Visit Aymara and Quechua people on the Altiplano of Bolivia and Peru to see the ancient drop-spindle technique

Name: Visit Aymara and Quechua people on the Altiplano of Bolivia and Peru to see the ancient drop-spindle technique
Uploaded: 2021-03-18T17:45:11
Duration: 34 s
Description: Alpaca and sheep are herded on the Altiplano of Bolivia and Peru, where many Aymara and Quechua people still produce wool using the ancient drop-spindle technique.

Alpaca and sheep are herded on the Altiplano of Bolivia and Peru, where many Aymara and Quechua people still produce wool using the ancient drop-spindle technique.

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Visit Aymara and Quechua people on the Altiplano of Bolivia and Peru to see the ancient drop-spindle technique
Behold Andean condors soaring among mountaintops of the Andes, a chain that stretches the entire length of South America
Follow alpaca shearing and wool processing and weaving in the Andes
Experience the contrasting landscapes of South America
Learn how the Andes Mountains block warm moist air, causing heavy rainfall that feeds the Amazon River
Visit the boom town Manaus and learn how its growing population affects the surrounding Amazon basin
History of the Strait of Magellan
Glimpse the traditional familial dynamics of aboriginal South American Witoto Indians and the encroachment of modern populations in the western Amazon Basin
Visit Aymara Indians grinding grains, sewing, and boatbuilding to fish Lake Titicaca between Peru and Bolivia

Transcript

NARRATOR: Today the descendants of the Indians who first settled the sparse grasslands of Bolivia and Peru raise sheep in addition to native species, such as the alpaca.

But because alpacas evolved in this cold climate, they grow thicker wool.

The early Inca learned to weave the fleece of the alpacas, and the ancient drop spindle is still used to make some of the finest wool in the world.