Pennod - Wil ac Aeron

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-They say the world

-has become a small place.

-But if you travel far enough...

-..you'll discover people whose lives

-are untouched by the modern world.

-People with their own traditions,

-language, religion...

-..and a centuries old way of life.

-Here goes.

-The Peruvian Andes

-is the roof of the world.

-We've come to farm alpaca

-with descendents of the Inca.

-We're 6,000 miles away from home.

-We'll climb six times

-higher than Snowdon...

-..to stay and work

-with farmers for a week.

-It won't all be plain sailing.

-Through fire and water,

-laughter and tears...

-..this is the story of two

-shepherds in a faraway land.

-I'm Aeron Pughe.

-I'm looking down

-towards Gwernbere...

-..the farm where I was raised,

-near Machynlleth.

-My name is Wil Hendreseifion.

-We're looking from the top of

-the Dyfi Valley, towards Aberdyfi...

-..and up the valley

-to Dinas Mawddwy.

-These mountains

-are hard enough to farm.

-What is it like to farm in one

-of the world's most hostile places?

-Wil and I are going to Peru. We

-complain that we have a hard life.

-From what I've heard,

-Peru is up there with the hardest.

-The Andean highlands...

-..is unlike anything we're used to.

-We want to know how people

-survive this extreme environment.

-I'm looking forward to see how

-they farm, what animals they keep...

-..and what their traditions are.

-How do they make a living?

-Day 1

-We flew into Cusco.

-It's 3,400 metres...

-Feet.

-Feet.

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-No, metres.

-You're right.

-It's extremely high.

-It's three times

-higher than Snowdon.

-We're feeling the difference.

-You're worse than me.

-You're worse than me.

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-Yes. I have big lungs.

-It's hard work to fill them.

-Oxygen is scarce here.

-This can affect your head,

-and all sorts of things.

-So far, we're finding our feet.

-Cusco was the capital

-of the Inca Empire...

-..until the Spanish conquest

-in the 16th century.

-It is now a UNESCO World Heritage

-Site and a tourist magnet.

-We must get used to the altitude

-before going up to the mountains.

-Where better than a market for

-two farmers to learn about produce?

-They grow all kinds of crops...

-..in the jungle, valleys

-and on the mountains.

-The colours are amazing.

-Look at the fruit.

-They came from the jungle.

-It takes six hours to bring

-the produce here by bus.

-They are here for everyone to enjoy.

-It might be breakfast tomorrow.

-Where's Aeron? Aeron!

-Have you got cash?

-SPEAKS SPANISH

-I love this place. It's traditional,

-and it's fun to haggle.

-I don't always win,

-and end up buying strange things.

-The locals are here

-selling whatever you want.

-There's a great atmosphere here.

-Some of the people

-are exchanging food...

-..others are selling.

-They are all enjoying themselves.

-There's music here. I'm enjoying it.

-Wales imports a lot of food.

-Peru's 26 million population

-is almost self-sufficient.

-I can't dance!

-Look at her dancing.

-PERUVIAN SONG

-You're so good.

-Oh!

-If he isn't singing,

-he's blooming dancing. Time to go.

-PERUVIAN SONG

-The Inca ruins nearby,

-for example Machu Picchu...

-..generate a lot of wealth

-for Cusco.

-In the last ten years, 100,000

-people have left the countryside...

-..to earn a living in the city.

-..to earn a living in the city.

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-It's further than I thought.

-Is this the only way up?

-Is this the only way up?

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-It's the fastest way up.

-Slow down!

-You're huffing and puffing.

-Aren't you fit?

-You're like Rocky Balboa.

-If Peru is some sort

-of Garden Of Eden...

-..why do so many country folk

-move to Cusco?

-We're looking down on Cusco.

-Agriculture has been important

-to the area for thousands of years.

-Since the twelfth century.

-Recently, houses

-are being built by incomers...

-..and farmers...

-..because of the growth in tourism.

-Farmers leave their farms

-to improve their living standards.

-The sewage stinks.

-There's no running water.

-There are young children

-and babies here.

-If it rains for three days,

-houses are swept away by mudslides.

-It's a bit of a hole.

-By comparison,

-can country life be that bad?

