1 00:00:06,632 --> 00:00:09,218 Got sun on my face 2 00:00:10,677 --> 00:00:13,180 Sleeping rough on the road 3 00:00:14,681 --> 00:00:17,351 I'll tell you all about it 4 00:00:17,434 --> 00:00:21,939 When I get home 5 00:00:23,106 --> 00:00:25,692 Gonna roll up the sidewalk 6 00:00:26,860 --> 00:00:29,238 Gonna need letting up 7 00:00:31,156 --> 00:00:33,450 Comin' round to meet you 8 00:00:34,451 --> 00:00:38,497 The long way up 9 00:00:40,415 --> 00:00:43,877 We're gonna ride 13,000 miles through 13 countries. 10 00:00:44,461 --> 00:00:49,049 From Ushuaia, in and out of Argentina and Chile, to the Atacama Desert, 11 00:00:49,132 --> 00:00:52,386 heading up to La Paz before we cross Lake Titicaca, 12 00:00:52,469 --> 00:00:56,265 continuing along the Andes to Colombia, over to Panama, 13 00:00:56,348 --> 00:01:01,019 through Central America and Mexico, arriving in Los Angeles 100 days later. 14 00:01:02,396 --> 00:01:04,480 We're gonna give these guys video cameras, 15 00:01:04,565 --> 00:01:08,026 and they're also gonna have cameras with microphones on their crash helmets 16 00:01:08,110 --> 00:01:09,736 so they can film themselves as they're riding along. 17 00:01:09,820 --> 00:01:13,240 Is this a road? Oh, my God! 18 00:01:13,323 --> 00:01:15,701 A third motorcycle will travel with them, 19 00:01:15,784 --> 00:01:17,077 and on it will be Claudio, our cameraman. 20 00:01:17,160 --> 00:01:20,289 In addition, Russ and I will travel in two electric pickup trucks, 21 00:01:20,372 --> 00:01:21,957 along with cameramen Jimmy, 22 00:01:22,040 --> 00:01:25,752 Anthony and Taylor, who will also help with logistics. 23 00:01:25,836 --> 00:01:27,504 We'll be filming the guys from the vehicles, 24 00:01:27,588 --> 00:01:29,131 linking up with them at borders, 25 00:01:29,214 --> 00:01:32,176 but otherwise, the motorcycles will be on their own. 26 00:01:44,438 --> 00:01:45,480 Copacabana. 27 00:01:47,441 --> 00:01:49,693 We got here last night, and I didn't feel very well when we arrived here. 28 00:01:49,776 --> 00:01:52,738 My glands were swollen, and I was thinking, "Uh-oh. 29 00:01:52,821 --> 00:01:54,656 I'm bound to have picked up some kind of bug or something." 30 00:01:54,740 --> 00:01:56,158 I feel better this morning. 31 00:01:58,660 --> 00:02:01,663 We're leaving Bolivia for the last time. Thank you, Bolivia. 32 00:02:05,542 --> 00:02:08,127 Bolivia's been so different from Chile and Argentina. 33 00:02:08,211 --> 00:02:11,131 The culture has been very present and very different. 34 00:02:11,215 --> 00:02:12,216 Yeah, yeah, yeah. 35 00:02:12,591 --> 00:02:14,885 Was surprised to see how far up we've come. It's really great. 36 00:02:14,968 --> 00:02:15,969 Yeah. Brilliant. 37 00:02:20,224 --> 00:02:21,892 If you look at a map from where we started, 38 00:02:21,975 --> 00:02:23,143 we've come a long way. 39 00:02:23,227 --> 00:02:26,313 We've crossed Argentina, and we've crossed Chile and Bolivia. 40 00:02:26,813 --> 00:02:28,232 And now we're going into Peru. 41 00:02:28,315 --> 00:02:30,776 And Peru is the home of Machu Picchu, 42 00:02:30,859 --> 00:02:33,654 and I've wanted to visit Machu Picchu ever since I was a kid. 43 00:02:37,366 --> 00:02:40,577 Okay. Here we go. We're in Peru. 44 00:02:41,203 --> 00:02:42,371 We're heading to Puno. 45 00:02:46,792 --> 00:02:48,293 Lake Titicaca. 46 00:02:49,586 --> 00:02:52,798 At school, you know when we were kids, we would have had such a laugh at that. 47 00:02:53,048 --> 00:02:54,049 Yeah. 48 00:02:54,132 --> 00:02:55,759 But the truth is we're not that different now. 49 00:02:56,218 --> 00:02:57,636 No, not really. 50 00:02:58,846 --> 00:03:00,389 Some of us never grow up. 51 00:03:09,648 --> 00:03:11,233 We're both really looking forward to Machu Picchu. 52 00:03:11,316 --> 00:03:13,986 But before then, we've got a couple of places to visit, 53 00:03:14,069 --> 00:03:17,322 including this intriguing site near Lake Titicaca. 54 00:03:18,115 --> 00:03:19,783 What's the scene here, Maxim? 55 00:03:19,867 --> 00:03:22,369 So, what's the scene? So, it's an Inca site. 56 00:03:22,995 --> 00:03:25,038 -It's called Inca Uyo. -Inca Uyo. 57 00:03:25,122 --> 00:03:27,499 Uyo... Inca obviously means Inca. 58 00:03:27,583 --> 00:03:30,377 Uyo refers to male genitals. 59 00:03:30,752 --> 00:03:32,880 -Okay. -Yeah, it's a nice way of saying it. Uyo. 60 00:03:32,963 --> 00:03:34,548 -All right. -Cool. Okay. 61 00:03:34,631 --> 00:03:37,593 And so, it's now called The Temple of Fertility. 62 00:03:37,926 --> 00:03:40,470 And that's how modern Peruvians view it. 63 00:03:40,888 --> 00:03:43,640 Because it's such fine stonework, you know that it's an important structure. 64 00:03:43,932 --> 00:03:47,060 So, it would have either been a temple, the house of a curaca, 65 00:03:47,144 --> 00:03:50,814 like an important administrative leader. 