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0:00:17 > 0:00:21- They say the world - has become a small place.
0:00:25 > 0:00:27- But if you travel far enough...
0:00:28 > 0:00:33- ..you'll discover people whose lives - are untouched by the modern world.
0:00:36 > 0:00:40- People with their own traditions, - language, religion...
0:00:40 > 0:00:43- ..and a centuries old way of life.
0:00:43 > 0:00:45- Here goes.
0:00:46 > 0:00:50- The Peruvian Andes - is the roof of the world.
0:00:50 > 0:00:54- We've come to farm alpaca - with descendents of the Inca.
0:00:54 > 0:00:57- We're 6,000 miles away from home.
0:00:57 > 0:01:01- We'll climb six times - higher than Snowdon...
0:01:02 > 0:01:05- ..to stay and work - with farmers for a week.
0:01:05 > 0:01:08- It won't all be plain sailing.
0:01:09 > 0:01:12- Through fire and water, - laughter and tears...
0:01:13 > 0:01:17- ..this is the story of two - shepherds in a faraway land.
0:01:29 > 0:01:31- I'm Aeron Pughe.
0:01:31 > 0:01:34- I'm looking down - towards Gwernbere...
0:01:34 > 0:01:38- ..the farm where I was raised, - near Machynlleth.
0:01:38 > 0:01:43- My name is Wil Hendreseifion.
0:01:43 > 0:01:48- We're looking from the top of - the Dyfi Valley, towards Aberdyfi...
0:01:49 > 0:01:52- ..and up the valley - to Dinas Mawddwy.
0:01:53 > 0:01:56- These mountains - are hard enough to farm.
0:01:57 > 0:02:01- What is it like to farm in one - of the world's most hostile places?
0:02:06 > 0:02:11- Wil and I are going to Peru. We - complain that we have a hard life.
0:02:12 > 0:02:15- From what I've heard, - Peru is up there with the hardest.
0:02:16 > 0:02:19- The Andean highlands...
0:02:20 > 0:02:23- ..is unlike anything we're used to.
0:02:23 > 0:02:28- We want to know how people - survive this extreme environment.
0:02:34 > 0:02:39- I'm looking forward to see how - they farm, what animals they keep...
0:02:39 > 0:02:42- ..and what their traditions are.
0:02:42 > 0:02:45- How do they make a living?
0:02:56 > 0:03:01- Day 1
0:03:06 > 0:03:09- We flew into Cusco.
0:03:09 > 0:03:11- It's 3,400 metres...
0:03:11 > 0:03:13- Feet.
0:03:13 > 0:03:14- Feet.- - No, metres.
0:03:14 > 0:03:16- You're right.
0:03:16 > 0:03:18- It's extremely high.
0:03:18 > 0:03:22- It's three times - higher than Snowdon.
0:03:22 > 0:03:24- We're feeling the difference.
0:03:24 > 0:03:26- You're worse than me.
0:03:26 > 0:03:29- You're worse than me.- - Yes. I have big lungs.
0:03:29 > 0:03:31- It's hard work to fill them.
0:03:31 > 0:03:34- Oxygen is scarce here.
0:03:34 > 0:03:38- This can affect your head, - and all sorts of things.
0:03:38 > 0:03:41- So far, we're finding our feet.
0:03:44 > 0:03:47- Cusco was the capital - of the Inca Empire...
0:03:47 > 0:03:51- ..until the Spanish conquest - in the 16th century.
0:03:51 > 0:03:56- It is now a UNESCO World Heritage - Site and a tourist magnet.
0:03:58 > 0:04:03- We must get used to the altitude - before going up to the mountains.
0:04:04 > 0:04:09- Where better than a market for - two farmers to learn about produce?
0:04:10 > 0:04:12- They grow all kinds of crops...
0:04:13 > 0:04:16- ..in the jungle, valleys - and on the mountains.
0:04:17 > 0:04:19- The colours are amazing.
0:04:20 > 0:04:22- Look at the fruit.
0:04:22 > 0:04:25- They came from the jungle.
0:04:25 > 0:04:29- It takes six hours to bring - the produce here by bus.
0:04:30 > 0:04:32- They are here for everyone to enjoy.
0:04:33 > 0:04:35- It might be breakfast tomorrow.
0:04:36 > 0:04:39- Where's Aeron? Aeron! - Have you got cash?
0:04:50 > 0:04:53- SPEAKS SPANISH
0:04:54 > 0:04:58- I love this place. It's traditional, - and it's fun to haggle.
0:04:58 > 0:05:03- I don't always win, - and end up buying strange things.
0:05:03 > 0:05:07- The locals are here - selling whatever you want.
0:05:08 > 0:05:10- There's a great atmosphere here.
0:05:10 > 0:05:13- Some of the people - are exchanging food...
0:05:14 > 0:05:17- ..others are selling.
0:05:17 > 0:05:20- They are all enjoying themselves.
0:05:21 > 0:05:24- There's music here. I'm enjoying it.
0:05:27 > 0:05:29- Wales imports a lot of food.
0:05:29 > 0:05:34- Peru's 26 million population - is almost self-sufficient.
0:05:37 > 0:05:39- I can't dance!
0:05:39 > 0:05:41- Look at her dancing.
0:05:42 > 0:05:44- PERUVIAN SONG
0:05:51 > 0:05:53- You're so good.
0:05:56 > 0:05:58- Oh!
0:06:02 > 0:06:07- If he isn't singing, - he's blooming dancing. Time to go.
0:06:10 > 0:06:13- PERUVIAN SONG
0:06:15 > 0:06:19- The Inca ruins nearby, - for example Machu Picchu...
0:06:19 > 0:06:23- ..generate a lot of wealth - for Cusco.
0:06:23 > 0:06:28- In the last ten years, 100,000 - people have left the countryside...
0:06:28 > 0:06:30- ..to earn a living in the city.
0:06:30 > 0:06:32- ..to earn a living in the city.- - It's further than I thought.
0:06:33 > 0:06:34- Is this the only way up?
0:06:34 > 0:06:37- Is this the only way up?- - It's the fastest way up.
0:06:38 > 0:06:40- Slow down!
0:06:45 > 0:06:49- You're huffing and puffing. - Aren't you fit?
0:06:49 > 0:06:53- You're like Rocky Balboa.
0:06:58 > 0:07:02- If Peru is some sort - of Garden Of Eden...
0:07:02 > 0:07:06- ..why do so many country folk - move to Cusco?
0:07:08 > 0:07:10- We're looking down on Cusco.
0:07:11 > 0:07:16- Agriculture has been important - to the area for thousands of years.
0:07:17 > 0:07:19- Since the twelfth century.
0:07:20 > 0:07:24- Recently, houses - are being built by incomers...
0:07:25 > 0:07:27- ..and farmers...
0:07:28 > 0:07:30- ..because of the growth in tourism.