-It'll be interesting to find out.

-Hola, senor.

-Are you alright?

-An old man told his story

-to Mario, our interpreter.

-SPEAKS SPANISH

-He was the first generation

-to move from the mountains...

-..to earn a living

-from tourism in Machu Picchu.

-Too old to work,

-he's living on the breadline.

-SPEAKS SPANISH

-We've been looking around town...

-..having fun and meeting people.

-Reality is sinking in.

-We've met this gentleman...

-..and seen the sadness in his face.

-After all his hard work,

-working in Machu Picchu...

-..to improve the place...

-..it's sad

-he doesn't have a better life.

-We'll carry it to the top for you.

-We couldn't leave the old man

-in tears.

-We helped him back to his home.

-His dogs are happy to see him.

-Take care.

-I feel emotional now.

-We were excited about being here...

-..then we heard the old man's tale.

-Tourism ruined his life.

-It seemed like a dream come true...

-..living in Cusco

-and working in Machu Picchu.

-But the reality is very sad.

-It isn't nice to see

-a man of his age...

-..over 100 years old...

-..feeling like that.

-I can't see

-how he benefited from tourism.

-We're loading the pickups

-and heading to the mountains...

-..to meet the families.

-I'm looking forward to getting

-stuck in and doing some work.

-Let's go.

-We're going to farm an animal

-we've never farmed before.

-We drove 50 miles east

-to the middle of the Andes.

-Now we're starting our journey up.

-I'm looking forward.

-The adrenalin is pumping.

-That's what the smell is!

-This is a new motorway.

-It's vital to the country's

-fast-growing industry.

-We're heading to Tinki, the

-last stop before our destination.

-It's like the A470.

-This goes all the way

-through the jungle and to Brazil...

-..everywhere in South America.

-After hours of climbing

-the end of the journey is in sight.

-Ausangate Mountain

-is in the distance.

-It's 21,000 feet,

-seven times higher than Snowdon.

-The first stop is getting

-supplies in Tinki market.

-We've reached Tinki.

-We'll buy the week's supplies here.

-It's busy, too.

-There are markets

-and people fixing motorbikes.

-Everywhere is bustling.

-There are people selling

-and buying on the streets.

-I wouldn't like to drive here.

-I wouldn't like to drive here.

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-I wouldn't like you to drive here.

-Tinki is like a Western frontier

-town. They are all mountain folk.

-Some have walked for more

-than six hours to get here.

-There's a more rural atmosphere

-compared to the city.

-Look how colourful it is.

-Look how colourful it is.

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-I feel out of place.

-You look out of place.

-There's everything here.

-We've reached the mountains.

-I've noticed

-how little Spanish we hear.

-The Inca language, Quechua,

-is spoken here.

-That's all I hear.

-Aeron and I are stumped.

-We can't even use our Spanish.

-They exchange food

-rather than buy from each other.

-They're bartering.

-Some have brought fruit,

-others meat to exchange.

-They use food like a currency.

-It's a brilliant idea.

-Blimey!

-Blimey!

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-Guinea pig.

-We didn't expect to see

-guinea pigs for sale - to eat.

-It's very heavy,

-this is good for dinner tonight.

-It's been fattened.

-It's been fattened.

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-Grab it, or it'll run away.

-I'm a bit scared of them.

-I'm not sure.

-He just bought a guinea pig for

-20 sol, that's about four pounds.

-It's heavy.

-It's fat.

-Where do they farm them?

-Ask and it will be given to you.

-We were invited to a nearby home to

-see how the guinea pigs are raised.

-Aha!

-SPEAKS QUECHUA

-Have you ever seen anything like it?

-Guinea pigs are eaten

-on special occasion.

-It's a special occasion for Aeron!

-I'm scared of the blinking things.

-It wants to go back in.

-Where's my gun?!

-We'll go in this side.

-This is the kitchen.

-There are no cages.

-They're running all over the place.

-I'm not keen. They're like rats.

-There's one here.

-I don't want to be bitten!

-I've come out in a cold sweat,

-which is a change from hot sweat!

-I'm getting out. It's scary.

-I caught one.

-Hang on.

-It's OK when it's still.

