Highlands of the Andes

Year Published: 1949

Creator: United World Film

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.