I was told that many people have died because they were attacked by Cariciri. People are afraid to talk about this, but I swear that what I'm telling you is true. They told me to be very careful with Cariciri in the area where it's going to go. Don't walk alone, don't go out alone at night. Cristina even has meat without a refrigerator. Yes, I do. Do you have meat here? Yes, yes, I have some there. Does it stay fresh just with the cold? This is the type of bathrooms commonly used around here. There are no sanitary facilities. We were here last night at around -4 degrees. Apolinario, do you have hot water here? No, we don't have any. You don't have hot water? None. How cold are the beaches at 3840 meters above sea level? Good morning, afternoon, or evening. I hope you're doing great. Today, my friends, we have a video. First, please, let's hope this lamb doesn't go crazy and charge at us because, to be honest, I'm holding it against its will. I just wanted you to see it because it's beautiful. And because today we're going to be getting to know life in the most remote communities of Peru, my friends. We're only 10 minutes away from Bolivia. We're in a town called Cuturapi. And one of the main activities here is raising lambs and cattle. There are llamas and alpacas being raised too. We're going to see crops, learn about their beliefs, and how they live. Unfortunately, in this part of Peru, there are very few opportunities. So today, we're going to see how life works in these remote and cold areas in the Peruvian highlands. Friends, we are at the house of Cristina Mendoza Mamani, who welcomed us, and she's about to cook. We arrived at a good time. They say it's better to arrive on time than to be invited. Isn't that right, Isidro? Yes, it is. So right now, Cristina is going to cook. She's going to show us the process. Here, everything is cooked with firewood. As you can see, I'm going to show you many interesting things around here. We have all these clay pots. And one thing that strikes me the most is where they keep the firewood. All these logs you see here are what they use for cooking. But in case they run out of firewood or to help the fire, they use dried cow dung. Dried cow dung, hardened by the strong sun and the cold, I suppose. It's similar to what we found in India, remember? But they also use this to create fire and cook. Right next to this, we see how they wash clothes here. Because it's important to mention that they don't have electrical appliances here. There's no microwave, no refrigerator, no washing machine. Clothes, shoes, everything is washed by hand, as you can see. The water they receive comes from above, from a spring, it's a pipeline. It's not treated water, but it is said to be the best water in the area, pure. So they wash it by hand, soak it, apply the soap. And how long does it take to dry, Cristina? How long does the laundry take to dry? About two hours, the laundry takes two hours, three hours. Does it take two hours to dry? It's fast. Just one hour. One hour? It's thin, but that's why it takes time. At my house sometimes it's two days and it's not dried, what's happening? No, because now it's warm weather. Is the sun too intense? Yeah, it's hot that's why. Yes. When it's humid, rainy season, it takes three days, it can take four days as well. That's something you have to keep in mind and that is right now you see it's sunny and all. The sun is too strong, you have to protect yourself. As you can see, they always wear hats, they're well covered from the sun because it burns a lot. And when winter hits here, temperatures drop below zero, just to give you an idea. And now a big question that I don't know if you're asking yourselves is, how do they store food? How is the food preserved if there's no refrigerator? Well, let's move on so they can show us. In this room over here is where Cristina keeps all the condiments, all the spices, and everything. And she simply keeps everything in bags, because Cristina is telling me. Is it so cold that it keeps? Yes, cold wind usually comes in here. Cristina, you even have meat without a refrigerator. Yes, I have it over there. Do you have meat here? Yes, yes, I have it over there. Is it preserved only with the cold? Yes, it's covered here. In this other room, Cristina has the meat. Look, and it's just like this. Yes, we cover it like this to keep the flies away. For the mosquitoes, that's all. But the meat doesn't spoil. No. Nothing happens to it. How long can the meat last like this? Four days, five days. Four days, five days. Or three days as well, it depends on the consumption too. So you go to the village, buy meat, cook it right away and what remains lasts four or five days without a refrigerator. Without a refrigerator it lasts. And obviously, without having a microwave, or refrigerator, or anything like this, everything is cooked