-It's not funny when it's running

-round and I'm in baggy trousers.

-I'm going.

-SPEAKS QUECHUA

-Thank you.

-And you. Thank you.

-Do you want a hankie?

-It's time to move on...

-..to where the alpaca

-awaits us on the mountain.

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-Buenos dias.

-We're two farmers

-on an Andean adventure.

-Thank goodness for the pickups.

-From now on, we're off-road.

-Ausangate Mountain

-is in the distance.

-It's 6,400 metres high.

-We're 3,700 here.

-That's another three Snowdons up.

-Amazing.

-If that was in Wales,

-we'd see to France, Ireland...

-..and what's the other one?

-England.

-People stared

-as we passed their remote homes.

-Tourists rarely venture this high.

-Ausangate is one

-of the Andes' highest peaks.

-Upis Valley is in its shadow.

-It's one of those rare places...

-..where people still live

-in a community of shepherds.

-Oh! Look at this.

-Unbelievable.

-I'm out of breath already.

-That takes my breath away even more.

-It makes me feel very small.

-We are just a grain of sand

-by comparison.

-It's a bit like being

-on a mountain back home...

-..but on a much bigger scale!

-It's hard to describe.

-ALPACA BRAYS

-Oh!

-Are you alright?

-Shambles!

-Laughter is an universal language.

-She's laughing because her husband

-fell. Just as my wife would do!

-6,000 miles and four days later...

-..we're on the final stage

-of the journey...

-..to farm with a family

-in the Peruvian Andes.

-Our guides are locals.

-Llamas carry the bags.

-They're quite wild.

-One escaped.

-William went to help.

-We're alright now. Come on.

-I'm eager to show...

-..that two Welsh boys

-can do our share of the work.

-It isn't easy here.

-It can't be easy.

-I want to prove that if there's

-any work to do, we can do it.

-I'd enjoy that, and experience

-what they go through every day.

-I'm sure it's cold.

-The next challenge

-is crossing the river.

-Mind how you go.

-WIL EXCLAIMS

-BOTH LAUGH

-The water is freezing.

-I'm in the mud. Hurry, please.

-You wouldn't believe

-how cold my feet are.

-This is no time to play, lady.

-Even the llamas are laughing.

-She's laughing at me. Stop it.

-Oh.

-We won't be long now.

-There's one hell of a steep climb

-left, if I'm still alive.

-The Condori family has farmed

-here since the days of the Inca...

-..with no running water

-or electricity.

-The air is thin. We're not far from

-what climbers call "the death zone."

-Family Home

-Aeron.

-Aeron.

-We're here.

-Well, well, well.

-I'm out of breath.

-How are you?

-Four generations live here.

-We're the first white visitors

-they've ever had.

-Two Celts,

-face to face with the Inca.

-Thanks for inviting us to your home.

-It was far,

-but we're glad we're here.

-It's amazing here.

-Coming up that hill

-almost killed us.

-The air is thin.

-Aeron wasn't bad.

-But my lungs have almost packed in.

-It's unbelievable

-that people live up here.

-Amazing, and such a nice welcome.

-PLAYS FLUTE

-Domingo is the head of the family.

-Before we know it, we're taking

-part in some sort of ceremony.

-Coca.

-They've chewed coca leaves

-since the days of the Inca.

-It grows in the jungle.

-It's part of their culture

-and a key part of the ceremony.

-Don't swallow it.

-Gracias.

-We associate coca with cocaine.

-It's used here to treat ailments

-and prevent altitude sickness.

-Roberta, Domingo's daughter,

-leads the offering.

-We've had a mouthful of leaves.

-We've had a mouthful of leaves.

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-Pachamama.

-Pachamama is said

-to say thanks to the gods.

-SPEAKS QUECHUA

-We noticed immediately

-that it's a different world.

-Something to wear next.

-Ponchos,

-chullo, huracca and chalina.

-Thank you.

-It only just went over my big ears!

-My ears are too big! Don't laugh!

-It's better than the Gorsedd.

-He's hinting that I should shut up.

-Thank you.

-Does it fit?

-Does it fit?

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-Is there one in William's size?!

-We've had the clothes.

-You might think

-we've put them on just for the TV.