66 00:03:50,898 --> 00:03:52,983 Or it might have been somewhere 67 00:03:53,066 --> 00:03:54,985 where the Inca would stay when you'd come and visit. 68 00:03:57,779 --> 00:04:00,657 This is where the Inca Empire originated. 69 00:04:00,741 --> 00:04:03,160 Well, believed that it's here in Lake Titicaca. 70 00:04:03,243 --> 00:04:04,244 Oh, right. 71 00:04:04,578 --> 00:04:06,830 The stonework, you can see that it's an important structure. 72 00:04:06,914 --> 00:04:10,417 Obviously, it's been destroyed mostly, but you can see the foundations. 73 00:04:10,501 --> 00:04:13,378 People now come here when they have fertility problems. 74 00:04:13,879 --> 00:04:15,130 Do they have success? 75 00:04:15,214 --> 00:04:18,382 Yeah, they say they do. Lots of women who've had twins claim 76 00:04:18,466 --> 00:04:21,345 that it's because they came here and sat on one of the little mushrooms. 77 00:04:24,473 --> 00:04:26,683 You wanna get a little bit more fertility in you? 78 00:04:29,269 --> 00:04:30,437 Suck it in, Ewan. 79 00:04:33,941 --> 00:04:35,692 I didn't mean to say that. It just came out. 80 00:04:39,154 --> 00:04:40,739 If you just take a shot of those two, 81 00:04:40,822 --> 00:04:44,076 I think that's all you have to know about what this fertility place is like. 82 00:04:44,868 --> 00:04:46,119 Just those two over there. 83 00:04:49,164 --> 00:04:54,294 Mate, no. We don't need any of that. I know you like me. No, no. 84 00:04:54,378 --> 00:04:55,462 We don't need that. No. 85 00:04:56,672 --> 00:04:57,589 No. No. 86 00:04:58,924 --> 00:05:00,884 No, we don't need that. 87 00:05:03,428 --> 00:05:06,056 -Oh, no. Oh, no, no. -He's getting excited now. 88 00:05:08,141 --> 00:05:10,018 Did you see how fertile I am right now? 89 00:05:11,228 --> 00:05:14,815 Did you see that dog not being able to leave me alone? Amazing. 90 00:05:16,066 --> 00:05:18,819 It works. It absolutely works. 91 00:05:35,294 --> 00:05:36,962 Wow. There's a good view. 92 00:05:37,462 --> 00:05:38,589 Pretty cool place. 93 00:05:46,305 --> 00:05:50,225 We're heading to Cusco today, which is 243 miles. 94 00:05:59,234 --> 00:06:02,487 Today, we are gonna go see this condor sanctuary. 95 00:06:02,571 --> 00:06:05,991 Where they sort of rehabilitate them and send them out into the wild. 96 00:06:06,575 --> 00:06:09,328 So this is the animal sanctuary of Ccochahuasi. 97 00:06:09,411 --> 00:06:11,413 The Andean condor that we can see just over there... 98 00:06:12,414 --> 00:06:14,541 -...that's our main focus right now. -Oh, my God. 99 00:06:14,625 --> 00:06:17,669 The condor is the world's largest flying bird 100 00:06:17,753 --> 00:06:21,173 and has huge symbolism in Peru for health and immortality. 101 00:06:21,715 --> 00:06:23,717 Now, were they brought to you injured, these birds? 102 00:06:23,800 --> 00:06:24,843 -Yes. -They were? 103 00:06:25,302 --> 00:06:28,472 Some of them came due to the Yawar Fiesta. 104 00:06:29,181 --> 00:06:32,142 The Yawar Fiesta is a festival where... 105 00:06:32,434 --> 00:06:34,811 they tie the feet of the condor on the back of a bull. 106 00:06:34,895 --> 00:06:37,439 And the condors... They come out with some broken wings, 107 00:06:37,523 --> 00:06:39,066 lacerations on their feet and sometimes... 108 00:06:39,149 --> 00:06:41,068 they just break their necks. 109 00:06:41,151 --> 00:06:43,195 -Dying in the process. -Is this because of a... 110 00:06:43,278 --> 00:06:44,363 -...traditional... -This illegal tradition. 111 00:06:44,446 --> 00:06:47,658 The bull represents the Spanish people. 112 00:06:47,741 --> 00:06:50,035 And the condor is the representation of the Inca. 113 00:06:50,118 --> 00:06:52,746 This is the meaning of the fight, of the ancient times. 114 00:06:52,829 --> 00:06:54,039 So, when the bull wins, 115 00:06:54,122 --> 00:06:55,749 it means it's gonna be a bad year. 116 00:06:55,832 --> 00:06:57,918 And if the condor wins this fight, 117 00:06:58,001 --> 00:06:59,044 it's gonna be a good year. 118 00:06:59,127 --> 00:07:01,797 The people just invest in some crops. 119 00:07:01,880 --> 00:07:03,173 This is all wrong, you know? 120 00:07:03,257 --> 00:07:05,092 Because the condor is the one that suffers here. 121 00:07:05,175 --> 00:07:06,093 -Yeah. -Of course. 122 00:07:08,846 --> 00:07:13,559 I never like to see big wild animals stuck behind cages 123 00:07:13,642 --> 00:07:14,685 and behind bars. 124 00:07:14,768 --> 00:07:17,521 But in this case, I guess I really believe 125 00:07:17,604 --> 00:07:20,816 they were trying to rehabilitate them and release them if they could. 126 00:07:21,984 --> 00:07:23,694 My God, look at the size of this one. 127 00:07:24,027 --> 00:07:25,654 That was the flight of the condor. 128 00:07:25,737 --> 00:07:26,738 That was amazing. 