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The Desert Speaks
On the Road to Cajamarca
Season 17
Episode 1706
Host David Yetman, his brother and South American archeologist Axel Nielson journey to the town of Cajamarca. Starting in Chiclayo, they explore the “witches’ market,” where they find herbs, hallucinogens and other natural remedies. As the trek continues, they stop to examine pre-Incan mountaintop aqueducts. In Cajamarca, climb up an Incan stairway.
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