-This is how they dress

-in the villages, and here.

-I'm glad to have

-the chance to wear it.

-SPEAKS QUECHUA

-Thank you.

-A lasso and whip. Excellent.

-SPEAKS QUECHUA

-As well as suitable clothes,

-every shepherd needs a flute.

-They play the flute to lure

-llamas down from the mountains.

-You can see them on the ridge.

-You can see them on the ridge.

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-It lures them.

-If there are girls around,

-it lures them, too.

-Don't blow too much, William.

-You're married.

-And you, now.

-And you, now.

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-Try it.

-NO SOUND COMES OUT

-LAUGHTER

-I can't see any llamas or girls.

-After the warmest of welcomes,

-it's time to meet the alpaca.

-We're the servants from now on.

-Our first task is to catch

-an alpaca to feed the family.

-The lasso is made out

-of alpaca wool.

-It isn't very long.

-We'll have to work as a team.

-That'll be a job, with Aeron.

-We want to see how they survive

-on the roof of the world.

-Our sheep couldn't survive here.

-Alpacas and llamas are

-the only animals that thrive here.

-They have over 200 alpaca. This

-is the one they want us to catch.

-We'll keep them together...

-..and trap the one

-we want in the middle.

-Here goes.

-I was close.

-Here she is.

-It isn't easy.

-Unlucky!

-What's Plan B, Wil?

-Plan B is to make Plan A better.

-We want to show the family

-that we're worthwhile farmers.

-If only the lasso stayed open.

-Are there any dogs here?

-I've lost my scarf and self-respect.

-Let's forget these

-and just catch one.

-I've caught something...

-..a cold!

-They think we're a joke.

-I feel like a joke, too.

-It was Santos's turn to show us

-how to do it. He caught two.

-It's on!

-He's caught two!

-Two!

-Do I hold the legs or what?

-They're not the biggest

-people in the world.

-They'd never seen a man

-lift an alpaca on his own.

-William, what are you doing?

-ALPACA BRAYS

-Go on!

-I'm sweating!

-Watch the rope.

-I can't talk much.

-You wouldn't believe

-how breathless you get.

-Ha!

-I'm disappointed we didn't catch it.

-I hoped to show we could lasso.

-The end comes suddenly

-for the creature.

-That's nature at its best.

-They reared the alpaca.

-That's what they live on.

-Many people back home

-have lost touch...

-..with what really happens.

-They go to the shop

-and buy food in plastic wrappers.

-This is totally natural.

-They kill an animal,

-in order to eat, in order to live.

-This is special.

-It's a valuable animal.

-We're privileged that

-they killed an alpaca for us.

-Liver and onion gravy.

-You can't beat it.

-SPEAKS QUECHUA

-Do they have onions?

-Thanks.

-We're ready to sleep, after

-a busy first day on the mountain.

-It'll help us keep warm at night.

-It'll help us keep warm at night.

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-This is worth something.

-The cottage only has one room. The

-eight family members sleep there.

-So we're in the thatched roof shed.

-Hell of a view.

-Yes.

-With this view,

-we don't miss TV or mod cons.

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-It's 5.00am

-and it's minus five in the Andes.

-We have a packed day ahead of us.

-All the family prepares breakfast.

-SPEAKS QUECHUA

-Every morning, they have chuno,

-dried potato soup.

-Today, we have alpaca in it...

-..as a treat.

-Mm!

-Thanks.

-Muchas gracias.

-Well, William!

-Are you hungry?

-We'll see.

-What is it?

-It's a bit...

-..like lobscouse.

-Gracias.

-Thank you very much.

-Mm.

-I'm not sure what it is!

-I think there's a bit

-of everything in it.

-I've seen one vegetable.

-There's liquid.

-The rest is tubes and pipes.

-Mm.

-I'm thinking back to yesterday...

-..when the alpaca was killed,

-and what came out of it.

-You can tell by looking

-at me I'll eat anything.

-I'm struggling a bit with this.

-I don't want to be rude.

-Oh!

-They're eating it, so we have to.

-Aye.

-I'm not sure how to describe it.

-It tastes... a bit tough.

-I saw them scraping things

-from the alpaca.

-It looks like the scrapings.