129 00:07:31,368 --> 00:07:34,663 Those two animals are Andean geese. 130 00:07:34,872 --> 00:07:35,956 They pick a partner... 131 00:07:36,039 --> 00:07:38,625 and stay with that partner for the rest of their lives. 132 00:07:38,917 --> 00:07:41,170 The bond that they make is so strong... 133 00:07:41,253 --> 00:07:42,671 that when one of them dies, 134 00:07:42,754 --> 00:07:44,756 the other could die from the sadness. 135 00:07:44,840 --> 00:07:45,883 Or even worse... 136 00:07:45,966 --> 00:07:47,467 they commit suicide. 137 00:07:47,551 --> 00:07:48,552 -Really? -No. 138 00:07:48,635 --> 00:07:49,678 -That's right. -Really? 139 00:07:49,761 --> 00:07:52,472 They just throw from the cliffs, from that top part... 140 00:07:52,556 --> 00:07:54,892 and without flapping their wings, just dive into the ground. 141 00:07:56,185 --> 00:07:57,811 -Oh, my gosh. -Oh, my God. 142 00:07:58,312 --> 00:08:00,689 Because life's not worth living without their partner. 143 00:08:01,106 --> 00:08:02,691 That's why they are said to be... 144 00:08:02,774 --> 00:08:05,194 a symbol of love and fidelity here. 145 00:08:05,527 --> 00:08:06,987 I think I'd be sad but... 146 00:08:07,613 --> 00:08:09,114 -You would, right? -What? For Olly? 147 00:08:09,198 --> 00:08:11,033 -Yeah. -Wouldn't be worth living. 148 00:08:11,450 --> 00:08:12,951 Well, exactly. So you'd just do it then. 149 00:08:13,035 --> 00:08:16,121 Well, I'm not sure if I would throw myself off a cliff. 150 00:08:16,205 --> 00:08:17,915 I'd choose another way of doing it. 151 00:08:37,851 --> 00:08:39,352 I'm beyond excited because tonight, 152 00:08:39,436 --> 00:08:41,313 we're taking the train to Machu Picchu. 153 00:08:50,364 --> 00:08:52,908 I love that old bell. That's nice. It takes you back. 154 00:08:54,743 --> 00:08:55,744 Mind the gap. 155 00:08:56,495 --> 00:08:59,414 Machu Picchu by train. It doesn't get any better. 156 00:09:00,832 --> 00:09:03,293 But yeah, this is specific to Machu Picchu. 157 00:09:03,377 --> 00:09:05,420 A whole train just for one tourist site. 158 00:09:09,132 --> 00:09:11,593 It'll be nice to sit in a train for a couple of hours. 159 00:09:11,677 --> 00:09:14,596 On the way to Machu Picchu. Oh, my God. 160 00:09:15,764 --> 00:09:16,765 I can't believe it. 161 00:09:17,516 --> 00:09:19,893 I had a poster on my wall at school somewhere of it. 162 00:09:20,352 --> 00:09:22,312 Used to daydream about it when I was in class. 163 00:09:22,396 --> 00:09:23,605 I've always wanted to see it. 164 00:09:24,022 --> 00:09:25,566 I'm really, really excited about it. 165 00:09:28,735 --> 00:09:31,071 Machu Picchu sits at nearly 8,000 feet. 166 00:09:31,697 --> 00:09:34,408 And with its limited access by road, 167 00:09:34,491 --> 00:09:36,159 this train track has been built to reach it, 168 00:09:36,243 --> 00:09:37,911 which will take us just under two hours. 169 00:09:37,995 --> 00:09:39,371 I can't believe we made the train. 170 00:09:40,664 --> 00:09:44,334 Usually when we've got a date to hit, we're like a day or two behind. 171 00:09:44,418 --> 00:09:45,460 But this time we just... 172 00:09:46,378 --> 00:09:48,922 totally got here, got changed. Just got on the train. 173 00:09:51,216 --> 00:09:52,843 It was a nice train journey up here. 174 00:09:54,178 --> 00:09:55,679 Ten o'clock at night, 10:02. 175 00:09:56,597 --> 00:09:59,474 And in the morning, we'll get up at 4:00. 176 00:10:00,809 --> 00:10:04,980 Four-thirty, to be out the door at 5:00 to try and get up to Machu Picchu. 177 00:10:05,772 --> 00:10:06,773 And... 178 00:10:07,733 --> 00:10:10,861 It's kinda hard to believe it, 'cause I've always wanted to see it. 179 00:10:10,944 --> 00:10:12,446 I've always wanted to be here. 180 00:10:12,529 --> 00:10:14,573 I just want to be up in that special place tomorrow. 181 00:10:15,240 --> 00:10:18,994 And I can't really believe we're here. I can't really believe that I'm here. 182 00:10:21,038 --> 00:10:22,164 Night, all. 183 00:10:29,963 --> 00:10:32,883 Machu Picchu. Machu Picchu day. 184 00:10:33,842 --> 00:10:36,929 And I've heard the best time to experience the place is at sunrise. 185 00:10:37,679 --> 00:10:39,181 So we're not taking any chances. 186 00:10:41,183 --> 00:10:44,436 -Ain't this pretty cool? Look at that. -That is incredible, isn't it? 187 00:10:44,520 --> 00:10:47,439 Just suddenly we're in a totally different landscape. 188 00:10:49,233 --> 00:10:50,567 This is really jungly, isn't it? 189 00:10:54,404 --> 00:10:57,366 I don't like it. The bus is very close to the edge of the hill. 190 00:11:00,452 --> 00:11:01,495 Why am I at the window? 191 00:11:05,582 --> 00:11:08,126 Getting up early has paid off. We're first in the queue. 