enough to reach the stars.

Son of fortune

Hardened survivor Aiden Lynch's luck continues to serve him when he wins a ship in a high-stakes poker game. The ship is well-fitted and ready for trade, and so Aiden becomes a trader between California and Peru. However, nothing in his past prepared Aiden for the cruelty and savagery he sees in Peru, particularly in the mines--and when Aiden meets a Chinese miner who claims to be a captured nobleman, his loyalties come into question.

Bears

2005
Jeff Corwin travels to Peru to explore the plight of the spectacled bear and why it is endangered, observes the scientific investigation of the bear, follows the bear Pepe as it is moved to a sanctuary, and watches a vulture approach a potential meal.

El secreto de la llama

una leyenda Peruana
1993
A Peruvian rendition of the Great Flood story, in which a llama warns the people and animals to seek shelter on Huillcacato to avoid the rising sea, Mamacocha.

Inca

2006
Presents an examination of the building techniques of the Incas of the Peruvian Andes, explaining how they built structures from interlocking stones without the wheel, iron tools, draft animals or mortar, testing theories and showing how local villagers build a breathtaking, 100-foot suspension bridge using grass.

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