Peru

DVD. ABCD. 53 Minutes. The Amazon is one of the greatest natural phenomena on the Earth. This greatest and longest river of our planet springs high in the Peruvian Andes in an altitude of over 16,400 feet. The river basin spanning almost 3 million square miles represents more than 40 percent of the total area of the South American continent. Initially, the river forces its...

DVD. Global Treasures. 10 Minutes. On the journey to Chavin De Huantar, one of the oldest cult locations in Peru, there's the fascinating world of the Andes that seems to touch the clouds. Radiant colour and pure Nature are constant companions on the 109 kilometre route from Huarez to these ancient ruins. The settlement of Chavin De Huantar has a history that dates back 3000...

DVD. Global Treasures. 10 Minutes. The Iglesia De San Francisco and its adjacent monastery is one of the most important historic monuments in Lima, the capital of Peru. Soon after Francisco Pizarro founded Lima in 1535 Franciscan friars began to build the monastery. The Iglesia De San Francisco, the Holy Francis Of Assisi Church and the neighbouring monastery, form the country's largest religious complex and...

DVD. Global Treasures. 10 Minutes. Today a proud symbol of the Conquistadores, the historic Spanish conquerors, towers over the town of Cuzco in Peru's mountains. Prior to the arrival of the Spanish, Cuzco lay at the centre of the Inca world and was the capital and religious centre of an immense kingdom. The unique combination of Spanish and Inca culture is apparent in the attractive...

VHS. Textbooks tell the dramatic story of the imprisoned Incan Chief who paid a ransom of a roomful of gold to the Spanish Conquistador Francisco Pizarro. For most people, this event in 1532 and the subsequent fall of the Inca empire, marks the beginning of the history of Peru. However, today's findings enhance yesterday's knowledge of history. Dr. Dwayne L. Merry, noted anthropologist and archaeologist,...

PBS Home Video. VHS. Once again, Michael Palin takes his viewers on a hilarious yet insightful trip. This segment from his series on a grand tour of the Pacific Rim provides wonderful glimpses of the complexities of Chilean society and politics against the back drop of that nation's spectacular scenery. The trans-Andean railroad/bus trip to Bolivia is funny but clearly demonstrates the stark contrast between...

DVD. Cosmos Global Documentaries. 52 Minutes. Myths, secrets and mystery surround the archaeological sites of the Maya and Inca in both Middle and South America. The city of Teotihuac?n is no exception. The founding of this ancient and historically important city probably dates back to the second or third century A.D. when construction of the mighty Sun Pyramid crowned by a temple, was completed. The...

DVD. Secrets Of Lost Empires Did they do it with mirrors? That's one of the more bizarre explanations NOVA looks into while trying to reconstruct the mysterious building techniques of the Inca, the remarkable civilization who ruled the Peruvian Andes 500 years ago. "The Incas had...no arch, no wheel, no codified mathematics," marvels one anthropologist. "They couldn't even write." So how did they erect their...

Monterey Home Video. VHS. Centuries ago, the Incas performed miraculously technical brain surgery, built modern irrigation canals, made agricultural discoveries still used by modern man, and were master builders...the stone village of Machu Picchu at 9,000 feet above sea level standing as the awe-inspiring monument to their genius. How did they get the stones up the mountain to construct this architectural marvel? They were the...

DVD. Global Treasures. 10 Minutes. Lago Titicaca Travelling to Lake Titicaca, and at an altitude of over 3,000m, the train journey across the mountainous terrain of the Puna High Plateau is acknowledged as one of most beautiful railway journeys in Peru. For 3,500 m. the yellowish-brown grassland of the Wetlands of Punapuna dominate the landscape of the truly breathtaking high plateau and after several hours...

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DVD. Global Treasures. 10 Minutes. Located high in the Peruvian Andes, the Lost City Of the Inca's, Machu Picchu, is reminiscent of an imaginary castle surrounded by steep ravines and mountains. Sacrificial sun altars and ritualistic monuments testify to the sun cult of its original inhabitants who used human sacrifices to appease the gods. The massive quantity of building materials used, along with the most...

