INCA MUMMIES: SECRETS OF THE LOST WORLD
Their empire stretched from Ecuador all the way to Chile. Only 40,000 strong, they ruled ten million subjects and created one of history's greatest civilizations. But with one quick blow, the Spanish brought this mighty Empire to it's knees. It is one of the most dramatic and poignant stories in history.
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Unfortunately, the drama unfolding today is as disturbing as that which played out 500 years ago.
As archeologists struggle to understand and preserve what remains of a great culture, tomb looters and the forces of "progress" are pushing it ever closer to extinction. Across Peru, the past is colliding with the future as the demands of a growing population threaten to destroy its precious heritage.
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From high atop remote Andean peaks to just below a dusty shantytown on the outskirts of Lima, archeologists are racing against time to preserve the legacy left by their ancestors.
CREDITS
Producer, Writer, & Director
Allison Argo
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Field Producer
Malvina Martin
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Editor
Catherine Shields
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Music
Mark Adler
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Director of Photography
Andrew Young
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Associate Producer, Post Production
Amanda Karrh
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Executive Producer
Michael Rosenfeld
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Supervising Producer
Chris Sondreal
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Vise President, Development
Maryanne Culpepper
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Assistant Camera
Gonzalo Tapia
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Sound
Guillermo Palacios
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Additional Photography
Juan Duran
Production Assistance
Tino Aucca
Mario Vildosola Benavente
David Espejo
Enrique Tapia Valenzuela
Manu Expeditions
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Production Managers
Tawanda Morris
Sharon Parbs
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Production Coordinator
Michelle Madden Smith
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Location Fixer
Ana Mari Pomareda
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Props, Costumes, & Stylists
Maxi Holland, Tambo Treks
Orana Velarde
Carla Gozzer Lanchippa
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Art & Animation
Yeorgos Lampathakis
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Director, Post Production
Chico Arnaldo-Guizar
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Post Production Manager
Leanne Danielson
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Film Research
Jill Leger
Colorist
Dave Markun
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Online Editor
Joe Bridgers
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Sound Design/Mixer
David Hurley
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National Geographic Explorer-in-Residence
Johan Reinhard
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For the Expeditions
Dr. Guillermo A. Cock
Peter Frost
Dr. Scott Gorush
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Archival Footage
Getty Images
Johan Reinhard
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Special Thanks
Instituto Nacional De Cultura, Cusco
Instituto Nacional De Cultura, Lima
Elvira Velasquez, Embassy of Peru
David Canal Onton
Adesa
Ann Kendall & the Cusichaca Trust
Stella Nair
Justo Zavaleta
Luis Gibaja
Javier Lambarri Oriheula
Luis Felipe Villacorpa
Community of Tupac Amaru
Town of Ollantaytambo