PERU

Duration: 11min

Year Published: 1941

Creator: Encyclopaedia Britannica Films Inc

Format: 16mm

Sound: Sound

Description: Produced in collaboration with Earle K. James, lecturer on South America and former editor of the Latin American News magazine. Ruins of ancient and modern Peru are shown. Contemporary family life in an Indian Communal village makes up the major sequence. Modern Peruvian activity including oil refining, cotton and sugar cane production are briefly shown along with urban life in the city of Lima. The seasonal return of the Indians to their native villages concludes the presentation. "An excellent film for showing the Inca influence in Peru. Many interesting shots of the crude implements and methods used in agriculture. Art classes should find this film a valuable reference for research." California

Complete Record: Series: Human geography series Dewey number: 918.5 Audience level: el-jh-sh-adult Producer note: Guide 15c Format/cost: 16-sd-$50 Distributors / rental: Not shown in source

Metadata Source:Educational Film Guide 1946

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