on the spot. For example, now that they're going to cook lunch, they cook just enough for lunch, that's it. Then at dinner, just enough dinner and that's it. They don't cook heaps of food for the whole day. Many of the small houses we're going to find in this part of the mountains are made of adobe, as you can see. This is a house, well, I don't know if what they use here in Peru is adobe, but it's like mud. As you can see, it crumbles. And we also find brick. The vast majority are brick with cement, like this one. And I'm going to show you what a house looks like inside. Basically, life inside the houses in this area is exclusively for sleeping. Here there is no entertainment, no TV screens, there is absolutely nothing more than the beds they have, let's see, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 blankets to withstand the cold here at night, which, as I told you, last night we were at about -4 degrees. And when they wake up and go outside in the morning, it's basically to do household chores, to plant, to work, to send the children to school, and that's it. Almost the only entertainment here is the cellphone, which has access to Facebook, YouTube, and that's all. This that we find here is the type of toilets that are usually used around here, they don't have sanitary services. Basically, if you look in here, it's just a hole, what we know as an outhouse and you have to have good aim, basically. As you can see, there have apparently been cases where the aim is not very good, but you put your feet here, do what you have to do, and that's it. We also find that almost all the houses have this type of pen for the animals. This one is for the lambs of this house, which are not here right now, they're somewhere grazing. And what there is in the whole community are small producers. There isn't a big company that employs people or one person that covers all the livestock production, for example. They are simply small pieces of land where people plant what they can plant, have the small animals they can have and that's it, just enough to survive. By the way friends, we're here with Isidro Mamani and I can tell you something very interesting. First, thank you Isidro for guiding us around here. Isidro is someone from the town and I'm finding that people in this area, I think I had mentioned this before, are very serious, not very friendly. However, when I get to Isidro's, it's like I'm part of the family. They let me into the house, we hang out, and that shows what I was telling you, that doesn't mean they are bad, it's simply part of the culture. People here are very distrustful, that has to be rooted in things from many years ago. But when I get to Isidro's, who welcomed me like I was part of the household, people also welcome me as if I were one of them. I'm really having an amazing time here. Thanks Isidro. Let's keep going, let's keep going. Pay attention to what we're finding here, it turns out we came looking for Teobaldo and Isidro is telling me he's not here and I asked him, how do you know he's not? We haven't even knocked on the door yet and he said it's because the gate is in place. This is their security. This door, this sheet that signals it's closed means the man left. Don't come to my house to bother me. It's also a good trick, if you're inside and don't want anyone to come, close it and the man is not there, he doesn't answer, he's in his den. But here we can see that the majority of houses are divided with stones. Look at these little stone walls, I'm not sure if this is adobe, but it's something similar, it's clay that binds them, and this is what separates many properties around here. Keep an eye on this because it's unusual to see in the mountains. And we're finding a piglet that is free-ranging to start with, they left it here alone, the owner left, and this proves that there's no theft here. Basically everyone knows each other here, so there are no thieves, Isidro tells me. And secondly, not many pigs are raised, because remember that pigs cause swine fever or influenza, one of those it is. And it turns out that in the cold the pig gets sick, so it makes people sick and someone recently died from the influenza that pigs produce. So it's going to be very unusual to see piglets. Something else that's very typical in these communities of Peru is sheep raising, but it turns out there are two types of breeding. And Isidro was telling me that he can tell them apart from kilometers away and I had no idea how, because at first glance if we look at this one here and that one over there, to me they are the same, in fact I call them sheep. And it turns out Isidro tells me this lamb with the black face, is a lamb that is raised for meat, that is the purpose of raising this lamb, however it has a lot of wool, it's even warm and everything, I feel like hugging it, staying here and