PERÚ | El Imperio Sagrado — Transcript

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1. 0:07The men of Cusco come from our ancestors, the Inkas,
2. 0:12the inkas come from the sun father
3. 0:16por eso nosotros somos hijos del sol
4. 0:22and Pachamama
5. 0:29We arrived in Peru
6. 0:30A country that stands out every time you hear it spoken
7. 0:33For years I dreamed of getting to know this unique country in Latin America.
8. 0:37Rich in culture, traditions
9. 0:39that are still alive today,
10. 0:42colors, aromas, stories and ancient legends
11. 0:44was one of the things that
12. 0:46the ancient capital of the Inca Empire promised.
13. 0:48In this opportunity we are going to get to know Cusco
14. 0:50and what its surroundings have to offer.
15. 0:52Here we go!
16. 0:54Well, good morning.
17. 0:55We have just arrived in Cusco, we are with the boys.
18. 0:58We are currently at 3400 meters above the sea level
19. 1:01which is quite challenging to walk and move around a lot.
20. 1:05So this first day we are going to try to take it quite calmly
21. 1:07and then start with everything,
22. 1:09we have some quite intense walks ahead.
23. 1:10So good, excited for what's to come.
24. 1:23Cusco is the historical capital of the country and
25. 1:25has almost half a million inhabitants.
26. 1:28Formerly it was the capital of the Inca Empire
27. 1:30and the most important cities of the Viceroyalty of Peru.
28. 1:47He was not going to give us just one day to explore this place
29. 1:50and the views from above were impressive.
30. 1:52The truth is that I really like that tint of the town
31. 1:56here, the lights, everything has a very special look
32. 1:58that makes the city shine
33. 1:59not only during the day, but also at night.
34. 2:08We are in Chincheros,
35. 2:10at 3700 meters above sea level
36. 2:12This is in Cusco, Peru
37. 2:14and what the people do here
38. 2:16is dedicate themselves clearly to the topic of dyeing alpaca wool
39. 2:20and you are going to notice that in the decoration of their textiles
40. 2:23and in the clothing of the ladies who are here
41. 2:26regarding to colors, red for them symbolizes union,
42. 2:30harmony.
43. 2:31because, well, blood practically runs through the veins
44. 2:34and as for black, it symbolizes the soul,
45. 2:37mother earth.
46. 2:38but it is also what we see and what is below mother earth
47. 2:41that would be like the spiritual world.
48. 2:58The sacred valley was a strategic territory for the Incas
49. 3:01since it was a very productive territory for agriculture
50. 3:04the main crops were corn, potatoes, quinoa
51. 3:07and coca leaves, considered a sacred plant.
52. 3:17In these little towns in the valley
53. 3:19it is still noticeable how they maintain their traditions "to the surface"
54. 3:23and their landscapes on the route are like something out of a movie.
55. 3:37We are in the salt mines of Maras,
56. 3:39and currently the locals harvest
57. 3:41more than 3 thousand salt wells since the time bone pre Inca
58. 3:45more than 600 years ago. imagine.
59. 3:48And did technology change this or not?
60. 3:50The technology as they see it.
61. 3:53600 years ago, wow!
62. 4:04This day in the valley showed us
63. 4:06how amazing the local culture and traditions were and the
64. 4:10next morning we started the day with a little problem.
65. 4:15The next morning…
66. 4:16We have left the truck, it is not moving forward
67. 4:19and we are still *5 hours from the mountain of colors.
68. 4:22So we don't know whether to walk, leave her here, come back.
69. 4:26Against the odds and along a complicated path,
70. 4:28we decided to climb on our own.
71. 4:30To endure we eat coca leaves,
72. 4:32to oxygenate the blood.
73. 4:35You don't eat, you keep it here.
74. 4:37The mission was to reach the famous mountain of colors
75. 4:40at 5,200 meters above sea level.
76. 4:43Walking through this incredible place
77. 4:45we met locals who greeted us from their homes.
78. 4:49Well, we walked a lot
79. 4:50and it turns out that we still have about 3 hours to go
80. 4:53up there.
81. 4:55So we got some motorcycles, which come looking for us.
82. 5:09Grateful to these gentlemen who saved our trip.
83. 5:12And finally, in front of us, the mountain of colors.
84. 5:46Upon arrival in Cusco we found out that
85. 5:48we could not possibly visit Machu Picchu due to a strike
86. 5:52so we had to act fast.
87. 5:54Well now after everything that happened yesterday,
88. 5:57at 11 pm they told us
89. 5:59that we were not going to be able to go from Cusco to Machu Picchu
90. 6:01due to a strike.
