Lost Kingdoms of South America — Season 1, Episode 1: People of the Clouds
Documentary • 30 min • 1 season, 4 episodes • ★ 9.0/10
Episode synopsis
Archaeologist Dr Jago Cooper embarks on an epic journey into the remote Peruvian Andes in search of the mysterious Chachapoya people. Once numbering half a million, they were known as the 'People of the Clouds'. Dr Cooper reveals how they developed sophisticated methods of recording stories, traded in exotic goods found hundreds of miles from their territory, and had funeral traditions that challenge assumptions about ancient human behaviour. His search for evidence takes him to astonishing cliff tombs untouched for 500 years and one of the most spectacular fortresses in South America, where the fate of the Chachapoya is revealed.
About Lost Kingdoms of South America
Dr Jago Cooper visits South America to find out the truth behind some of the ancient civilisations that lived there.