never leaving. And this other lamb over here with the white face, which is free-ranging, I can't approach it because they get very crazy, this one is used for wool, basically they keep taking off the wool and selling it to make clothes and different pieces and it grows back. Isidro, I've noticed that people here speak Aymara, right? Exactly Aymara, from the highlands. In Aymara, Spanish is more of a secondary language here. It's a complementary language. Are you speaking Spanish today? Why are you with me? Ah yes, because by birth we always speak Aymara. And amongst yourselves, do you only speak in Aymara? Among us, as the uncles are older, they often understand Aymara better. It's our custom, it's our way of life. Yes, I've been noticing that today, most people here only speak Aymara and if they speak Spanish, it's a learned Spanish and Spanish is not spoken much. Friends, we're being welcomed here by Don Julio Mamani. And Margarita Anko. And Margarita Anko, thank you very much for welcoming us into your homes, truly. Very good, very kind people here and the first thing we find, the first thing Julio is telling me is that one of the main activities here is farming. Julio is telling me that the best potato in Peru is grown here in this high region, near Cusipata and it's striking to me that if you can see, this is like sand, like beach sand. Julio was telling me that there is no fertile soil here, no mud-like soil that we know from Central America, which is so common, there is none here. In this area it's this, which even leaves your hand like you're at the beach and in certain areas, it seems as if there was coal, there are black parts in the ground. And the business here of planting, Don Julio is telling me this potato is planted, it lasts about 5 months, they have to wait for the rains until November, for example, they are a month away from the rain now and with that rain, the potato grows organically, without agrochemicals or anything. It's sold at the fair and everything goes to Lima and the big cities to supply them. So, thanks to these places, the big cities of Peru are supported, almost the same everywhere. Also, they raise these little bulls, which at any moment are going to dress me, I wouldn't be surprised with my luck, these little bulls are raised for sale and these we find here are cows, which are used for daily consumption. These cows are milked and they take their little products to live day by day. Do you milk these, Margarita, this one here is pregnant, right? This one, look at that belly, 6 months, the calf is on the way. Ah look at Margarita here, Margarita and every day is the same to milk her or do you tie her legs and... Yes, we tie them, but when there are more people it's scary. Yes, ah it's because she's shy, we intimidated her, the studs of this type usually intimidate. Ah look, she got her milk and this is completely for your consumption, for the house's consumption. And now very important look at what we're finding, of course, I don't know why it hadn't occurred to me, in this area we don't see machinery, we don't see grasshoppers or anything like that. And it turns out that the furrows where the potato and the different products are planted are made with this plow. This is put on the bull along with this yoke that Julio is bringing us, it's put on the bull, two bulls are used. And then it's placed... Ah, it's like the one for the oxen. Yes, like that. And they put this on it. And there, the bull pulls it. And is it a bull as big as me or smaller pulling it? A bull as big as me. So, they pull this and it breaks up the soil. I thought I was pulling the furrow, but then the lady lifted it. If the furrow isn't working well, this will fix it. Ah yes, don't fix me, please, yes. I am fine. Look at what we were finding before the furrow, here we find it in action. They are precisely using two cows to make a furrow where they are sowing at once. See how the furrow leaves a small trench, and there they put the seed and cover it immediately. See how the cow carries the yoke and they pull what makes the trench basically, and see how the man drives it. And here the lady is the one who puts the seeds and covers them at once. Here Margarita is inviting us to come to the kitchen, also looking for the improved kitchen. She's telling me what the improved kitchen is. I want her to give me the state gas stove. Ah, the state gives gas stoves. I want her to give me one. Alright. So, I cook like this. Because it's very difficult to cook. There's a lot of smoke. Smoke, right, and it's serious for the lungs and everything. This is how I cook, I live here all the time. She's always cooking here. I cook in the morning, at noon, or at night. I want you to see, let's see Doña Margarita's kitchen. Margarita shows me, what we have up there are the pots. Yes. That's where she puts the firewood. Here the