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00:00 (Music)
00:10 All these impressions together with the local color that had been absorbed resulted in a
00:14 little travelogue.
00:16 Seeing the land of the Incas through the eyes of a celebrated North American tourist.
00:21 (Music)
00:25 Lake Titicaca is approximately 13,000 feet above sea level.
00:29 13,000 feet?
00:31 Approximately.
00:33 At this great height, many visitors are subject to altitude fever or soroche.
00:37 I thought so.
00:39 The most common symptom is dizziness.
00:41 Dizziness?
00:42 Oh, sure.
00:44 (Music)
00:53 Often followed by a palpitation of the heart.
00:57 The ears have a tendency to pop.
00:59 (Popping)
01:01 And a peculiar ringing sound is heard.
01:03 (Ringing)
01:06 Fascinating, isn't it?
01:11 The balsa, or basket boat, is constructed entirely of reeds, tightly bound together.
01:17 It's built to withstand the fury of the elements.
01:20 In fact, it seems to be impervious to practically everything.
01:23 (Rattling)
01:25 Except the inquisitive tourist.
01:31 Crossing the lake is often filled with adventure.
01:33 A strong wind may arise very suddenly.
01:36 (Whistling)
01:39 And then stop suddenly.
01:41 (Crash)
01:42 (Popping)
01:46 In the village, we find this quaint old bakery, where the tourist may loaf around to his heart's content.
01:52 (Whistling)
01:55 For the artist in search of local color, the marketplace presents an excellent picture of village life,
02:00 as shoppers and merchants bustle about the public square.
02:04 (Whistling)
02:12 The precipitous terrain in this region offers no problem to these hardy folk.
02:18 And we find the people here divided into two classes.
02:21 Those who walk against the wind, and those who walk with the wind.
02:26 (Whistling)
02:31 Yes, wherever the visitor points his camera, he finds a picture fit for framing.
02:38 The llama, or yama, is an odd-looking individual with considerable personality.
02:44 His master here exercises complete control over him with a homemade flute.
02:49 Let's see how he responds to a few notes upscale.
02:54 And downscale.
02:58 Up.
03:01 Down.
03:04 Now to a circular pattern.
03:09 Or reverse.
03:16 My, my, my. It's amazing.
03:20 (Whistling)
03:39 Note how the crude sign language being used by our tourist here is quickly interpreted by this wide-awake youngster.
03:44 (Speaking in foreign language)
03:58 The visitor never seems to be satisfied until he tries on the native costume.
04:03 And our tourist is no exception.
04:07 (Whistling)
04:33 The llama is obviously not a jitterbug, but if you want to explore this precipitous country, he'll solve all your transportation problems.
04:40 (Whistling)
04:49 One soon becomes accustomed to the low, fleecy clouds that steal like silent ghosts across one's path.
04:56 (Whistling)
05:00 The gentle, undulating gait of the llama adapts itself very nicely to the swaying motion of the suspension bridge.
05:07 Suspension bridge?
05:10 No.
05:14 Far below us, we see the village.
05:19 (Screaming)
05:24 The flute!
05:39 (Speaking in foreign language)
05:52 (Speaking in foreign language)
06:13 The traveler should be cautioned against any reckless behavior at this high altitude.
06:18 Overexertion is dangerous, and above all, one should never lose one's temper.
06:23 (Speaking in foreign language)
06:34 (Sneezing)
06:36 (Sneezing)
06:39 (Groaning)
06:44 (Sneezing)
06:47 (Screaming)
06:49 And finally, the pottery market, where the visitor always drops in, seldom failing to accumulate a large collection of the native handiwork as he bids a fond farewell to the land of the Incas, Lake Titicaca.