The Urubamba River: Crossing the Sacred Valley of the Incas, from the Andes to the Amazon

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The source of the Amazon, the Urubamba springs up in the Andes to irrigate the ancient Inca empire. Today, it remains the backbone of the Sacred Valley, dotted with testimonies to its past splendour, such as the imperial city of Macchu Pichu. A past still present in the culture of the region’s inhabitants. ------- Chapters ▷ 00:00 - Intro ▷ 01:10 - The Urubamba, the source of the Amazon coming from the Andes ▷ 02:00 - The sacred river hosts several ruins from Inca Empire ▷ 06:45 - Sacred ritual performed ▷ 06:30 - Cusco, capital of the Inca Empire ▷ 10:45 - The river is crucial to agriculture in the Sacred Valley of Peru ▷ 14:30 - The local population is taking action to preserve the river from further pollution ▷ 18:20 - River salt, an ancestral harvest ▷ 20:16 - Ollantaytambo, guardian of traditional Quechua life ▷ 21:20 - Macchu Pichu ▷ 24:40 - Navigating on the Urubamba ▷ 28:42 - Indigenous communities threatened by gas company and pipelines ▷ 37:20 - Life along the river ▷ 40:50 - Regulate river traffic ▷ 42:38 - Credits #documentary #peru #latinamerica #usa #inca #rivers #macchupichu #river #urubamba #sacred #rafting #travel ------- Subscribe to wocomoTRAVEL: https://goo.gl/tIk2Qc Follow us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/wocomo ------- A journey through the most spectacular sites of our planet, exploring the geographical and historical imprints of each of these great rivers. They are sources of life and food, passages for exchange or for invasions, sites of common heritage or contention, untamed natural forces or generous energy suppliers. No two rivers are the same. These giants travel throughout all parts of the world and traverse all continents. Every documentary of this series, filmed in HD, leads us to discover one of these immense rivers. This is a journey through the most spectacular sites of our planet. It is about meeting the people who live in these places and who devote themselves to their protection on a daily basis. Original Title: Rivers of the World: Urubamba, the ancestral river A documentary by Jean-Bernard Andro, Jean-Yves Cauchard, Jean Froment, Thierry Vincent de Lestrade, Luc Marescot, Alberto Marquardt, Gil Rabier 2009 © Licensed by Terranoa ------- A channel for travelers, tourists and backpackers and all those who want to inform themselves about foreign countries and cultures. WocomoTRAVEL offers high-quality content produced by renowned film and TV producers. Check out our other channels to watch high quality documentaries: ▷ wocomoHUMANITY: https://www.youtube.com/wocomoHUMANITY ▷ wocomoWILDLIFE: https://www.youtube.com/wocomoWILDLIFE ▷ wocomoHISTORY: https://www.youtube.com/wocomoHISTORY ▷ wocomoDOCS: https://www.youtube.com/wocomoDOCS ▷ wocomoCOOK: https://www.youtube.com/wocomoCOOK Wocomo TRAVEL is part of the Wocomo channel network by NIKITA VENTURES. Wocomo - wonderful content in motion.