Globe Trekker: Peru
by Ian Cross
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Actor: Neil GibsonDirector: Ian Cross
DVD: Region Code 1
Audio: English (Original Language)
Format: Color, Dolby, DVD, NTSC
Picture Format: 1.33:1
Running Time: 60 minutes
DVD Release Date: 2004-05-01
Audience Rating: NR (Not Rated)
Studio: 555 Productions
DVD Reviews of Globe Trekker: Peru
DVD Review: Possibly worst travel report ever
Summary: 1 Stars
This DVD has no subtitles or language options. The reporter speaks a British dialect which is nearly unintelligible to an American listener. His Spanish language skills are perhaps on the level of a London cabbie with a Cockney dialect (pronounce name of Taquile Island like "takwuil").
The report starts in the capital of Lima and shows a few glimpses from the city, then covers mostly the shantytown of Villa el Salvador. Most major sights of Lima are not covered at all. Nearby ruins of Pachacamac are not mentioned, the historical quarter in Lima, Barranco, Costa Verde, Miraflores are not mentioned. Why would anybody skip all the major sights, but cover the shantytown in detail?
The report goes on to Huaraz and shows mostly the ice and snow on nearby mountains. There is no coverage of important nearby temple ruins at Chavin. There is no coverage of the beautiful alpine lakes, or the nearby disaster area, where an entire village was buried in an avalanche in the 1970's.
Next is Trujillo with coverage of fishermen on reed rafts. No mention of the important ruins of Chanchan, or the archaeological dig at nearby Sipan. Chanchan is just on the outskirts of Trujillo and covers a huge area. It is incomprehensible, how it could be missed. No coverage of the traditions of marinera music and dance, or the famous Peruvian Paso horses.
The footage from Iquitos is also inadequate and uninformative. The DVD shows mostly a scene from Belen at the river - not the main part of Iquitos, and then skips to the Amazon and the jungle hut hotel.
The trip goes back to Lima (no additional coverage from there), then to Nazca. I have not been to Nazca, myself and won't comment on this.
Next point is Puno (no information about the city itself, not much to report anyhow) and Lake Titicaca. There is a brief report about the Uros and their floating islands, then a report about Taquile Island. Most of the opportunities for scenic photography are entirely missed. The differences between Aymara culture (on Taquile) and Quechua culture (in most of Peru) are not explained. Why was Arequipa not included in the itinerary?
The trip continues by train to Cuzco. The history and old architecture of Cuzco are not covered at all. Most of the report is on the Inti Raymi festival, which is a historically questionable revival of an old Inka tradition.
Finally, the trip to Machu Picchu and the Inka trail is included. Some erroneous historical "facts" are mentioned. The beauty of Machu Picchu is not done justice.
Don't waste your money on this DVD. If you have to see it, check your local library first. You'd be sorry spending your money.
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