91. 6:03So we decided to get on a bus at the last minute
92. 6:06and drive 7 hours to get here.
93. 6:08We are at the gate, basically where the tour begins,
94. 6:11the walk to get to Aguas Calientes.
95. 6:13So we have more or less 12 kilometers left
96. 6:16which would be about three hours, two and a half hours of walking.
97. 6:18Where tomorrow we will also go up to Machu Picchu
98. 6:21to see the sunrise, so it will be interesting.
99. 6:23It's raining a lot.
100. 6:24We are waiting for the rain
101. 6:26to stop a bit so we can start walking.
102. 6:27This? Inca Kola
103. 6:30It's good if you have a drink, then that's it…lol
104. 6:39The walk was worth it,
105. 6:40the views were incredible.
106. 6:43After several hours of walking,
107. 6:44we arrived at the town where we were going to sleep
108. 6:47and prepare for tomorrow.
109. 6:48Where we were going to see
110. 6:50one of the most impressive wonders of the world,
111. 6:52the ruins of Machu Picchu.
112. 6:58Well we just got up here on the upper surface
113. 7:00to see Machu Picchu at sunrise.
114. 7:02but we were surprised that at the end there is a lot of fog
115. 7:06But it is just clearing
116. 7:07up so the rays can begin to appear.
117. 7:09But this scenario that they have to see seems like something out of a movie, epic.
118. 7:26We are here in the jungle
119. 7:28specifically Machu Picchu
120. 7:29at 2400 meters of altitude.
121. 7:31This place was an ancient religious site of the Incas. The Incas
122. 7:35loved living close to their gods.
123. 7:38To the sun, to the moon, to the stars.
124. 7:40Those were the reasons why they made constructions
125. 7:43on the tops of the mountains.
126. 7:48The Incas are children of the sun
127. 7:50because the highest deity of the Incas was the sun.
128. 7:53Formerly they called it in their language the "Inti"
129. 7:56as the Sun God.
130. 8:00They were living here, on the top of the mountain,
131. 8:02isolated from everything, from the whole world.
132. 8:05But they had everything, they needed practically nothing.
133. 8:08They had animals, a territory for agriculture
134. 8:11and they had the most important thing, the sixteen water sources
135. 8:13that were located only on this mountain.
136. 8:22A very key tip here is to always arrive at dawn
137. 8:24when the light is hitting
138. 8:26the entire city of Machu Picchu better and it looks incredible.
139. 8:29There are not so many people at dawn
140. 8:31so the experience is quite unique
141. 8:32because we are alone in this place.
142. 8:34And look at the view that you see, they are incredible.
143. 8:39Our time in the jungle ended and it was time to return to Cusco.
144. 8:43But not before without delighting
145. 8:44in the impressive views that we saw along the way.
146. 8:47And dance a little ofc.
147. 8:55At the end of the trip,
148. 8:56we had one last wonder to discover.
149. 8:58That personally, was one of the ones that most attracted me to explore.
150. 9:02Turquoise waters, green pastures and high snow-capped mountains.
151. 9:06The legendary Humantay lagoon.
152. 9:09Phew! The truth is that these days it was difficult
153. 9:11to get up at two in the morning almost every day
154. 9:14and travel eight hours a day.
155. 9:16But today is the last day and we are arriving at the Humantay lagoon,
156. 9:19one of the most impressive places
157. 9:20around Cusco.
158. 9:22It is quite a mental and physical challenge.
159. 9:27It was not long before we arrived
160. 9:29and the views... were
161. 9:30breathtaking...
162. 9:37We are in the Humantay lagoon,
163. 9:38which is about 4250 meters above sea level
164. 9:41The word "huma" means head or head of the gods.
165. 9:45Humantay represents femininity.
166. 9:48For the Incas it is very sacred, very special.
167. 9:51It is like the reservoir of life and here we,
168. 9:54since we originated in the mother's womb,
169. 9:56are being formed in the water.
170. 9:58They adored all the lagoons, called mamacochas.
171. 10:06In this short but intense trip through Peru
172. 10:09I left with many learnings
173. 10:11One of them is respect for the Pachamama
174. 10:14Sometimes in our daily life
175. 10:15we ​​can forget the value of our mother earth.
176. 10:18Take out only what we need
177. 10:19and connect a little more with the universe.
178. 10:23I will be eternally grateful to the Peruvian people
179. 10:26who opened their arms to us in the best way.
180. 10:29See you soon Peru,
181. 10:31there is still much more to descover