"This film documents the lives of Quechua people who live around Ausangate, a sacred peak in southeastern Peru. Four Quechua people's stories are told against a backdrop of high Andean lakes and mountains showing a harsh existence possible only through a strong symbiotic relationship to their alpacas and llamas. The film includes women revitalizing weaving techniques within mother's clubs, first haircutting rites of passage, and the annual pilgrimage of Qoyllur Rit'I, which occurs annually near Ausangate - drawing participants from distinct communities throughout Peru and Bolivia. Faced with the pressures of modernization, Quechuas are confronted with choices about whether to move to the cities in search of jobs and educations - thus separating themselves from nature and from Ausangate - or to continue in a lifestyle that has sustained them for centuries. Theirs is a story of change incorporated onto a bedrock of tradition that is dynamic and capable of adaptation. The intention is to show how they make decisions about staying or leaving and what they choose from the outside world to incorporate into their isolated world."
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