-It's more than the scrapings.

-There are pipes here too.

-Maybe the guts.

-Don't talk. Just eat quietly.

-Right.

-I'm shaking.

-Yes, that's definitely what it is.

-I'm going to eat it all.

-If you don't chew, it's alright.

-I've eaten most of it. I think

-I'll have trouble with these pieces.

-Tasty. Thank you.

-Mm.

-Jesus Christ.

-The last piece.

-I don't think I'll ask for more.

-Right.

-Thank goodness.

-Thank you very much. Gracias.

-Loco, loco!

-Oh!

-Aeron more or less

-licked the bowl...

-..just to prove a point.

-He's paying now.

-It doesn't always pay to be clever.

-RETCHES

-Oh!

-RETCHES

-Oh!

-Good grief.

-Are you alright?

-Are you alright?

-

-There's more to come.

-Enough nonsense! We have work to do.

-Enough nonsense! We have work to do.

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-Let's do some shearing.

-Sorry about that.

-The first job

-is gathering the flock.

-Surely two shepherds

-from Wales can help?

-BLOWS WHISTLE

-He's pinched my whistle.

-BLOWS WHISTLE

-Oh!

-I brought a sheepdog

-whistle with me.

-He saw me using it.

-He got excited and stole it.

-He's doing better

-than I did with his flute.

-That's it.

-BLOWS WHISTLE

-Where did you go?

-It's better to gather them

-properly the first time...

-..and not have to go back for one.

-Oh!

-All the family

-has come to see us work.

-I hope we do better than last night.

-I won't lose my temper today,

-as I did yesterday.

-Slowly, slowly catch

-a llama, as they say.

-Good grief.

-I got one! Ha!

-APPLAUSE

-I have two!

-Bonus!

-For the first time,

-I feel I can help.

-But is shearing an alpaca

-the same as shearing a sheep?

-Back home with electric clippers,

-we shear hundreds of sheep in a day.

-Here, they use a knife.

-It takes half an hour

-to shear each alpaca.

-It's certainly one way of doing it.

-I had no idea what to expect.

-It's unlike

-anything I've seen before.

-They cut it with a knife,

-almost hacking it off.

-Yes.

-Everyone helps.

-These women keep an eye

-on the colour of every piece.

-Very interesting.

-One thing I noticed, Wil...

-..is that it's an insult

-to call it wool.

-It's fibre.

-Fibre?

-Don't call it wool.

-Don't call it wool.

-

-Righto.

-It's considered one

-of the world's best materials.

-It's used to make expensive clothes.

-The microns are very thin.

-That's what makes it so valuable.

-It's like gold for them.

-It's like gold for them.

-

-Like gold.

-It's not like

-a shearing day at home.

-They fetch an alpaca

-when they need it, and shear it.

-They're not all done in one day.

-It's a day for all the family.

-The oldest man watches, to make

-sure everything works slickly.

-It's an enjoyable day.

-Until Aeron and I have a go, maybe.

-ALPACA BRAYS

-I'm a bit nervous.

-The fibre is worth so much money.

-It's not like a sheep.

-But we'll try.

-We'll start at the head.

-ALPACA BRAYS

-There.

-Righto.

-He told me...

-..to find the skin.

-Track up about an inch...

-..then cut a bit.

-Righto.

-Watch me, Aeron.

-Watch me, William.

-Remember, an inch.

-Damn, a cut.

-I was a bit heavy-handed.

-It's near the backbone. I went a bit

-too near the skin. There's a cut.

-I wouldn't worry back home.

-I'd apply purple spray.

-It's a bigger deal here.

-They put coca leaves on it,

-to help heal the cut.

-I'm very disappointed in myself.

-We've brought something we thought

-would be handy for shepherds.

-Maybe now is the time

-to give it to the family.

-William is shearing

-with the knife, quite slowly.

-These might help lighten the work.

-I'll show them now.

-Hola.

-I don't know if you've seen

-things like these.

-I hope they'll help a little.

-Have you used them?

-Good.

-SPEAKS QUECHUA

-Santos really likes the shears.

-They will help

-shear the alpaca more smoothly.

-They'll get

-a better price for the fibre.