0:07:31 > 0:07:35- Farmers leave their farms - to improve their living standards.
0:07:35 > 0:07:38- The sewage stinks. - There's no running water.
0:07:39 > 0:07:42- There are young children - and babies here.
0:07:42 > 0:07:48- If it rains for three days, - houses are swept away by mudslides.
0:07:48 > 0:07:50- It's a bit of a hole.
0:07:51 > 0:07:55- By comparison, - can country life be that bad?
0:07:55 > 0:07:58- It'll be interesting to find out.
0:08:03 > 0:08:05- Hola, senor.
0:08:07 > 0:08:08- Are you alright?
0:08:09 > 0:08:13- An old man told his story - to Mario, our interpreter.
0:08:13 > 0:08:15- SPEAKS SPANISH
0:08:15 > 0:08:20- He was the first generation - to move from the mountains...
0:08:20 > 0:08:25- ..to earn a living - from tourism in Machu Picchu.
0:08:25 > 0:08:29- Too old to work, - he's living on the breadline.
0:08:29 > 0:08:31- SPEAKS SPANISH
0:08:33 > 0:08:36- We've been looking around town...
0:08:36 > 0:08:39- ..having fun and meeting people.
0:08:40 > 0:08:42- Reality is sinking in.
0:08:42 > 0:08:45- We've met this gentleman...
0:08:45 > 0:08:48- ..and seen the sadness in his face.
0:08:48 > 0:08:52- After all his hard work, - working in Machu Picchu...
0:08:52 > 0:08:55- ..to improve the place...
0:08:55 > 0:08:58- ..it's sad - he doesn't have a better life.
0:09:01 > 0:09:03- We'll carry it to the top for you.
0:09:04 > 0:09:07- We couldn't leave the old man - in tears.
0:09:08 > 0:09:10- We helped him back to his home.
0:09:13 > 0:09:16- His dogs are happy to see him.
0:09:16 > 0:09:18- Take care.
0:09:19 > 0:09:22- I feel emotional now.
0:09:22 > 0:09:25- We were excited about being here...
0:09:25 > 0:09:28- ..then we heard the old man's tale.
0:09:28 > 0:09:30- Tourism ruined his life.
0:09:31 > 0:09:33- It seemed like a dream come true...
0:09:33 > 0:09:37- ..living in Cusco - and working in Machu Picchu.
0:09:37 > 0:09:40- But the reality is very sad.
0:09:40 > 0:09:44- It isn't nice to see - a man of his age...
0:09:44 > 0:09:46- ..over 100 years old...
0:09:46 > 0:09:48- ..feeling like that.
0:09:48 > 0:09:52- I can't see - how he benefited from tourism.
0:10:08 > 0:10:12- We're loading the pickups - and heading to the mountains...
0:10:12 > 0:10:14- ..to meet the families.
0:10:15 > 0:10:19- I'm looking forward to getting - stuck in and doing some work.
0:10:19 > 0:10:21- Let's go.
0:10:24 > 0:10:29- We're going to farm an animal - we've never farmed before.
0:10:30 > 0:10:35- We drove 50 miles east - to the middle of the Andes.
0:10:36 > 0:10:38- Now we're starting our journey up.
0:10:38 > 0:10:43- I'm looking forward. - The adrenalin is pumping.
0:10:43 > 0:10:45- That's what the smell is!
0:10:52 > 0:10:54- This is a new motorway.
0:10:55 > 0:10:59- It's vital to the country's - fast-growing industry.
0:10:59 > 0:11:04- We're heading to Tinki, the - last stop before our destination.
0:11:04 > 0:11:06- It's like the A470.
0:11:07 > 0:11:12- This goes all the way - through the jungle and to Brazil...
0:11:12 > 0:11:15- ..everywhere in South America.
0:11:19 > 0:11:23- After hours of climbing - the end of the journey is in sight.
0:11:23 > 0:11:26- Ausangate Mountain - is in the distance.
0:11:27 > 0:11:30- It's 21,000 feet, - seven times higher than Snowdon.
0:11:36 > 0:11:40- The first stop is getting - supplies in Tinki market.
0:11:46 > 0:11:49- We've reached Tinki.
0:11:51 > 0:11:54- We'll buy the week's supplies here.
0:11:55 > 0:11:56- It's busy, too.
0:11:57 > 0:12:00- There are markets - and people fixing motorbikes.
0:12:01 > 0:12:03- Everywhere is bustling.
0:12:03 > 0:12:07- There are people selling - and buying on the streets.
0:12:08 > 0:12:09- I wouldn't like to drive here.
0:12:09 > 0:12:12- I wouldn't like to drive here.- - I wouldn't like you to drive here.
0:12:19 > 0:12:24- Tinki is like a Western frontier - town. They are all mountain folk.
0:12:24 > 0:12:28- Some have walked for more - than six hours to get here.
0:12:29 > 0:12:33- There's a more rural atmosphere - compared to the city.
0:12:39 > 0:12:40- Look how colourful it is.
0:12:40 > 0:12:42- Look how colourful it is.- - I feel out of place.
0:12:43 > 0:12:45- You look out of place.
0:12:45 > 0:12:47- There's everything here.
0:12:51 > 0:12:56- We've reached the mountains.
0:12:56 > 0:12:59- I've noticed - how little Spanish we hear.
0:13:00 > 0:13:03- The Inca language, Quechua, - is spoken here.
0:13:03 > 0:13:05- That's all I hear.
0:13:05 > 0:13:09- Aeron and I are stumped. - We can't even use our Spanish.
0:13:16 > 0:13:20- They exchange food - rather than buy from each other.
0:13:20 > 0:13:22- They're bartering.
0:13:23 > 0:13:27- Some have brought fruit, - others meat to exchange.
0:13:27 > 0:13:32- They use food like a currency. - It's a brilliant idea.
0:13:34 > 0:13:35- Blimey!
0:13:35 > 0:13:36- Blimey!- - Guinea pig.
0:13:36 > 0:13:41- We didn't expect to see - guinea pigs for sale - to eat.
0:13:41 > 0:13:45- It's very heavy, - this is good for dinner tonight.
0:13:48 > 0:13:49- It's been fattened.
0:13:49 > 0:13:51- It's been fattened.- - Grab it, or it'll run away.
0:13:52 > 0:13:54- I'm a bit scared of them.
0:13:54 > 0:13:56- I'm not sure.
0:13:56 > 0:14:02- He just bought a guinea pig for - 20 sol, that's about four pounds.
0:14:02 > 0:14:05- It's heavy.
0:14:07 > 0:14:09- It's fat.
0:14:09 > 0:14:11- Where do they farm them?
0:14:11 > 0:14:14- Ask and it will be given to you.
0:14:14 > 0:14:19- We were invited to a nearby home to - see how the guinea pigs are raised.
0:14:19 > 0:14:21- Aha!
