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and shelter is a small fishing village

and shelter is a small fishing village that is not of the city of Trujillo and

that is not of the city of Trujillo and

that is not of the city of Trujillo and it’s a very rich place in archaeological

it’s a very rich place in archaeological

it’s a very rich place in archaeological sites there has been a continuous

sites there has been a continuous

sites there has been a continuous occupation in this area for more than

occupation in this area for more than

occupation in this area for more than 3,500 years local fishermen are still

3,500 years local fishermen are still

3,500 years local fishermen are still fishing in the traditional ways using

fishing in the traditional ways using

fishing in the traditional ways using reed boats so it is really something

reed boats so it is really something

reed boats so it is really something that has that magic sense for this time

that has that magic sense for this time

that has that magic sense for this time [Music]

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[Music] one of the problems we have in when

one of the problems we have in when

one of the problems we have in when Chaco is that we are losing the

Chaco is that we are losing the

Chaco is that we are losing the traditional knowledge if we lose these

traditional knowledge if we lose these

traditional knowledge if we lose these sides you will never learn what happened

sides you will never learn what happened

sides you will never learn what happened three thousand years ago I think that

three thousand years ago I think that

three thousand years ago I think that when I was already seven or eight I was

when I was already seven or eight I was

when I was already seven or eight I was very sure that I wanted to be an

very sure that I wanted to be an

very sure that I wanted to be an archaeologist it was really a very

archaeologist it was really a very

archaeologist it was really a very unique time you play with your friends

unique time you play with your friends

unique time you play with your friends on the beach you help the fishermen you

on the beach you help the fishermen you

on the beach you help the fishermen you just spend time walking around

just spend time walking around

just spend time walking around archaeological sites we are currently

archaeological sites we are currently

archaeological sites we are currently working at seven sites in the one Chaco

working at seven sites in the one Chaco

working at seven sites in the one Chaco area and the main goal of this project

area and the main goal of this project

area and the main goal of this project is to learn more about how these common

is to learn more about how these common

is to learn more about how these common people filled up as a society and

people filled up as a society and

people filled up as a society and transformed over the years

when you learn about Peru you always

when you learn about Peru you always hear about Machu Picchu or the Nazca

hear about Machu Picchu or the Nazca

hear about Machu Picchu or the Nazca lines that’s very important but we want

lines that’s very important but we want

lines that’s very important but we want to learn not in the big temples we want

to learn not in the big temples we want

to learn not in the big temples we want to learn what happened in the small

to learn what happened in the small

to learn what happened in the small house you get a big picture of how

house you get a big picture of how

house you get a big picture of how society worked and that’s what we want

society worked and that’s what we want

society worked and that’s what we want to do one of the problems we have this

to do one of the problems we have this

to do one of the problems we have this urban expansion is really destroying

urban expansion is really destroying

urban expansion is really destroying many sites and one of our goals is

many sites and one of our goals is

many sites and one of our goals is actually to protect and to study the

actually to protect and to study the

actually to protect and to study the sides before they get destroyed one of

sides before they get destroyed one of

sides before they get destroyed one of my dreams is to have people from one

my dreams is to have people from one

my dreams is to have people from one chakra becoming archaeologists and

chakra becoming archaeologists and

chakra becoming archaeologists and working in the area getting them

working in the area getting them

working in the area getting them involved giving job opportunities but at

involved giving job opportunities but at

involved giving job opportunities but at the same time feeding their own identity

the same time feeding their own identity

the same time feeding their own identity around cultural data

around cultural data

around cultural data it opens also an opportunity for local

it opens also an opportunity for local

it opens also an opportunity for local people to learn that protecting

people to learn that protecting

people to learn that protecting archaeological sites is very important

coming back to a place like one Chaco

coming back to a place like one Chaco and working here is for me like

and working here is for me like

and working here is for me like returning the failure

returning the failure

returning the failure we need spaces for people to learn more

we need spaces for people to learn more

we need spaces for people to learn more about their own past the real importance

about their own past the real importance

about their own past the real importance about these small sites is that we can

about these small sites is that we can

about these small sites is that we can link the past with the present we can

link the past with the present we can

link the past with the present we can really fall you know you are not only

really fall you know you are not only

really fall you know you are not only just a fisherman you’re a person living

just a fisherman you’re a person living

just a fisherman you’re a person living in that side that has more than 3,000

in that side that has more than 3,000

in that side that has more than 3,000 years of cultural continuity that makes

years of cultural continuity that makes

years of cultural continuity that makes you very unique in this world

you very unique in this world

you very unique in this world [Music]