Into the Altiplano : Sea kayaking Argentina, Bolivia & Chile. Part 1 /

We went to South America's Altiplano, the mountainous desert region crossing the borders of Chile, Argentina and Bolivia, looking for water in the driest place on earth. We pulled kayaks behind, which sounds either Quixotic or foolhardy. During six weeks we traveled from sea level to 20,000 fee...

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Bibliographic Details
Other Authors:	Bowermaster, Jon, 1954- (Director, Producer)
Format:	Video
Language:	English
Language Notes:	In English.
Published:	Mill Valley, CA : Green Planet Films, 2006.
Series:	Environmental studies in video
Subjects:	Adventure travel. Sea kayaking > Altiplano. Sea kayaking > Andes Region. Tourisme d'aventure. Kayak de mer > Altiplano. Sea kayaking. Andes Region. South America > Altiplano. Documentary films. Documentaires.
Online Access:	Connect to this streaming video (Alexander Street Press)

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Summary:	We went to South America's Altiplano, the mountainous desert region crossing the borders of Chile, Argentina and Bolivia, looking for water in the driest place on earth. We pulled kayaks behind, which sounds either Quixotic or foolhardy. During six weeks we traveled from sea level to 20,000 feet and ultimately found more than just signs of water. After all, man has scratched out a living here for more than 10,000 years, longer than anywhere else in the Western Hemisphere, suggesting there must be water out there somewhere.
Item Description:	Title from resource description page (viewed January 28, 2015).
Physical Description:	1 online resource (26 min.).
Playing Time:	00:25:22