0:14:21 > 0:14:24- SPEAKS QUECHUA
0:14:28 > 0:14:31- Have you ever seen anything like it?
0:14:31 > 0:14:34- Guinea pigs are eaten - on special occasion.
0:14:35 > 0:14:38- It's a special occasion for Aeron!
0:14:38 > 0:14:40- I'm scared of the blinking things.
0:14:41 > 0:14:42- It wants to go back in.
0:14:43 > 0:14:45- Where's my gun?!
0:14:47 > 0:14:48- We'll go in this side.
0:14:49 > 0:14:51- This is the kitchen.
0:14:51 > 0:14:56- There are no cages. - They're running all over the place.
0:14:56 > 0:15:00- I'm not keen. They're like rats. - There's one here.
0:15:00 > 0:15:02- I don't want to be bitten!
0:15:06 > 0:15:11- I've come out in a cold sweat, - which is a change from hot sweat!
0:15:11 > 0:15:14- I'm getting out. It's scary.
0:15:17 > 0:15:19- I caught one.
0:15:21 > 0:15:22- Hang on.
0:15:23 > 0:15:25- It's OK when it's still.
0:15:26 > 0:15:30- It's not funny when it's running - round and I'm in baggy trousers.
0:15:30 > 0:15:32- I'm going.
0:15:34 > 0:15:36- SPEAKS QUECHUA
0:15:37 > 0:15:38- Thank you.
0:15:38 > 0:15:41- And you. Thank you.
0:15:41 > 0:15:43- Do you want a hankie?
0:15:43 > 0:15:46- It's time to move on...
0:15:46 > 0:15:49- ..to where the alpaca - awaits us on the mountain.
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0:15:58 > 0:16:00- Buenos dias.
0:16:01 > 0:16:05- We're two farmers - on an Andean adventure.
0:16:06 > 0:16:10- Thank goodness for the pickups. - From now on, we're off-road.
0:16:10 > 0:16:14- Ausangate Mountain - is in the distance.
0:16:14 > 0:16:17- It's 6,400 metres high.
0:16:17 > 0:16:20- We're 3,700 here.
0:16:20 > 0:16:23- That's another three Snowdons up.
0:16:24 > 0:16:25- Amazing.
0:16:25 > 0:16:29- If that was in Wales, - we'd see to France, Ireland...
0:16:29 > 0:16:31- ..and what's the other one?
0:16:31 > 0:16:32- England.
0:16:47 > 0:16:51- People stared - as we passed their remote homes.
0:16:51 > 0:16:54- Tourists rarely venture this high.
0:17:07 > 0:17:12- Ausangate is one - of the Andes' highest peaks.
0:17:12 > 0:17:14- Upis Valley is in its shadow.
0:17:14 > 0:17:17- It's one of those rare places...
0:17:17 > 0:17:21- ..where people still live - in a community of shepherds.
0:17:40 > 0:17:42- Oh! Look at this.
0:17:42 > 0:17:45- Unbelievable.
0:17:46 > 0:17:51- I'm out of breath already. - That takes my breath away even more.
0:17:54 > 0:17:57- It makes me feel very small.
0:17:58 > 0:18:02- We are just a grain of sand - by comparison.
0:18:03 > 0:18:07- It's a bit like being - on a mountain back home...
0:18:07 > 0:18:09- ..but on a much bigger scale!
0:18:11 > 0:18:13- It's hard to describe.
0:18:26 > 0:18:29- ALPACA BRAYS
0:18:31 > 0:18:33- Oh!
0:18:34 > 0:18:36- Are you alright?
0:18:36 > 0:18:38- Shambles!
0:18:46 > 0:18:48- Laughter is an universal language.
0:18:49 > 0:18:54- She's laughing because her husband - fell. Just as my wife would do!
0:19:00 > 0:19:02- 6,000 miles and four days later...
0:19:02 > 0:19:05- ..we're on the final stage - of the journey...
0:19:06 > 0:19:09- ..to farm with a family - in the Peruvian Andes.
0:19:09 > 0:19:13- Our guides are locals. - Llamas carry the bags.
0:19:18 > 0:19:20- They're quite wild.
0:19:21 > 0:19:23- One escaped.
0:19:23 > 0:19:25- William went to help.
0:19:26 > 0:19:29- We're alright now. Come on.
0:19:31 > 0:19:33- I'm eager to show...
0:19:33 > 0:19:37- ..that two Welsh boys - can do our share of the work.
0:19:38 > 0:19:40- It isn't easy here.
0:19:40 > 0:19:42- It can't be easy.
0:19:42 > 0:19:46- I want to prove that if there's - any work to do, we can do it.
0:19:46 > 0:19:51- I'd enjoy that, and experience - what they go through every day.
0:19:52 > 0:19:55- I'm sure it's cold.
0:19:55 > 0:19:59- The next challenge - is crossing the river.
0:20:00 > 0:20:03- Mind how you go.
0:20:04 > 0:20:06- WIL EXCLAIMS
0:20:08 > 0:20:10- BOTH LAUGH
0:20:16 > 0:20:19- The water is freezing.
0:20:19 > 0:20:22- I'm in the mud. Hurry, please.
0:20:23 > 0:20:27- You wouldn't believe - how cold my feet are.
0:20:27 > 0:20:31- This is no time to play, lady.
0:20:31 > 0:20:34- Even the llamas are laughing.
0:20:34 > 0:20:37- She's laughing at me. Stop it.
0:20:45 > 0:20:46- Oh.
0:20:49 > 0:20:51- We won't be long now.
0:20:51 > 0:20:56- There's one hell of a steep climb - left, if I'm still alive.
0:20:59 > 0:21:04- The Condori family has farmed - here since the days of the Inca...
0:21:05 > 0:21:08- ..with no running water - or electricity.
0:21:08 > 0:21:13- The air is thin. We're not far from - what climbers call "the death zone."
0:21:13 > 0:21:15- Family Home
0:21:15 > 0:21:17- Aeron.
0:21:23 > 0:21:24- Aeron.
0:21:25 > 0:21:27- We're here.
0:21:32 > 0:21:35- Well, well, well. - I'm out of breath.
0:21:36 > 0:21:38- How are you?
0:21:39 > 0:21:41- Four generations live here.
0:21:41 > 0:21:45- We're the first white visitors - they've ever had.
0:21:46 > 0:21:50- Two Celts, - face to face with the Inca.
0:21:50 > 0:21:53- Thanks for inviting us to your home.
0:21:54 > 0:21:57- It was far, - but we're glad we're here.
0:21:58 > 0:22:00- It's amazing here.
0:22:00 > 0:22:03- Coming up that hill - almost killed us.
0:22:03 > 0:22:05- The air is thin.
0:22:06 > 0:22:10- Aeron wasn't bad. - But my lungs have almost packed in.
0:22:11 > 0:22:14- It's unbelievable - that people live up here.