192 00:11:08,502 --> 00:11:10,587 -This way? Si. Gracias. -Up. 193 00:11:11,922 --> 00:11:14,550 -Excuse me, where is Machu Picchu? -I say-- 194 00:11:15,008 --> 00:11:16,593 I say, are we close? 195 00:11:18,387 --> 00:11:22,474 We've started the main climb. And with an altitude of nearly 8,000 feet, 196 00:11:22,558 --> 00:11:24,518 getting to the summit is no walk in the park. 197 00:11:26,103 --> 00:11:28,355 I don't know how much of it there is. 198 00:11:28,438 --> 00:11:30,566 -Jesus. -You don't know where... 199 00:11:36,697 --> 00:11:39,783 I can feel my legs burning already. 200 00:11:43,161 --> 00:11:46,915 You go up. I'll go down. 'Cause I might-- 201 00:11:46,999 --> 00:11:48,625 -No, no. I'll come with you. -No, it's all right. 202 00:11:48,709 --> 00:11:50,919 -I don't mind. -I don't want you to miss that. 203 00:11:52,671 --> 00:11:54,673 -After you. After you. -No, just need a rest. 204 00:11:54,756 --> 00:11:55,757 Okay, okay. 205 00:11:56,884 --> 00:11:57,926 -Go for it. -Thank you. 206 00:12:02,514 --> 00:12:05,392 Ewan's racing ahead. I couldn't have done that. 207 00:12:05,475 --> 00:12:09,438 I mean, my legs are just not up for that anymore. 208 00:12:10,105 --> 00:12:14,776 Here we go. Uppity up, up. I hope we see it from up here. 209 00:12:16,778 --> 00:12:20,157 He's going up to the Sun Gate. Which is like a 45-minute walk up. 210 00:12:20,240 --> 00:12:22,075 And then we'll carry on this side. 211 00:12:26,205 --> 00:12:28,624 I can barely talk. 212 00:12:32,628 --> 00:12:37,049 It's such a shame you can't see it all because only 2,500 people a day 213 00:12:37,132 --> 00:12:40,719 are allowed to come here, so you're privileged to be here. 214 00:12:43,222 --> 00:12:45,307 Apparently, it was built in the 13th century. 215 00:12:45,390 --> 00:12:48,560 It was hidden until its rediscovery in 1911. 216 00:12:49,269 --> 00:12:51,396 And I've been looking forward to seeing this so much. 217 00:12:52,356 --> 00:12:57,152 Never-ending. Well, maybe it's not for the faint of heart, 218 00:12:57,236 --> 00:12:59,363 and it'll be less crowded here than it is down there. 219 00:13:05,160 --> 00:13:06,161 -Hola. -Hola. 220 00:13:12,417 --> 00:13:13,418 One, two, three. 221 00:13:14,837 --> 00:13:16,213 -All right. -Thanks, buddy. 222 00:13:16,296 --> 00:13:17,297 Thanks. 223 00:13:17,589 --> 00:13:19,383 Oh, goodness. This wasn't quite the experience 224 00:13:19,466 --> 00:13:21,176 I was expecting to have up here. Oh, well. 225 00:13:25,347 --> 00:13:26,348 For the picture. 226 00:13:27,391 --> 00:13:29,351 At the top of the Sun Gate, I hadn't realized that 227 00:13:29,434 --> 00:13:31,979 people do that four-day trek coming up from the other side. 228 00:13:32,396 --> 00:13:36,525 And so that when we got there, there was like 50, 60... 229 00:13:36,608 --> 00:13:38,986 And it just turned into a bit of a photo session for me. 230 00:13:39,987 --> 00:13:41,989 -That's awesome. Have a good trip. -Cheers, man. Thanks. 231 00:13:42,072 --> 00:13:43,282 Where should we sit? 232 00:13:44,199 --> 00:13:46,076 Or should we just go down the path a little bit? 233 00:13:46,535 --> 00:13:48,161 I think we're gonna-- Yeah. 234 00:13:50,163 --> 00:13:52,833 Well, I might spoil everybody else's experience. That's the problem. 235 00:13:55,419 --> 00:13:57,462 -Hey. How are you? Nice to meet you. -How you doing? Nice to meet you. 236 00:13:58,589 --> 00:14:01,508 -Yeah, yeah. That's okay. Yeah. -Yeah? Thank you. 237 00:14:21,653 --> 00:14:23,906 These clouds aren't clearing anytime soon. 238 00:14:23,989 --> 00:14:26,200 I'm going to check out another famous site. 239 00:14:26,783 --> 00:14:28,493 -Hola. -Hola, buenos días. 240 00:14:28,577 --> 00:14:30,746 Is this the bit where you have to sign your life away? 241 00:14:31,580 --> 00:14:32,581 Okay. 242 00:14:32,664 --> 00:14:35,626 It's so dangerously steep, that you have to sign yourself in 243 00:14:35,709 --> 00:14:37,920 and sign yourself out for safety. 244 00:14:41,256 --> 00:14:43,967 I can't believe how steep it is. Oh, my God. 245 00:14:47,513 --> 00:14:48,597 Okay. No pushing, guys. 246 00:14:51,517 --> 00:14:54,144 -Oh, the bridge. -The bridge. 247 00:14:54,603 --> 00:14:55,604 Wow. 248 00:14:58,607 --> 00:15:02,361 And they have steps going down as well. They're built into the rock. 249 00:15:02,444 --> 00:15:03,820 God, that's incredible. 250 00:15:04,530 --> 00:15:06,490 They've blocked it off now because people would come, 251 00:15:06,573 --> 00:15:09,701 and they'd hang off the bottom of it and take selfies 252 00:15:09,785 --> 00:15:12,788 and do all kinds of crazy, stupid things. 253 00:15:15,541 --> 00:15:17,751 We will be lucky. It's clearing, no? 254 00:15:18,627 --> 00:15:21,630 Looks like it here, doesn't it? In another hour or so, 255 00:15:21,713 --> 00:15:23,674 -then we could be really lucky. -Yeah, yeah. 256 00:15:33,141 --> 00:15:34,142 And there it is. 257 00:15:38,313 --> 00:15:39,314 I gotta turn the camera. 