-SPEAKS QUECHUA

-I'm glad. They love them.

-Gracias!

-Thanks.

-No problem, Santos.

-Gracias.

-The family is very easy

-to get on with.

-It's good to see how old-fashioned

-shears put a smile on their faces.

-We're far from home,

-but this all seems familiar.

-Shepherding must be the same,

-anywhere in the world.

-Where are you going, little one?

-Where are you going?

-We're spinning this afternoon.

-Everyone is busy.

-I'm learning.

-They're laughing at me!

-What are you learning?

-What are you learning?

-

-I'm not sure.

-I'm trying.

-I don't know!

-I'm totally out of my depth.

-Everyone is working quietly.

-There's a word or two

-from time to time, and laughter.

-Everyone is getting on with it.

-Oh!

-From day to day.

-It's nice. The whole family is here.

-We were shearing this morning.

-This afternoon,

-they're making ropes.

-The process doesn't take long,

-from the field to a jumper.

-But not when I do it.

-The women are all related.

-I think Roberta is the chief.

-She keeps order and makes sure

-everything is ticking over.

-There is great respect

-between the men and women.

-They seem very close, even loving.

-There's great respect there.

-One couldn't do without the other.

-They have to get along

-and work as a team.

-Otherwise, things wouldn't work.

-It's very good to see.

-I haven't seen anyone argue.

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-We've spent a week with the alpaca.

-We're getting used

-to working in the strong sunshine...

-..and shivering under the stars.

-# Jesus is my saviour

-# I can't breathe #

-Oh!

-It's far, isn't it?

-It's amazing how quickly

-we've felt at home here...

-..without understanding a word.

-Even worshipping

-the mountain doesn't seem unusual.

-SPEAKS QUECHUA

-It's too high for trees to grow.

-The family depends on peat for fuel.

-The thin air and chaquitakia spades

-make digging hard work.

-Do I have to mark a place first?

-Domingo and Santos are starting

-to enjoy having servants!

-Oh!

-Is that OK?

-APPLAUSE

-Our brothers are clever.

-Yes, they've learnt quickly

-how to use the chaquitakia.

-I'd be happy if one

-of them married my daughter.

-Good brothers.

-Bueno, bueno!

-Thanks.

-I'll do another one now.

-Oh!

-Santos, I've broken it.

-Well, well.

-Too strong.

-Watch your fingers!

-Thanks.

-What do you reckon, Wil?

-It's marvellous.

-It's a pity we have to work.

-Eh?

-Eh?

-

-It's almost a pity we have to work.

-We could live here.

-If we had to, we could.

-If they can, why couldn't we?

-You complained just now

-you couldn't get oxygen.

-I'd get used to it.

-I'm not sure.

-I don't think I could.

-I prefer to be at home.

-It'd be far to go

-to the Royal Welsh.

-The little children have been

-with us doing everything.

-Eating, working with the animals,

-they've been there.

-We've become quite close.

-We've brought them something,

-to show a little appreciation.

-Jeffrey! Here he is.

-Hello, Jeffrey.

-I've brought you a small toy.

-It's a lorry. Do you like it?

-I think the children

-will have a good life.

-They might not have running water,

-but they don't know anything else.

-They're happy. I'd like to think

-they'll have a bright future.

-They play as children should play,

-out in the fresh air.

-They enjoy themselves...

-..without a TV or computer.

-People move down to places

-like Cusco, because of tourism.

-But if they can live in the

-mountains, this is the place to be.

-We're almost at the end

-of our stay in Peru.

-We're climbing 400 metres higher...

-..to the same altitude

-as Everest Base Camp.

-We have llamas today.

-They're better for carrying loads.

-We're going to see neighbours,

-about an hour away.

-We whistle.

-It's supposed

-to help the llamas move.

-Come on.

-WHISTLES

-I can't go before yours.

-I can't go before yours.

-

-Come on.

-You're the leader.

-Roberta wants us

-to meet her neighbours.

-Although her family

-is far from rich...

-..she had prepared sacks

-full of food for them.

-How are you?

-Buenas tardes. Are you well?

-It's nice to meet you.

-Hello. I'm William Evans.

-It's nice to meet you.

-This is Raymondia, who is almost a

-hundred years old, and almost blind.