0:22:14 > 0:22:17- Amazing, and such a nice welcome.
0:22:19 > 0:22:20- PLAYS FLUTE
0:22:26 > 0:22:29- Domingo is the head of the family.
0:22:29 > 0:22:34- Before we know it, we're taking - part in some sort of ceremony.
0:22:34 > 0:22:36- Coca.
0:22:36 > 0:22:40- They've chewed coca leaves - since the days of the Inca.
0:22:41 > 0:22:42- It grows in the jungle.
0:22:43 > 0:22:47- It's part of their culture - and a key part of the ceremony.
0:22:47 > 0:22:49- Don't swallow it.
0:22:50 > 0:22:51- Gracias.
0:22:51 > 0:22:55- We associate coca with cocaine.
0:22:55 > 0:23:00- It's used here to treat ailments - and prevent altitude sickness.
0:23:02 > 0:23:06- Roberta, Domingo's daughter, - leads the offering.
0:23:06 > 0:23:08- We've had a mouthful of leaves.
0:23:08 > 0:23:10- We've had a mouthful of leaves.- - Pachamama.
0:23:10 > 0:23:15- Pachamama is said - to say thanks to the gods.
0:23:16 > 0:23:19- SPEAKS QUECHUA
0:23:21 > 0:23:26- We noticed immediately - that it's a different world.
0:23:33 > 0:23:35- Something to wear next.
0:23:35 > 0:23:39- Ponchos, - chullo, huracca and chalina.
0:23:40 > 0:23:42- Thank you.
0:23:45 > 0:23:47- It only just went over my big ears!
0:23:49 > 0:23:51- My ears are too big! Don't laugh!
0:23:55 > 0:23:57- It's better than the Gorsedd.
0:24:04 > 0:24:07- He's hinting that I should shut up.
0:24:07 > 0:24:09- Thank you.
0:24:11 > 0:24:11- Does it fit?
0:24:11 > 0:24:15- Does it fit?- - Is there one in William's size?!
0:24:15 > 0:24:17- We've had the clothes.
0:24:18 > 0:24:21- You might think - we've put them on just for the TV.
0:24:22 > 0:24:26- This is how they dress - in the villages, and here.
0:24:26 > 0:24:29- I'm glad to have - the chance to wear it.
0:24:30 > 0:24:32- SPEAKS QUECHUA
0:24:35 > 0:24:37- Thank you.
0:24:37 > 0:24:40- A lasso and whip. Excellent.
0:24:42 > 0:24:44- SPEAKS QUECHUA
0:24:45 > 0:24:50- As well as suitable clothes, - every shepherd needs a flute.
0:24:50 > 0:24:54- They play the flute to lure - llamas down from the mountains.
0:24:55 > 0:24:57- You can see them on the ridge.
0:24:57 > 0:24:59- You can see them on the ridge.- - It lures them.
0:24:59 > 0:25:03- If there are girls around, - it lures them, too.
0:25:03 > 0:25:07- Don't blow too much, William. - You're married.
0:25:07 > 0:25:08- And you, now.
0:25:08 > 0:25:10- And you, now.- - Try it.
0:25:12 > 0:25:14- NO SOUND COMES OUT
0:25:15 > 0:25:17- LAUGHTER
0:25:17 > 0:25:20- I can't see any llamas or girls.
0:25:28 > 0:25:33- After the warmest of welcomes, - it's time to meet the alpaca.
0:25:35 > 0:25:37- We're the servants from now on.
0:25:37 > 0:25:42- Our first task is to catch - an alpaca to feed the family.
0:25:42 > 0:25:46- The lasso is made out - of alpaca wool.
0:25:47 > 0:25:49- It isn't very long.
0:25:49 > 0:25:54- We'll have to work as a team. - That'll be a job, with Aeron.
0:25:54 > 0:26:00- We want to see how they survive - on the roof of the world.
0:26:00 > 0:26:02- Our sheep couldn't survive here.
0:26:02 > 0:26:07- Alpacas and llamas are - the only animals that thrive here.
0:26:07 > 0:26:11- They have over 200 alpaca. This - is the one they want us to catch.
0:26:12 > 0:26:15- We'll keep them together...
0:26:15 > 0:26:19- ..and trap the one - we want in the middle.
0:26:23 > 0:26:25- Here goes.
0:26:30 > 0:26:33- I was close.
0:26:35 > 0:26:36- Here she is.
0:26:38 > 0:26:40- It isn't easy.
0:26:43 > 0:26:45- Unlucky!
0:26:45 > 0:26:47- What's Plan B, Wil?
0:26:48 > 0:26:50- Plan B is to make Plan A better.
0:26:51 > 0:26:55- We want to show the family - that we're worthwhile farmers.
0:26:57 > 0:26:59- If only the lasso stayed open.
0:27:05 > 0:27:10- Are there any dogs here? - I've lost my scarf and self-respect.
0:27:10 > 0:27:13- Let's forget these - and just catch one.
0:27:20 > 0:27:22- I've caught something...
0:27:24 > 0:27:26- ..a cold!
0:27:30 > 0:27:32- They think we're a joke.
0:27:33 > 0:27:37- I feel like a joke, too.
0:27:40 > 0:27:44- It was Santos's turn to show us - how to do it. He caught two.
0:27:45 > 0:27:47- It's on!
0:27:49 > 0:27:50- He's caught two!
0:27:50 > 0:27:52- Two!
0:27:52 > 0:27:55- Do I hold the legs or what?
0:27:58 > 0:28:01- They're not the biggest - people in the world.
0:28:01 > 0:28:05- They'd never seen a man - lift an alpaca on his own.
0:28:05 > 0:28:07- William, what are you doing?
0:28:10 > 0:28:12- ALPACA BRAYS
0:28:12 > 0:28:13- Go on!
0:28:17 > 0:28:19- I'm sweating!
0:28:22 > 0:28:23- Watch the rope.
0:28:27 > 0:28:29- I can't talk much.
0:28:30 > 0:28:33- You wouldn't believe - how breathless you get.
0:28:34 > 0:28:35- Ha!
0:28:35 > 0:28:40- I'm disappointed we didn't catch it. - I hoped to show we could lasso.
0:28:40 > 0:28:44- The end comes suddenly - for the creature.
0:28:44 > 0:28:46- That's nature at its best.
0:28:47 > 0:28:51- They reared the alpaca. - That's what they live on.
0:28:53 > 0:28:57- Many people back home - have lost touch...
0:28:58 > 0:29:00- ..with what really happens.
0:29:00 > 0:29:05- They go to the shop - and buy food in plastic wrappers.
0:29:05 > 0:29:07- This is totally natural.
0:29:08 > 0:29:11- They kill an animal, - in order to eat, in order to live.
0:29:12 > 0:29:13- This is special.
0:29:13 > 0:29:15- It's a valuable animal.