firewood and with boots. These are some twigs that give her fire, and she lights it with a normal match. With a match, yes. This is the kitchen found in these areas, in the majority of homes in this part of Peru. Here they have different spices. Look at the ceiling, yes. Look at the smoke-filled ceiling. This entire house inside is filled with smoke. And what surprises me is that there are still lots of species, lots of spices. So the food, despite being from this area, is still delicious. Even here in this area, Peru continues to shine in gastronomy. But you know, here Margarita is asking for an improved kitchen, which is a kitchen with gas. If someone watches this video, is from the area, or is from the government and can help Margarita, you know, you can donate a gas stove to her. Finally, the long-awaited moment has arrived in Peru. I must say that before this, I was doubtful if I was in Peru or not. But now we can confirm it, my friends. What you see behind me are the llamas, the famous llamas that represent Peru. One of the things that comes to mind when we think of this country. And it turns out that here in this area it's common to see llama farms. All that you see over there is another type of species that we'll see later. And all this you see here are small llamas, I don't know how they do it. I don't know if they're called shepherds or what they're called who herd these llamas. I don't know how they keep them from mixing with other herds. Because here's one herd, there's another, and another over there. And they seem to know who they belong to. As if they don't mix with others. Only these llamas are obviously not touristic, they are wild, standoffish llamas. They don't let themselves be touched, we can't get close. But these llamas are raised for meat. Here all these llamas you see are sold at the fair for selling dishes and things made from llama meat. And right here we found the neighbors which are the alpacas. They are similar to llamas but fluffier. It's like seeing a sheep with a long neck and long legs, look at how beautiful. And this little animal, the alpaca, is raised for its meat and wool. The wool is used to make coats and those kinds of warm things. And alpacas are also eaten. Here now we are being welcomed by Apolinario Mamani. I'm realizing that everyone is family here in this village, right? That's right. Everyone seems to be Mamani. I am getting a smell of pork crackling that is making me very hungry. Apolinario is telling me here that he raises these bulls to fatten them up. To fatten them up, yes. This is for fattening. And those two behind that we'll see later. He doesn't fatten them up because otherwise, they won't work. That's how it is. To make the furrows we were seeing earlier, they have to pull the stick. Well, it turns out that this one here is telling us that this one is quite chubby. This one weighs around 300 kilos more or less. And these two that are around here have not yet begun the process of fattening them up strongly. Because they have to use them to make furrows, to plant. So, they are a bit thinner than the others. And look how interesting. There are different times for beef bulls. Some people keep them for four months, six months. But here Apolinario is telling me that it's only two months. Yes, two. Two months. Two and a half already. Two and a half and it's already going to the fair. Yes. To silver it at once. Sure. Apolinario, how's the business? Do you make money with the fattening cattle here? More was made before. The concentrate, the medicines, everything went up in price. So now it's more expensive. So, what could I say? It barely makes enough to keep surviving. And now a doubt that comes to me in this cold weather in the mountains, Apolinario. Because yesterday we were here at about -4 degrees last night. Very freezing. Apolinario, do you have hot water here? No, we don't. You don't have hot water? Nothing. And how often do you shower here? How often do you bathe? About once a month. If we're in the farming season. We shower daily. You bathe once a month? That's right. When we're free. Once a month? And when there's a party or something, do you also clean up? Sure, that's right. If you're going to the fair then a special bath. But cold. Cold, only cold. We don't have a hot shower. Do you have to bathe during the day? During the day, you heat it up in a bucket. You heat with that only. And that's how you bathe. Ah, got it. Thank you very much, Apolinario, for welcoming us. Very nice those bulls. They're quite big already. By the way, I want to tell you something very interesting that I found yesterday in the village. And it turns out that I was calmly eating my roast chicken. Delicious, in fact, here in Peru they make a brutal roast chicken. And I noticed that people collected all the small bones, all the chicken bones. They asked for a bag