# Farmers of the Andes

Describes the farmers of the Andes as a primitive people without the benefits of technology, showing the tireless Incas who till the mountain soil at altitudes of 10,000 to 15,000 feet. Discusses the role of the llama, alpaca, and vicuña in providing meat, milk, and hides for these farmers; illustrates how corn and wheat are irrigated by ditches dug by ancient Incas; and shows views of the primitive methods used in threshing and winnowing

- Kind: Educational
- Year: 1947
- By: Grubbs, Harry, International Film Bureau
- Genres: Education, Industrial and advertising
- Archive: [Internet Archive](https://archive.org/details/farmersoftheandes)
- Licence or status: none stated by the archive
- Who can watch: Kids profiles and older (the archive gives no rating; placed by Invisible Network from its collection and subjects)

[Watch now](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/watch/archive/ia/farmersoftheandes?play=1)