0:29:16 > 0:29:20- We're privileged that - they killed an alpaca for us.
0:29:20 > 0:29:23- Liver and onion gravy. - You can't beat it.
0:29:24 > 0:29:25- SPEAKS QUECHUA
0:29:25 > 0:29:28- Do they have onions?
0:29:37 > 0:29:38- Thanks.
0:29:38 > 0:29:43- We're ready to sleep, after - a busy first day on the mountain.
0:29:43 > 0:29:45- It'll help us keep warm at night.
0:29:45 > 0:29:46- It'll help us keep warm at night.- - This is worth something.
0:29:51 > 0:29:56- The cottage only has one room. The - eight family members sleep there.
0:29:56 > 0:29:59- So we're in the thatched roof shed.
0:30:00 > 0:30:01- Hell of a view.
0:30:01 > 0:30:02- Yes.
0:30:03 > 0:30:07- With this view, - we don't miss TV or mod cons.
0:30:07 > 0:30:07- .
0:30:15 > 0:30:15- Subtitles
0:30:15 > 0:30:17- Subtitles- - Subtitles
0:30:25 > 0:30:29- It's 5.00am - and it's minus five in the Andes.
0:30:30 > 0:30:33- We have a packed day ahead of us.
0:30:37 > 0:30:40- All the family prepares breakfast.
0:30:41 > 0:30:43- SPEAKS QUECHUA
0:31:05 > 0:31:09- Every morning, they have chuno, - dried potato soup.
0:31:10 > 0:31:12- Today, we have alpaca in it...
0:31:12 > 0:31:14- ..as a treat.
0:31:16 > 0:31:17- Mm!
0:31:18 > 0:31:19- Thanks.
0:31:19 > 0:31:21- Muchas gracias.
0:31:21 > 0:31:22- Well, William!
0:31:22 > 0:31:24- Are you hungry?
0:31:24 > 0:31:25- We'll see.
0:31:25 > 0:31:27- What is it?
0:31:27 > 0:31:28- It's a bit...
0:31:29 > 0:31:31- ..like lobscouse.
0:31:31 > 0:31:32- Gracias.
0:31:32 > 0:31:34- Thank you very much.
0:31:34 > 0:31:36- Mm.
0:31:36 > 0:31:38- I'm not sure what it is!
0:31:39 > 0:31:42- I think there's a bit - of everything in it.
0:31:43 > 0:31:46- I've seen one vegetable. - There's liquid.
0:31:47 > 0:31:49- The rest is tubes and pipes.
0:31:50 > 0:31:51- Mm.
0:31:51 > 0:31:54- I'm thinking back to yesterday...
0:31:56 > 0:32:00- ..when the alpaca was killed, - and what came out of it.
0:32:06 > 0:32:09- You can tell by looking - at me I'll eat anything.
0:32:09 > 0:32:11- I'm struggling a bit with this.
0:32:13 > 0:32:15- I don't want to be rude.
0:32:16 > 0:32:17- Oh!
0:32:18 > 0:32:20- They're eating it, so we have to.
0:32:20 > 0:32:21- Aye.
0:32:22 > 0:32:25- I'm not sure how to describe it.
0:32:25 > 0:32:27- It tastes... a bit tough.
0:32:29 > 0:32:33- I saw them scraping things - from the alpaca.
0:32:34 > 0:32:36- It looks like the scrapings.
0:32:36 > 0:32:38- It's more than the scrapings.
0:32:40 > 0:32:42- There are pipes here too.
0:32:42 > 0:32:43- Maybe the guts.
0:32:43 > 0:32:46- Don't talk. Just eat quietly.
0:32:48 > 0:32:49- Right.
0:32:50 > 0:32:51- I'm shaking.
0:32:54 > 0:32:57- Yes, that's definitely what it is.
0:32:59 > 0:33:01- I'm going to eat it all.
0:33:02 > 0:33:04- If you don't chew, it's alright.
0:33:04 > 0:33:09- I've eaten most of it. I think - I'll have trouble with these pieces.
0:33:10 > 0:33:11- Tasty. Thank you.
0:33:15 > 0:33:16- Mm.
0:33:17 > 0:33:18- Jesus Christ.
0:33:20 > 0:33:21- The last piece.
0:33:21 > 0:33:23- I don't think I'll ask for more.
0:33:24 > 0:33:25- Right.
0:33:28 > 0:33:30- Thank goodness.
0:33:32 > 0:33:35- Thank you very much. Gracias.
0:33:38 > 0:33:39- Loco, loco!
0:33:45 > 0:33:47- Oh!
0:33:48 > 0:33:52- Aeron more or less - licked the bowl...
0:33:52 > 0:33:54- ..just to prove a point.
0:33:56 > 0:33:57- He's paying now.
0:33:57 > 0:34:00- It doesn't always pay to be clever.
0:34:01 > 0:34:03- RETCHES
0:34:05 > 0:34:06- Oh!
0:34:09 > 0:34:10- RETCHES
0:34:10 > 0:34:11- Oh!
0:34:17 > 0:34:18- Good grief.
0:34:21 > 0:34:21- Are you alright?
0:34:21 > 0:34:23- Are you alright?- - There's more to come.
0:34:23 > 0:34:25- Enough nonsense! We have work to do.
0:34:25 > 0:34:27- Enough nonsense! We have work to do.- - Let's do some shearing.
0:34:27 > 0:34:28- Sorry about that.
0:34:30 > 0:34:33- The first job - is gathering the flock.
0:34:33 > 0:34:36- Surely two shepherds - from Wales can help?
0:34:37 > 0:34:38- BLOWS WHISTLE
0:34:42 > 0:34:44- He's pinched my whistle.
0:34:44 > 0:34:45- BLOWS WHISTLE
0:34:46 > 0:34:47- Oh!
0:34:48 > 0:34:50- I brought a sheepdog - whistle with me.
0:34:51 > 0:34:54- He saw me using it. - He got excited and stole it.
0:34:55 > 0:34:58- He's doing better - than I did with his flute.
0:34:58 > 0:34:59- That's it.
0:35:08 > 0:35:09- BLOWS WHISTLE
0:35:21 > 0:35:22- Where did you go?
0:35:22 > 0:35:27- It's better to gather them - properly the first time...
0:35:27 > 0:35:29- ..and not have to go back for one.
0:35:30 > 0:35:31- Oh!
0:35:32 > 0:35:35- All the family - has come to see us work.
0:35:35 > 0:35:38- I hope we do better than last night.
0:35:39 > 0:35:43- I won't lose my temper today, - as I did yesterday.
0:35:43 > 0:35:46- Slowly, slowly catch - a llama, as they say.
0:35:49 > 0:35:50- Good grief.
0:35:52 > 0:35:55- I got one! Ha!
0:35:55 > 0:35:57- APPLAUSE
0:35:57 > 0:35:58- I have two!