258 00:15:52,995 --> 00:15:55,455 This is so amazing. I'm so happy to see it. 259 00:15:59,668 --> 00:16:02,588 I can't believe we were standing here before, and it was just there. 260 00:16:02,671 --> 00:16:03,797 We couldn't see it at all. 261 00:16:09,553 --> 00:16:12,347 Many Inca sites were destroyed by Spanish invaders, 262 00:16:12,431 --> 00:16:14,600 but they never found Machu Picchu. Thank goodness. 263 00:16:17,561 --> 00:16:20,856 Finally made it up here. And there's Machu Picchu. 264 00:16:21,940 --> 00:16:25,110 Finally, the clouds have broken. How beautiful it is. 265 00:16:26,737 --> 00:16:30,824 The excitement of coming up here and seeing it. And then... 266 00:16:31,783 --> 00:16:34,286 And I think what's quite nice is that we've had to wait for it. 267 00:16:34,369 --> 00:16:37,664 So, we've kind of had a look around, and we were talking about it, 268 00:16:37,748 --> 00:16:39,791 and we were trying to imagine what it must be like. 269 00:16:39,875 --> 00:16:43,795 We've seen the pictures and then suddenly, it started to show itself. 270 00:16:45,339 --> 00:16:46,965 Mind-blowing. Overwhelming. 271 00:16:48,342 --> 00:16:49,343 It's stunning. 272 00:16:51,261 --> 00:16:52,262 Stunning. 273 00:16:53,472 --> 00:16:56,183 Most archaeologists believe that it was built as an estate 274 00:16:56,266 --> 00:16:58,810 for the Inca emperor, Pachacuti, 275 00:16:58,894 --> 00:17:01,021 while others think it was a religious site. 276 00:17:02,189 --> 00:17:03,065 Amazing, isn't it? 277 00:17:24,752 --> 00:17:26,338 New day, new dawn. 278 00:17:30,968 --> 00:17:32,302 Okay. 279 00:17:33,679 --> 00:17:37,391 Ollantaytambo, goodbye, just now. 280 00:17:41,812 --> 00:17:46,191 We haven't had a rainy day for a while. Might have our first rainy ride. 281 00:17:49,278 --> 00:17:52,573 Cobblestones in the rain. Yucky, yucky, yucky. 282 00:17:55,617 --> 00:17:59,580 We're now 39 days into our ride from Ushuaia to Los Angeles. 283 00:18:00,497 --> 00:18:03,876 And we've got just three days to get to Ayacucho, where we're arranged 284 00:18:03,959 --> 00:18:06,712 to travel deep into the rain forest to meet a tribe community. 285 00:18:08,881 --> 00:18:10,716 Quite sad to be leaving Machu Picchu. 286 00:18:11,383 --> 00:18:14,178 It was quite an amazing experience, I must say. 287 00:18:14,261 --> 00:18:17,431 Yeah, I just wanted to sit today on my motorbike 288 00:18:17,514 --> 00:18:20,392 and remember all the lovely things I saw up in Machu Picchu yesterday. 289 00:18:21,059 --> 00:18:24,855 Consider how lucky I am that I'm able to make dreams come true 290 00:18:24,938 --> 00:18:26,231 to see something like that. 291 00:18:29,693 --> 00:18:32,237 Hang on. It's turn right back there, guys. 292 00:18:33,739 --> 00:18:34,740 I wonder... 293 00:18:37,618 --> 00:18:40,954 Hope this isn't gonna turn out to be some very long dirt road. 294 00:18:44,333 --> 00:18:45,626 Gravel. 295 00:18:50,214 --> 00:18:53,217 I think this dirt road is about eight miles. 296 00:18:56,929 --> 00:18:58,305 That's a busy old road, this. 297 00:18:59,806 --> 00:19:02,935 It's the M6. It's the M6 of Peru. 298 00:19:04,144 --> 00:19:05,270 The M stands for mud. 299 00:19:06,688 --> 00:19:07,689 Oh, the-- 300 00:19:09,816 --> 00:19:11,777 -Did he get you? -Unbelievable. 301 00:19:14,279 --> 00:19:15,280 Can you have a look? 302 00:19:16,114 --> 00:19:17,741 Oh, my God. He really got your visor. 303 00:19:17,824 --> 00:19:19,868 Absolutely got the whole side of my body. 304 00:19:23,580 --> 00:19:24,957 This could be very slippy. 305 00:19:26,750 --> 00:19:28,043 It is super slippy. 306 00:19:30,671 --> 00:19:31,880 Shit. It's down. 307 00:19:32,840 --> 00:19:34,049 Are you okay there, Ewan? 308 00:19:37,511 --> 00:19:39,096 This little cut-through's great. 309 00:19:39,513 --> 00:19:40,514 Oh, my God. 310 00:19:42,057 --> 00:19:44,935 Okay, ready? If you get under the bags. One... 311 00:19:46,228 --> 00:19:47,855 Just under the bags or something under there. 312 00:19:47,938 --> 00:19:49,106 One, two, three. 313 00:19:51,233 --> 00:19:52,693 Well done, guys. 314 00:19:52,776 --> 00:19:53,777 Okay. 315 00:19:54,862 --> 00:19:55,821 Gracias, amigo. 316 00:19:56,363 --> 00:19:57,447 Two. 317 00:19:58,657 --> 00:20:00,868 -Are you okay? -Comedy of errors. 318 00:20:01,493 --> 00:20:02,953 I'm okay, yeah. Thanks, guys. 319 00:20:07,791 --> 00:20:10,294 Look at this. Like this little oasis. 320 00:20:12,588 --> 00:20:16,925 We're riding the famous Ruta 35 from Abancay to Ayacucho. 321 00:20:20,846 --> 00:20:23,891 It's a remote mountain area with long, winding passes so, 322 00:20:23,974 --> 00:20:25,142 the riding should be epic. 323 00:20:30,230 --> 00:20:31,857 We made it to Los Angeles. Cactus. 