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Inca roads, conquistador madness, Lima radio soaps and bears from Darkest Peru — the Andes have launched quests for centuries. Start with these ten, then open Peru on StoryTerra's map, from Cusco to the Amazon.
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Browse 64 books, 105 movies, 3 TV shows and 12 games set in Peru.

Transformers: Rise of the Beasts
When a new threat capable of destroying the entire planet emerges Optimus Prime and the Autobots must team up with a powerful faction known as the Maximals. With the fate of humanity hanging in the balance humans Noah…

Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull
Set during the Cold War the Soviets—led by sword-wielding Irina Spalko—are in search of a crystal skull which has supernatural powers related to a mystical Lost City of Gold. Indy is coerced to head to Peru at the…

Dedicated to my ex
The film tells the story of Ariel a 21-year-old who decides to form a rock band to compete for a prize of ten thousand dollars in a musical band contest this as a last option when trying to get money to save their…

Dora and the Lost City of Gold
Dora a girl who has spent most of her life exploring the jungle with her parents now must navigate her most dangerous adventure yet: high school. Always the explorer Dora quickly finds herself leading Boots (her best…

Tad, the Lost Explorer and the Emerald Tablet
Tad accidentally unleashes an ancient spell endangering the lives of his friends Mummy Jeff and Belzoni. With everyone against him and only helped by Sara he sets off on an adventure to end the Curse of the Mummy.

Fitzcarraldo
Fitzcarraldo is a dreamer who plans to build an opera house in Iquitos in the Peruvian Amazon so in order to finance his project he embarks on an epic adventure to collect rubber a very profitable product in a remote…

Touching the Void
The true story of Joe Simpson and Simon Yates' disastrous and nearly-fatal mountain climb of 6344m Siula Grande in the Cordillera Huayhuash in the Peruvian Andes in 1985.

A Fantastic Woman
Marina's life is thrown into turmoil following the death of her partner. Mourning the loss of the man she loved she finds herself under intense scrutiny from those with no regard for her privacy.

31 Minutos
Chilean television show which takes the form of a mock news broadcast, and is fronted by puppets who present various items.

Iron Maiden: En Vivo!
Filmed on 10th April 2011 in front of over 50000 ecstatic fans at the Estadio Nacional Santiago during the Round The World In 66 Days leg of The Final Frontier World Tour this concert video captures a magnificent…
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