0:36:00 > 0:36:01- Bonus!
0:36:01 > 0:36:04- For the first time, - I feel I can help.
0:36:04 > 0:36:08- But is shearing an alpaca - the same as shearing a sheep?
0:36:11 > 0:36:17- Back home with electric clippers, - we shear hundreds of sheep in a day.
0:36:17 > 0:36:19- Here, they use a knife.
0:36:21 > 0:36:24- It takes half an hour - to shear each alpaca.
0:36:32 > 0:36:34- It's certainly one way of doing it.
0:36:38 > 0:36:40- I had no idea what to expect.
0:36:40 > 0:36:43- It's unlike - anything I've seen before.
0:36:44 > 0:36:48- They cut it with a knife, - almost hacking it off.
0:36:48 > 0:36:49- Yes.
0:36:49 > 0:36:51- Everyone helps.
0:36:51 > 0:36:55- These women keep an eye - on the colour of every piece.
0:36:57 > 0:36:59- Very interesting.
0:37:00 > 0:37:02- One thing I noticed, Wil...
0:37:03 > 0:37:06- ..is that it's an insult - to call it wool.
0:37:06 > 0:37:07- It's fibre.
0:37:07 > 0:37:08- Fibre?
0:37:09 > 0:37:10- Don't call it wool.
0:37:10 > 0:37:11- Don't call it wool.- - Righto.
0:37:11 > 0:37:14- It's considered one - of the world's best materials.
0:37:15 > 0:37:18- It's used to make expensive clothes.
0:37:18 > 0:37:20- The microns are very thin.
0:37:20 > 0:37:22- That's what makes it so valuable.
0:37:23 > 0:37:24- It's like gold for them.
0:37:24 > 0:37:25- It's like gold for them.- - Like gold.
0:37:26 > 0:37:29- It's not like - a shearing day at home.
0:37:29 > 0:37:32- They fetch an alpaca - when they need it, and shear it.
0:37:33 > 0:37:35- They're not all done in one day.
0:37:35 > 0:37:37- It's a day for all the family.
0:37:38 > 0:37:42- The oldest man watches, to make - sure everything works slickly.
0:37:43 > 0:37:45- It's an enjoyable day.
0:37:47 > 0:37:50- Until Aeron and I have a go, maybe.
0:37:53 > 0:37:54- ALPACA BRAYS
0:37:55 > 0:37:57- I'm a bit nervous.
0:37:57 > 0:37:59- The fibre is worth so much money.
0:37:59 > 0:38:01- It's not like a sheep.
0:38:02 > 0:38:03- But we'll try.
0:38:05 > 0:38:07- We'll start at the head.
0:38:08 > 0:38:10- ALPACA BRAYS
0:38:13 > 0:38:14- There.
0:38:14 > 0:38:15- Righto.
0:38:16 > 0:38:17- He told me...
0:38:17 > 0:38:19- ..to find the skin.
0:38:20 > 0:38:22- Track up about an inch...
0:38:22 > 0:38:24- ..then cut a bit.
0:38:26 > 0:38:27- Righto.
0:38:28 > 0:38:29- Watch me, Aeron.
0:38:29 > 0:38:31- Watch me, William.
0:38:31 > 0:38:32- Remember, an inch.
0:38:35 > 0:38:36- Damn, a cut.
0:38:37 > 0:38:39- I was a bit heavy-handed.
0:38:39 > 0:38:44- It's near the backbone. I went a bit - too near the skin. There's a cut.
0:38:44 > 0:38:48- I wouldn't worry back home. - I'd apply purple spray.
0:38:48 > 0:38:50- It's a bigger deal here.
0:38:50 > 0:38:54- They put coca leaves on it, - to help heal the cut.
0:38:56 > 0:38:59- I'm very disappointed in myself.
0:39:00 > 0:39:05- We've brought something we thought - would be handy for shepherds.
0:39:05 > 0:39:08- Maybe now is the time - to give it to the family.
0:39:09 > 0:39:13- William is shearing - with the knife, quite slowly.
0:39:13 > 0:39:17- These might help lighten the work. - I'll show them now.
0:39:22 > 0:39:23- Hola.
0:39:23 > 0:39:27- I don't know if you've seen - things like these.
0:39:27 > 0:39:29- I hope they'll help a little.
0:39:30 > 0:39:32- Have you used them?
0:39:37 > 0:39:38- Good.
0:39:43 > 0:39:45- SPEAKS QUECHUA
0:39:46 > 0:39:48- Santos really likes the shears.
0:39:48 > 0:39:53- They will help - shear the alpaca more smoothly.
0:39:54 > 0:39:58- They'll get - a better price for the fibre.
0:39:58 > 0:40:00- SPEAKS QUECHUA
0:40:02 > 0:40:04- I'm glad. They love them.
0:40:05 > 0:40:07- Gracias!
0:40:09 > 0:40:10- Thanks.
0:40:11 > 0:40:12- No problem, Santos.
0:40:14 > 0:40:15- Gracias.
0:40:17 > 0:40:19- The family is very easy - to get on with.
0:40:20 > 0:40:25- It's good to see how old-fashioned - shears put a smile on their faces.
0:40:41 > 0:40:45- We're far from home, - but this all seems familiar.
0:40:45 > 0:40:49- Shepherding must be the same, - anywhere in the world.
0:40:55 > 0:40:57- Where are you going, little one?
0:41:01 > 0:41:03- Where are you going?
0:41:06 > 0:41:10- We're spinning this afternoon. - Everyone is busy.
0:41:16 > 0:41:18- I'm learning.
0:41:20 > 0:41:21- They're laughing at me!
0:41:21 > 0:41:22- What are you learning?
0:41:22 > 0:41:23- What are you learning?- - I'm not sure.
0:41:24 > 0:41:25- I'm trying.
0:41:29 > 0:41:31- I don't know!
0:41:31 > 0:41:33- I'm totally out of my depth.
0:41:46 > 0:41:48- Everyone is working quietly.
0:41:50 > 0:41:54- There's a word or two - from time to time, and laughter.
0:41:56 > 0:41:58- Everyone is getting on with it.
0:41:59 > 0:42:00- Oh!
0:42:00 > 0:42:01- From day to day.
0:42:02 > 0:42:04- It's nice. The whole family is here.
0:42:05 > 0:42:08- We were shearing this morning.
0:42:08 > 0:42:12- This afternoon, - they're making ropes.
0:42:14 > 0:42:18- The process doesn't take long, - from the field to a jumper.
0:42:20 > 0:42:22- But not when I do it.
0:42:38 > 0:42:40- The women are all related.
0:42:40 > 0:42:43- I think Roberta is the chief.
0:42:44 > 0:42:49- She keeps order and makes sure - everything is ticking over.
0:42:52 > 0:42:56- There is great respect - between the men and women.