324 00:20:36,236 --> 00:20:39,448 -Yeah, Los Angeles. -Los Angeles. 325 00:20:39,531 --> 00:20:40,991 So that's it, guys. It's been real. 326 00:20:41,074 --> 00:20:41,992 Yep. 327 00:20:42,075 --> 00:20:44,036 Thanks for everything. Thanks for the memories. 328 00:20:44,119 --> 00:20:46,496 It was lovely. It was nice to do another one together. 329 00:21:06,558 --> 00:21:09,311 We're back up at 13,500 feet. 330 00:21:10,312 --> 00:21:11,438 And... 331 00:21:13,732 --> 00:21:14,900 This looks amazing. 332 00:21:15,651 --> 00:21:19,488 Well, we've been going kind of-- It feels like we've just been going up, 333 00:21:19,571 --> 00:21:20,572 -doesn't it? -Yeah. 334 00:21:20,656 --> 00:21:25,953 The whole morning. And so, we've used a lot of-- 335 00:21:26,036 --> 00:21:30,415 We're at 41% with 46 miles to go 336 00:21:30,499 --> 00:21:33,168 and we have 68 miles to where we want to go. 337 00:21:33,877 --> 00:21:36,922 So, we're hoping that we get a bit of down soon. 338 00:21:46,056 --> 00:21:48,684 When we're going downhill, the bikes can then recharge. 339 00:21:48,767 --> 00:21:51,687 It's basically the same as a hybrid car. There are motors in there 340 00:21:51,770 --> 00:21:53,897 that regenerate charge back into the battery. 341 00:21:53,981 --> 00:21:56,358 Meaning that we can now go a little further and faster. 342 00:21:58,026 --> 00:22:00,112 This is good regen, man. Good regen. 343 00:22:01,280 --> 00:22:03,699 Here we go. Regen, regen, regen. 344 00:22:05,784 --> 00:22:07,911 On the way, we saw this cyclist going up the hill, 345 00:22:07,995 --> 00:22:10,289 and he was powering up the hill. 346 00:22:10,372 --> 00:22:13,000 And we thought, "Christ, that's big." 347 00:22:13,083 --> 00:22:16,962 And as we got closer and closer, we realized that he only had one leg. 348 00:22:19,423 --> 00:22:20,674 Nice to meet you. 349 00:22:20,757 --> 00:22:21,842 How amazing. 350 00:22:22,634 --> 00:22:24,303 How long did it take to come up the hill? 351 00:22:24,803 --> 00:22:26,597 -Tres horas. -Three hours. 352 00:22:26,680 --> 00:22:30,225 -Tres horas. -Wow, man. That's amazing. 353 00:22:30,309 --> 00:22:31,810 60 kilometers. 354 00:22:31,894 --> 00:22:32,853 A hundred kilometers. 355 00:22:34,021 --> 00:22:35,272 Turn around and go back. 356 00:22:35,898 --> 00:22:37,024 120 kilometers. 357 00:22:37,566 --> 00:22:38,567 So cool. 358 00:22:41,361 --> 00:22:44,781 He's a Peruvian Paralympian, and he's going to the Olympics. 359 00:22:46,617 --> 00:22:48,785 -What is your discipline? -Road. 360 00:22:49,161 --> 00:22:51,121 Road cycling. 361 00:22:51,205 --> 00:22:52,289 Si. 362 00:22:52,372 --> 00:22:55,626 -He's got good training here. -Amazing mountains to train on. 363 00:22:56,293 --> 00:23:00,506 He got into a traffic accident and lost his leg right up by his hip. 364 00:23:00,589 --> 00:23:05,719 I had a traffic accident in 2012. 365 00:23:05,802 --> 00:23:09,056 And I understand a little bit about rehabilitation 366 00:23:09,139 --> 00:23:11,475 and getting to a point where you're so low 367 00:23:11,558 --> 00:23:15,812 because you've had a life-changing accident like he has. 368 00:23:15,896 --> 00:23:19,399 And where do you go from there? How do you get on? 369 00:23:19,483 --> 00:23:22,110 What do you do after that? 370 00:23:22,194 --> 00:23:24,613 And I think one of the biggest things 371 00:23:24,696 --> 00:23:26,073 to happen to you when you have a trauma 372 00:23:26,156 --> 00:23:30,327 is to try and get back to some kind of normality. 373 00:23:30,410 --> 00:23:35,207 To decide that yes, okay, I've got these ailments, 374 00:23:35,290 --> 00:23:37,042 but I'm not gonna make them define me. 375 00:23:37,125 --> 00:23:39,127 I'm gonna push on and move forward. 376 00:23:40,087 --> 00:23:42,756 And that's what he did. And look at him, he's off to the Olympics. 377 00:23:43,173 --> 00:23:44,174 Pretty incredible. 378 00:23:45,008 --> 00:23:49,888 50K there and then 50K back. That was his routine. 379 00:23:50,347 --> 00:23:52,933 That's a hell of a climb up the hill though. My goodness. 380 00:23:53,267 --> 00:23:55,394 That's a hell of a climb just on a motorbike. 381 00:23:56,103 --> 00:23:58,021 Let alone with one leg. 382 00:23:58,647 --> 00:24:02,901 But what a guy. What an amazing chance to bump into someone like that up here. 383 00:24:02,985 --> 00:24:04,152 At the top of the world. 384 00:24:37,561 --> 00:24:39,897 We're now approaching Andahuaylas 385 00:24:39,980 --> 00:24:43,025 and still need to make up 150 miles to get to Ayacucho. 386 00:24:57,372 --> 00:24:58,415 Gracias. Thank you. 387 00:24:58,498 --> 00:25:00,042 -Okay? Si. -Si. 388 00:25:00,459 --> 00:25:01,293 Working? 389 00:25:02,669 --> 00:25:04,546 Yes. Gracias. 