DVD. Terra Mystica. 26 Minutes. Machu Picchu, the Lost City of the Incas, is located high in the Peruvian Andes and is reminiscent of an imaginary castle surrounded by steep ravines and mountains. Sacrificial sun altars and ritualistic monuments testify to the sun cult of its original inhabitants who used human sacrifices to appease the gods. The massive quantity of building materials used, along with...

VHS. A brief overview of Pre-Colombian civilizations in the Andes locates the Incas in time and place and investigates the ruins of Machu Picchu. Learn about the importance of this site and examine some of the theories about its creators. Travellers and students will be provided with a brief overview of the Pre-Colombian civilizations of the Andean region of South America. They will be introduced...

DVD. Nature Wonders. 10 Minutes Deep within the Peruvian Rainforest, on the western edge of the Amazon Basin, is one of the most impressive nature reservations in the world, the Manu Biosphere Reservation. The Manu National Park covers an area of more than 18,000 square kilometres and is one of the largest untouched rainforests in South America. Very few settlers live in the almost inaccessible...

PBS Home Video. VHS. Discover one of the most beautiful secrets in the world. The Manu Biosphere Reserve, one of the richest Amazonian wildernesses on earth, is nestled at the eastern base of the Peruvian Andes. The river Manu provides the life blood for this Eden, where 90 percent of the flora and fauna have yet to be identified! 60 minutes.

DVD. ABCD. 53 Minutes. South America used to be the home to many Indian cultures, but one of them stood apart from the rest - the Inca Empire. The empire spanned from the south border of today's Colombia up to the Maule River in central Chile and led from the sandy coast of the Pacific Ocean over the grand Andes mountains all the way to...

6-PK. Questar Video. DVD. 6 Hours. Come embark on an adventure of the soul. Academy Award nominee Edward James Olmos narrates this mesmerizing thirteen-part series that guides viewers on an epic journey to some of the world's most sacred places. Reverent, historically accurate, and beautifully photographed, Mystic Lands chronicles a diverse array of spiritual practices around the world, including the established monotheistic practices of Islam,...

DVD. Global Treasures. 10 Minutes. Approximately 450 kilometres south of Peru's capital of Lima a desolate road leads into the vast terrain of the scant, desert-like highlands. In the midst of this almost lifeless world and surrounded by sandy mountains is the small airport of Nazca. Indeed, a single aircraft once made this region famous. One day while flying here in 1939, American Paul Kosok...

DVD. Digging for the Truth. 180 Minutes. Intrepid explorer Josh Bernstein uncovers history's greatest mysteries as he deciphers the meaning of the Mayan pyramids, follows the trail of one of the Ten Lost Tribes of Israel, searching for the legendary lost city of El Dorado, and travels deep into Peru to unravel the secrets of the Nasca Lines. Passage to the Maya Underworld Determined to...

DVD. Globe Trekker. Situated on the northwest corner of America, Peru is one of the most geographically and culturally diverse countries on earth. Traveler Neil Gibson starts his adventure in Peru's capital Lima. From here he travels north to trek through the glaciers from the Andean city of Huraz. Via the surfing town of Trujula he moves into the Amazon to explore the abundant rain...

DVD. 7 Days. 52 Minutes. Lima is the capital of Peru, the second largest country in South America after Brazil and Argentina. The Palacio De Gobierno is also known as Pizzarro, or Government Palace. This Neo-Classic building was completed in 1938 and stands on the foundation of the former Pizzarro Palace. In the palace gardens is the house in which Pizzarro was killed. Lima, the...

DVD. Cities of the World. 60 Minutes. The long lost, forgotten cities of South America always were in the imaginations of the masses. In Peru we can dream ourselves back into the empire of the Incas, into the age of the Sun God and the ruthless conquistadors. We can travel the 1000 year old Inca trail, travel through the Sacred Valley and take a walk...

DVD. The Seasoned Traveler. 30 Minutes. It's the third biggest country in South America and home to some amazing sights, not the least of which are the famed archeological sites in the Andes Mountains. We'll travel to the Sacred Valley of the Incas and make our way to one of the most extraordinary ancient sites: Machu Picchu. And along the way, we'll stop in the...

DVD. Places We Go. 45 Minutes. Travel to the land of the Incas, a place that’s filled with so much history, culture and adventure. Clint is back and ready to take on the journey to the famous lost city of Machu Picchu.