0:42:59 > 0:43:02- They seem very close, even loving.
0:43:04 > 0:43:06- There's great respect there.
0:43:07 > 0:43:10- One couldn't do without the other.
0:43:11 > 0:43:14- They have to get along - and work as a team.
0:43:15 > 0:43:17- Otherwise, things wouldn't work.
0:43:17 > 0:43:19- It's very good to see.
0:43:19 > 0:43:22- I haven't seen anyone argue.
0:43:22 > 0:43:22- .
0:43:40 > 0:43:40- Subtitles
0:43:40 > 0:43:42- Subtitles- - Subtitles
0:43:43 > 0:43:45- We've spent a week with the alpaca.
0:43:46 > 0:43:50- We're getting used - to working in the strong sunshine...
0:43:50 > 0:43:53- ..and shivering under the stars.
0:43:54 > 0:43:56- # Jesus is my saviour
0:43:58 > 0:44:00- # I can't breathe #
0:44:02 > 0:44:03- Oh!
0:44:03 > 0:44:05- It's far, isn't it?
0:44:14 > 0:44:18- It's amazing how quickly - we've felt at home here...
0:44:18 > 0:44:21- ..without understanding a word.
0:44:21 > 0:44:25- Even worshipping - the mountain doesn't seem unusual.
0:44:25 > 0:44:26- SPEAKS QUECHUA
0:44:30 > 0:44:35- It's too high for trees to grow. - The family depends on peat for fuel.
0:44:35 > 0:44:40- The thin air and chaquitakia spades - make digging hard work.
0:44:40 > 0:44:42- Do I have to mark a place first?
0:44:45 > 0:44:50- Domingo and Santos are starting - to enjoy having servants!
0:44:51 > 0:44:52- Oh!
0:44:53 > 0:44:54- Is that OK?
0:44:54 > 0:44:56- APPLAUSE
0:44:58 > 0:45:00- Our brothers are clever.
0:45:06 > 0:45:11- Yes, they've learnt quickly - how to use the chaquitakia.
0:45:12 > 0:45:16- I'd be happy if one - of them married my daughter.
0:45:17 > 0:45:18- Good brothers.
0:45:22 > 0:45:23- Bueno, bueno!
0:45:25 > 0:45:26- Thanks.
0:45:26 > 0:45:28- I'll do another one now.
0:45:32 > 0:45:33- Oh!
0:45:35 > 0:45:37- Santos, I've broken it.
0:45:38 > 0:45:39- Well, well.
0:45:42 > 0:45:43- Too strong.
0:45:43 > 0:45:45- Watch your fingers!
0:45:54 > 0:45:55- Thanks.
0:45:59 > 0:46:01- What do you reckon, Wil?
0:46:02 > 0:46:04- It's marvellous.
0:46:05 > 0:46:07- It's a pity we have to work.
0:46:07 > 0:46:07- Eh?
0:46:07 > 0:46:10- Eh?- - It's almost a pity we have to work.
0:46:10 > 0:46:12- We could live here.
0:46:12 > 0:46:14- If we had to, we could.
0:46:14 > 0:46:17- If they can, why couldn't we?
0:46:17 > 0:46:21- You complained just now - you couldn't get oxygen.
0:46:22 > 0:46:23- I'd get used to it.
0:46:24 > 0:46:25- I'm not sure.
0:46:26 > 0:46:28- I don't think I could.
0:46:28 > 0:46:30- I prefer to be at home.
0:46:30 > 0:46:33- It'd be far to go - to the Royal Welsh.
0:46:47 > 0:46:51- The little children have been - with us doing everything.
0:46:52 > 0:46:56- Eating, working with the animals, - they've been there.
0:46:57 > 0:46:59- We've become quite close.
0:46:59 > 0:47:03- We've brought them something, - to show a little appreciation.
0:47:05 > 0:47:07- Jeffrey! Here he is.
0:47:09 > 0:47:11- Hello, Jeffrey.
0:47:11 > 0:47:13- I've brought you a small toy.
0:47:14 > 0:47:16- It's a lorry. Do you like it?
0:47:17 > 0:47:22- I think the children - will have a good life.
0:47:23 > 0:47:28- They might not have running water, - but they don't know anything else.
0:47:28 > 0:47:34- They're happy. I'd like to think - they'll have a bright future.
0:47:36 > 0:47:40- They play as children should play, - out in the fresh air.
0:47:41 > 0:47:43- They enjoy themselves...
0:47:43 > 0:47:45- ..without a TV or computer.
0:47:48 > 0:47:53- People move down to places - like Cusco, because of tourism.
0:47:55 > 0:48:00- But if they can live in the - mountains, this is the place to be.
0:48:08 > 0:48:11- We're almost at the end - of our stay in Peru.
0:48:11 > 0:48:14- We're climbing 400 metres higher...
0:48:14 > 0:48:17- ..to the same altitude - as Everest Base Camp.
0:48:17 > 0:48:22- We have llamas today. - They're better for carrying loads.
0:48:22 > 0:48:26- We're going to see neighbours, - about an hour away.
0:48:27 > 0:48:28- We whistle.
0:48:29 > 0:48:32- It's supposed - to help the llamas move.
0:48:32 > 0:48:33- Come on.
0:48:33 > 0:48:34- WHISTLES
0:48:35 > 0:48:37- I can't go before yours.
0:48:37 > 0:48:38- I can't go before yours.- - Come on.
0:48:39 > 0:48:40- You're the leader.
0:48:44 > 0:48:46- Roberta wants us - to meet her neighbours.
0:48:47 > 0:48:49- Although her family - is far from rich...
0:48:50 > 0:48:53- ..she had prepared sacks - full of food for them.
0:48:55 > 0:48:56- How are you?
0:48:56 > 0:48:58- Buenas tardes. Are you well?
0:48:58 > 0:49:00- It's nice to meet you.
0:49:02 > 0:49:04- Hello. I'm William Evans.
0:49:04 > 0:49:06- It's nice to meet you.
0:49:07 > 0:49:12- This is Raymondia, who is almost a - hundred years old, and almost blind.
0:49:12 > 0:49:14- SPEAKS QUECHUA
0:49:21 > 0:49:23- SOUNDS SAD
0:49:43 > 0:49:48- As the tears flow, it becomes clear - something is seriously wrong.
0:49:48 > 0:49:50- SPEAKS QUECHUA
0:50:00 > 0:50:02- I knew they were poor.
0:50:02 > 0:50:05- But I never imagined - it was this bad.
0:50:10 > 0:50:12- SPEAKS QUECHUA
0:50:23 > 0:50:25- I feel ashamed...
0:50:27 > 0:50:29- ..and in shock, really.
0:50:29 > 0:50:31- You see poverty on TV.
0:50:32 > 0:50:34- I've never seen it first hand.
0:50:34 > 0:50:37- I feel ashamed - to sit next to them...