390 00:25:07,424 --> 00:25:09,468 -Let's do it. -We have 100 miles but... 391 00:25:11,136 --> 00:25:13,138 -Robot. -He's being a robot. 392 00:25:13,847 --> 00:25:14,848 Okay. 393 00:25:21,021 --> 00:25:22,272 Right, no. Is he okay? 394 00:25:27,152 --> 00:25:28,320 Okay, let's do it. Let's go. 395 00:25:29,446 --> 00:25:32,074 Think we should get this show on the road. 396 00:25:45,337 --> 00:25:49,007 The riding of the last few days has just been incredible. 397 00:25:49,091 --> 00:25:51,093 We've been going up and down-- 398 00:25:51,176 --> 00:25:55,722 up to 4,000 meters, back down to 2,500, back up to 4,000, 399 00:25:55,806 --> 00:25:59,893 back down to 2,500, on these most incredible roads. 400 00:25:59,977 --> 00:26:02,980 The tarmac and the landscape and the views. 401 00:26:03,063 --> 00:26:04,648 Looking down into the valley, 402 00:26:04,731 --> 00:26:08,652 plunging down, down to the valleys, and the towns. 403 00:26:08,735 --> 00:26:11,446 It has been just incredible. 404 00:26:17,661 --> 00:26:19,746 Tomorrow, we're going to leave our bikes behind and head off 405 00:26:19,830 --> 00:26:23,208 into the Amazon rainforest to visit a partnership between an NGO 406 00:26:23,292 --> 00:26:26,712 and a tribal community, who are both trying to reduce deforestation. 407 00:26:39,892 --> 00:26:41,727 We're gonna have a look at the system for Cool Earth. 408 00:26:41,810 --> 00:26:43,979 It's a new way of thinking. It's a different way of thinking. 409 00:26:44,062 --> 00:26:46,356 It's empowerment. It's giving people jobs. 410 00:26:46,440 --> 00:26:51,069 It's giving people a sustainable income, rather than just chopping down the forest. 411 00:26:51,153 --> 00:26:52,946 So, let's see what happens. 412 00:26:54,781 --> 00:26:58,118 We had to take the helicopter, because we just couldn't get in by bike. 413 00:27:02,456 --> 00:27:04,666 Here we go. Up, up and away. 414 00:27:12,674 --> 00:27:15,093 It's beautiful! The river running through the valley. 415 00:27:15,677 --> 00:27:16,762 How pretty. 416 00:27:19,723 --> 00:27:22,142 We're flying 90 miles to Cutivireni, 417 00:27:22,226 --> 00:27:25,354 a community of Asháninka people in the Amazon rainforest, 418 00:27:25,437 --> 00:27:27,523 to visit one of their 12 villages there. 419 00:27:29,066 --> 00:27:30,400 That's really cool. 420 00:27:30,651 --> 00:27:32,194 So beautiful, the jungle. 421 00:27:34,488 --> 00:27:37,032 The amount of bugs and animals and... 422 00:27:37,366 --> 00:27:38,492 everything that is in there, 423 00:27:38,575 --> 00:27:40,827 it's just bubbling with life. 424 00:27:42,454 --> 00:27:43,622 Here. Look. 425 00:27:44,748 --> 00:27:46,542 There's a patch on top of that hill... 426 00:27:46,625 --> 00:27:48,252 deforested a little bit. 427 00:27:49,336 --> 00:27:51,171 Taking the skin off the world. 428 00:27:52,422 --> 00:27:53,507 We won't be able to breathe. 429 00:27:54,049 --> 00:27:55,175 Yeah. 430 00:27:55,509 --> 00:27:56,885 It's very difficult, isn't it? 431 00:27:56,969 --> 00:27:59,096 Because you're sitting there with your little house... 432 00:27:59,179 --> 00:28:01,181 and you're looking back at all this hardwood. 433 00:28:01,265 --> 00:28:03,016 Someone's saying, "I'll give you money..." 434 00:28:03,100 --> 00:28:04,101 And then someone else says... 435 00:28:04,184 --> 00:28:05,686 "Oh, no. You've got to keep the forest." 436 00:28:05,769 --> 00:28:09,064 And you're like, "Yeah, but I've got to feed my family." 437 00:28:09,690 --> 00:28:11,024 It's an immediate thing, but... 438 00:28:11,358 --> 00:28:12,359 you know, what do you do? 439 00:28:13,777 --> 00:28:15,737 Yeah, that's the dilemma, isn't it? 440 00:28:17,739 --> 00:28:19,283 Is this the place? 441 00:28:21,618 --> 00:28:22,744 A lot of people. 442 00:28:23,537 --> 00:28:24,872 Wow, the colors! 443 00:28:28,041 --> 00:28:32,087 This village is called Tinkareni, with a population of nearly 200 people. 444 00:28:34,965 --> 00:28:38,677 We're gonna be supporting this community with our carbon mitigation. 445 00:28:40,179 --> 00:28:42,181 -Hello. Cómo estás? -Hello. Buenos días. 446 00:28:42,264 --> 00:28:43,432 So, you say... 447 00:28:46,310 --> 00:28:49,313 It's like "hello" in Asháninka. 448 00:28:51,899 --> 00:28:53,358 We welcome you. 449 00:28:53,775 --> 00:28:57,738 They've come from really far to visit us here. 450 00:28:58,197 --> 00:29:01,700 He was greeting all the chiefs from the different villages 451 00:29:01,783 --> 00:29:04,203 that have come here to welcome you as well. 452 00:29:04,286 --> 00:29:07,372 They're gonna paint your faces. It's different for men and women. 453 00:29:07,456 --> 00:29:08,707 Okay. 454 00:29:12,503 --> 00:29:14,087 Hello. 455 00:29:14,838 --> 00:29:16,089 Very nice. 456 00:29:16,965 --> 00:29:19,301 You look like a little leopard or something. 