and took them. Is that for the little animals? For the puppy, for the dog. For the puppies? Yes, the kittens, the pets they have at home. And that seemed really beautiful to me. I imagined it had to be for something like this. But today that we have seen so many little animals at home, I already imagined that those little bones were coming here to raise the pets. How nice that they don't waste anything, that they bring what was left thinking of the little animals. Now, a vital and important point, my friends, entertainment. How do these people entertain themselves? What do they do when they have free time? Where do they go to clear their minds or where do they go to relax? Here with you, the beach of Chatuma. What you have behind is actually Lake Titicaca. But it's so huge that it looks like the sea. In fact, we can't even see the end of it. It has waves, look at the sand, the color is beautiful. You see a lot of people around here, they're grilling meat. A dog that frankly scares me is getting close to me. Please, don't get too close. Keep your distance, thank you very much. There in the back we have some incredible stones, some rock formations. Pretty cool, honestly, I had not seen something like this. But here's the big question. How cold are the beaches at 3840 meters above sea level? Because remember that Lake Titicaca is the highest navigable lake on the entire planet. It's shared with Bolivia. In fact, Bolivia is over there on the other side of those mountains we see over there. That's Bolivia, which of course we have to go to very soon. But let's test the water. It's worth noting also that this is freshwater. It's beautiful, you go in and don't come out full of salt like at the beach. Look at the waves. And let's see the water. Oh, help! I can't feel my hand, pals. No, actually I think it's tolerable. It's very cold. Obviously, if you go in after a while you won't be able to stand it. But the people here are used to the cold. And they also told me that they come to the beach at noon. They always take advantage of the sun being at its highest point when it's most powerful. To come and take a dip and withstand the temperature. Friends, and ending the day with this spectacular view. Behind us we have Lake Titicaca. The full moon. The sunset is falling in front of us. It's indescribable. I want to tell you a story that I haven't been able to tell throughout this whole video. I wanted someone else to tell it. But it seems to be something so strong that no one wants to talk about it. No one wanted to comment. No one wanted to tell me clearly. They just gave me a brief explanation. They avoided the subject. So, I don't know it very well, but it seems very interesting to me. If there are any Peruvians watching this video, you can leave your comments. You can support me there. You can also tell me if you believe this exists throughout Peru or only in this area. Here's what's going on. There's a legend called the Cariciri. No one told me what form it has or what it is. They told me it could take the form of a sheep, a dog, or a llama. That it could take any shape. But here comes the terrifying part. It's something that approaches you when you're walking at night. It comes close to you and sucks out all your fat... All your fat. Here, they call it "sebo" (animal fat). And it leaves you in critical condition; basically, you have to rush to the hospital. They told me that many people have died because of this, because they were attacked by the Cariciri. And another way to survive is through a kind of sacrifice with a black ram. And it involves shamans and witchcraft, etcetera, etcetera. These are the things I heard. As I said, I'm not entirely sure because people are afraid to talk about it. But I swear that what I'm telling you is true. I was told, "Be very careful with the Cariciri in the area you're going to visit." Don't walk alone, don't go out alone at night, and I don't know if that's also related to the fact that everything here ends at nine-thirty at night. At nine-thirty. At ten at night. There's nothing, not a soul on the street, everyone returns to their homes. and they're afraid to go out, partly because of the Cariciri and I don't know what else. So, my friends, this is finally the end of today's video. Really... so many shocking things we came across, different types of lives we saw. People who have little animals and their little things Just enough to survive, you could say, to buy food. Because there really aren't many opportunities around here. There are no big factories or companies, as I've told you. They simply live off work in the fields. So tell me what you think. I hope you enjoyed this video as much as I did. Don't forget to subscribe, share this video if you liked it, And I'll see you in the next video. Pura vida. And kisses from someone who wasn't sucked by the Cariciri today.