0:50:38 > 0:50:41- ..in these branded - clothes and shoes.
0:50:42 > 0:50:46- This poor woman is almost a hundred - years old, and almost blind.
0:50:46 > 0:50:48- She has no shoes.
0:50:48 > 0:50:49- They're crying.
0:50:50 > 0:50:52- It's touching my heart.
0:50:52 > 0:50:55- I couldn't stay there. - I didn't know what to do.
0:50:55 > 0:51:00- If I'd known it was this bad, - I'd have brought them more things.
0:51:00 > 0:51:02- It's shocked me.
0:51:06 > 0:51:08- I can't say any more.
0:51:14 > 0:51:18- Mario, the interpreter, - explains the situation.
0:51:18 > 0:51:20- It's hard to believe...
0:51:20 > 0:51:24- ..but Cipriani, Raymondia's - daughter, has 21 children.
0:51:24 > 0:51:29- The family has dispersed. - The husband and older children left.
0:51:29 > 0:51:32- There are no alpaca - on the land any more.
0:51:32 > 0:51:36- Basically, these guys - have nothing to eat.
0:51:36 > 0:51:38- Especially the kids.
0:51:39 > 0:51:42- We've brought them some supplies.
0:51:42 > 0:51:45- It's not nearly enough. - I hope it will help.
0:51:45 > 0:51:48- There's flour, sugar - and a few more things.
0:51:49 > 0:51:53- I hope it will help - keep them going for a while.
0:51:54 > 0:51:56- Stay there.
0:51:57 > 0:51:59- There's no need for her to get up.
0:52:00 > 0:52:01- SPEAKS QUECHUA
0:52:02 > 0:52:05- No problem at all. - You're very welcome.
0:52:05 > 0:52:07- It's the least we can do.
0:52:11 > 0:52:13- This little boy has had some bread.
0:52:14 > 0:52:19- Instead of eating, he's hiding it, - as dogs do, to have later.
0:52:19 > 0:52:20- The poor boy.
0:52:23 > 0:52:26- It's shocking. - The children are so grateful.
0:52:27 > 0:52:31- The food won't last long. - What will happen to them afterwards?
0:52:32 > 0:52:34- I was talking to Mario.
0:52:36 > 0:52:40- I asked him if the children - had any future here.
0:52:41 > 0:52:45- He said that the older children - would probably leave...
0:52:45 > 0:52:47- ..to work in the city.
0:52:48 > 0:52:53- Maybe one of the younger sons - would take on the farming.
0:52:54 > 0:52:56- There's a lot of time before that.
0:52:58 > 0:53:01- It's very sad to think about it.
0:53:01 > 0:53:03- There's a handful of children there.
0:53:04 > 0:53:06- He says they don't have a future.
0:53:08 > 0:53:11- It has totally changed - the journey for me.
0:53:11 > 0:53:14- We had really enjoyed ourselves.
0:53:14 > 0:53:17- The family where we stayed - isn't rich by far.
0:53:17 > 0:53:19- They scrape a living.
0:53:20 > 0:53:22- But this is another level.
0:53:23 > 0:53:25- It's not just these.
0:53:25 > 0:53:27- There are cottages on those slopes.
0:53:28 > 0:53:31- I wouldn't like - to think what's happening there.
0:53:31 > 0:53:34- This is only one family.
0:53:35 > 0:53:39- In Cusco, before coming - to the mountains, we saw shanties.
0:53:39 > 0:53:43- People had fled - from the country to the town.
0:53:43 > 0:53:46- We asked why they came to the town.
0:53:46 > 0:53:49- After seeing this, - I can't blame them.
0:53:49 > 0:53:50- I'd escape too...
0:53:51 > 0:53:52- ..for my life.
0:54:07 > 0:54:09- With no-one left to farm alpaca...
0:54:10 > 0:54:15- ..the impoverished family can't make - a living on the mountain any more.
0:54:15 > 0:54:17- No meat, no fibre, no money...
0:54:18 > 0:54:19- ..and not much hope.
0:54:31 > 0:54:33- We came here as shepherds, to learn.
0:54:36 > 0:54:38- This was a tough lesson.
0:54:58 > 0:55:02- On our last morning, it's good - to be back with the alpaca.
0:55:03 > 0:55:08- We realize now how essential they - are to this marvellous family...
0:55:09 > 0:55:12- ..and their way of life - here in the Andes.
0:55:15 > 0:55:17- Well, Wil, it's time to go home.
0:55:17 > 0:55:18- Well, Wil, it's time to go home.- - Yes.
0:55:19 > 0:55:21- Or are you going to stay?
0:55:22 > 0:55:23- You know...
0:55:23 > 0:55:26- ..when you look round, - it's perfect.
0:55:27 > 0:55:30- You think that - they lead a simple life...
0:55:31 > 0:55:33- ..with no worries.
0:55:33 > 0:55:36- But I am looking forward - to going home.
0:55:37 > 0:55:42- It's been a pure privilege - to be here with the family.
0:55:43 > 0:55:45- But the reality is...
0:55:46 > 0:55:48- ..it's a tough life...
0:55:48 > 0:55:50- ..a life of poverty.
0:55:50 > 0:55:54- We've seen the best. - We received a marvellous welcome.
0:55:55 > 0:55:59- We've had all - those good experiences.
0:55:59 > 0:56:04- But we saw a little of the other - side yesterday on the mountains.
0:56:05 > 0:56:07- I won't forget that in a hurry.
0:56:08 > 0:56:10- I couldn't do it...
0:56:10 > 0:56:13- ..although I've enjoyed - every moment.
0:56:13 > 0:56:15- I'll be glad to go home.
0:56:16 > 0:56:17- Yes.
0:56:33 > 0:56:34- LISTENS TO DRUMS
0:56:40 > 0:56:42- Right, Jeffrey, I have to go now.
0:56:42 > 0:56:43- Look after them.
0:56:45 > 0:56:47- Keep on playing the drums.
0:56:52 > 0:56:54- Hola. How are you?
0:56:54 > 0:56:55- SPEAKS QUECHUA
0:57:04 > 0:57:07- Do you want the whistle? - I had meant to give it to you.
0:57:08 > 0:57:11- You asked so nicely, - you can have it.
0:57:14 > 0:57:16- The atmosphere here is very special.
0:57:17 > 0:57:19- It's a vast area.
0:57:20 > 0:57:22- The people here are marvellous.
0:57:23 > 0:57:27- I take my cap off to them. - They're special people.
0:57:27 > 0:57:29- Muchas gracias.
0:57:33 > 0:57:37- Seeing all this - makes you feel insignificant.
0:57:37 > 0:57:40- We're so far from everywhere.
0:57:40 > 0:57:43- These people live - in such a remote place.
0:57:43 > 0:57:46- I have nothing but respect for them.
0:58:14 > 0:58:15- Thank you very much.
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