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Life in the high Andes

United States, 1961
film

Explains how life in high mountain regions in affected by altitude and climate. Pictures an Indian family living in a mountain valley of Peru, and shows how f..

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Algorithmically related works from our collection by description:

The Andes

United States, 1945
Similarity: 77%

The Amazon: life along the river in Peru

United States, 1962
Similarity: 77%

Geography of South America: countries of the Andes

United States, 1961
Similarity: 76%

Highland indians of Peru

Germany, 1969
Similarity: 76%

South America: Indians of the Andes

United States, 1968
Similarity: 76%

Two mountain lands: Andes and Alps

United States, 1970
Similarity: 76%

Mountain People

United States, 1970
Similarity: 75%

Peru people of the Andes

United States, 1959
Similarity: 74%

Life in the Highlands

United Kingdom, 1936
Similarity: 73%

Highlands of the Andes

United States, 1948
Similarity: 73%

Miners of Bolivia

Germany, 1969
Similarity: 73%

Himalaya: life on the roof of the world

United States, 1957
Similarity: 73%

Life in hot wet lands: the Congo Basin

United States, 1949
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The Incas

United States, 1961
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Rural life of Mexico

United States, 1945
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Arid zones of Peru

Denmark, 1958
Similarity: 72%

With Oscar in Peru

Canada, 1979
Similarity: 72%

Peruvian plateau

United States, 1947
Similarity: 72%
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