-SPEAKS QUECHUA

-SOUNDS SAD

-As the tears flow, it becomes clear

-something is seriously wrong.

-SPEAKS QUECHUA

-I knew they were poor.

-But I never imagined

-it was this bad.

-SPEAKS QUECHUA

-I feel ashamed...

-..and in shock, really.

-You see poverty on TV.

-I've never seen it first hand.

-I feel ashamed

-to sit next to them...

-..in these branded

-clothes and shoes.

-This poor woman is almost a hundred

-years old, and almost blind.

-She has no shoes.

-They're crying.

-It's touching my heart.

-I couldn't stay there.

-I didn't know what to do.

-If I'd known it was this bad,

-I'd have brought them more things.

-It's shocked me.

-I can't say any more.

-Mario, the interpreter,

-explains the situation.

-It's hard to believe...

-..but Cipriani, Raymondia's

-daughter, has 21 children.

-The family has dispersed.

-The husband and older children left.

-There are no alpaca

-on the land any more.

-Basically, these guys

-have nothing to eat.

-Especially the kids.

-We've brought them some supplies.

-It's not nearly enough.

-I hope it will help.

-There's flour, sugar

-and a few more things.

-I hope it will help

-keep them going for a while.

-Stay there.

-There's no need for her to get up.

-SPEAKS QUECHUA

-No problem at all.

-You're very welcome.

-It's the least we can do.

-This little boy has had some bread.

-Instead of eating, he's hiding it,

-as dogs do, to have later.

-The poor boy.

-It's shocking.

-The children are so grateful.

-The food won't last long.

-What will happen to them afterwards?

-I was talking to Mario.

-I asked him if the children

-had any future here.

-He said that the older children

-would probably leave...

-..to work in the city.

-Maybe one of the younger sons

-would take on the farming.

-There's a lot of time before that.

-It's very sad to think about it.

-There's a handful of children there.

-He says they don't have a future.

-It has totally changed

-the journey for me.

-We had really enjoyed ourselves.

-The family where we stayed

-isn't rich by far.

-They scrape a living.

-But this is another level.

-It's not just these.

-There are cottages on those slopes.

-I wouldn't like

-to think what's happening there.

-This is only one family.

-In Cusco, before coming

-to the mountains, we saw shanties.

-People had fled

-from the country to the town.

-We asked why they came to the town.

-After seeing this,

-I can't blame them.

-I'd escape too...

-..for my life.

-With no-one left to farm alpaca...

-..the impoverished family can't make

-a living on the mountain any more.

-No meat, no fibre, no money...

-..and not much hope.

-We came here as shepherds, to learn.

-This was a tough lesson.

-On our last morning, it's good

-to be back with the alpaca.

-We realize now how essential they

-are to this marvellous family...

-..and their way of life

-here in the Andes.

-Well, Wil, it's time to go home.

-Well, Wil, it's time to go home.

-

-Yes.

-Or are you going to stay?

-You know...

-..when you look round,

-it's perfect.

-You think that

-they lead a simple life...

-..with no worries.

-But I am looking forward

-to going home.

-It's been a pure privilege

-to be here with the family.

-But the reality is...

-..it's a tough life...

-..a life of poverty.

-We've seen the best.

-We received a marvellous welcome.

-We've had all

-those good experiences.

-But we saw a little of the other

-side yesterday on the mountains.

-I won't forget that in a hurry.

-I couldn't do it...

-..although I've enjoyed

-every moment.

-I'll be glad to go home.

-Yes.

-LISTENS TO DRUMS

-Right, Jeffrey, I have to go now.

-Look after them.

-Keep on playing the drums.

-Hola. How are you?

-SPEAKS QUECHUA

-Do you want the whistle?

-I had meant to give it to you.

-You asked so nicely,

-you can have it.

-The atmosphere here is very special.

-It's a vast area.

-The people here are marvellous.

-I take my cap off to them.

-They're special people.

-Muchas gracias.

-Seeing all this

-makes you feel insignificant.

-We're so far from everywhere.

-These people live

-in such a remote place.

-I have nothing but respect for them.

-Thank you very much.

-S4C Subtitles by Gwead

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