457 00:29:19,384 --> 00:29:22,387 -You got little wings like a bird. -I can't see. 458 00:29:22,471 --> 00:29:25,015 -How do you say thank you in their... -Gracias. 459 00:29:31,313 --> 00:29:34,274 We just had the most wonderful ceremony to welcome us, 460 00:29:34,691 --> 00:29:37,152 and this is one of the first Cool Earth projects. 461 00:29:37,236 --> 00:29:38,987 It's been going on for about 10 years. 462 00:29:41,782 --> 00:29:44,368 The entire Cutivireni community 463 00:29:44,451 --> 00:29:46,954 covers over 30,000 hectares of rain forest. 464 00:29:47,579 --> 00:29:50,874 When you are working in the forest and you can't find water, 465 00:29:50,958 --> 00:29:53,335 then you can find some lianas. 466 00:29:53,418 --> 00:29:55,003 And then you can drink it. 467 00:29:55,087 --> 00:29:56,839 And it's also medicinal. 468 00:29:57,631 --> 00:29:58,882 Look at that. Here it comes. 469 00:29:59,883 --> 00:30:01,301 -Look. -There it is. 470 00:30:10,394 --> 00:30:11,728 It's delicious and fresh. 471 00:30:13,772 --> 00:30:16,316 For communities, the forest is like the market. 472 00:30:16,775 --> 00:30:18,402 When they need food, 473 00:30:18,986 --> 00:30:22,030 when they need to build houses, they come to the forest. 474 00:30:22,114 --> 00:30:26,076 And also they use it to generate some income to survive. 475 00:30:26,493 --> 00:30:29,621 So, that's how we came and provided some funding. 476 00:30:30,163 --> 00:30:34,626 So they don't feel the pressure of getting some income generation 477 00:30:34,710 --> 00:30:36,920 from illegal logging or from cocaine. 478 00:30:37,337 --> 00:30:40,257 We help them to stop deforestation and minimize it. 479 00:30:40,340 --> 00:30:43,218 You've been involved with Cool Earth for about 10 years, 480 00:30:43,302 --> 00:30:47,389 and what does it mean to you guys as a community? 481 00:30:48,765 --> 00:30:52,811 There are a few of us who preserve and love the forest. 482 00:30:52,895 --> 00:30:55,272 It's where we get our food... 483 00:30:55,355 --> 00:30:57,524 and everything we need. 484 00:30:57,774 --> 00:31:00,986 The forest is very important to us. 485 00:31:06,617 --> 00:31:08,327 They get financial support. 486 00:31:08,410 --> 00:31:10,621 With that, children are able to go to school, 487 00:31:10,704 --> 00:31:14,082 and they're maybe able to afford more health services. 488 00:31:14,166 --> 00:31:15,834 So, this is an amazing thing for them. 489 00:31:16,460 --> 00:31:18,962 He wants to show his house. You wanna go? 490 00:31:19,046 --> 00:31:20,255 -Yeah. -Si. 491 00:31:20,756 --> 00:31:21,924 Okay. 492 00:31:24,051 --> 00:31:25,302 Weaving. Hello. 493 00:31:26,011 --> 00:31:28,138 That's the wife, Albertina. 494 00:31:28,222 --> 00:31:29,431 Hola. 495 00:31:29,973 --> 00:31:32,434 This is a huge place he has. 496 00:31:33,435 --> 00:31:36,772 Look, he's got TV. Stereo. 497 00:31:41,818 --> 00:31:43,237 -Beautiful, isn't it? -Si. 498 00:31:45,531 --> 00:31:48,242 I don't think I've ever been anywhere like this. Where you see... 499 00:31:48,617 --> 00:31:52,579 people really living from the forest like this. 500 00:31:54,039 --> 00:31:57,459 It's hoped that by encouraging sustainable agriculture, 501 00:31:57,543 --> 00:32:01,755 the traditionally nomadic Asháninka people will remain here long-term, 502 00:32:01,839 --> 00:32:04,258 and protect their lands from further deforestation. 503 00:32:04,508 --> 00:32:06,885 Jaime, you aren't planning to move anymore, right? 504 00:32:06,969 --> 00:32:11,640 After moving a lot, I want to stay put. 505 00:32:13,267 --> 00:32:16,562 I'm thinking of the generations to come, 506 00:32:16,645 --> 00:32:18,272 my grandchildren. 507 00:32:18,355 --> 00:32:20,023 Leaving something here for them. 508 00:32:34,788 --> 00:32:36,290 Good morning, everybody. 509 00:32:37,291 --> 00:32:39,751 This is what I've woken up to, in the middle of the jungle. 510 00:32:40,627 --> 00:32:41,795 In this beautiful village. 511 00:32:42,171 --> 00:32:46,091 I just slept like an absolute champion in here. 512 00:32:47,801 --> 00:32:49,803 Here in the village of Cutivireni. 513 00:32:55,267 --> 00:32:56,351 It's refreshing. 514 00:33:00,564 --> 00:33:03,233 They weren't heavy-handed. They weren't just like, 515 00:33:03,317 --> 00:33:06,028 "Nobody can knock a tree down." They really understood the communities, 516 00:33:06,111 --> 00:33:07,946 and they were trying to work with the communities to try 517 00:33:08,030 --> 00:33:11,158 and help them to just make less of an impact in the forest 518 00:33:11,241 --> 00:33:13,327 or to appreciate what the forest gives them. 519 00:33:15,245 --> 00:33:18,957 Charley and I, we weren't driven to do this trip 520 00:33:19,041 --> 00:33:21,710 on electric bikes because we're environmentalists. 521 00:33:21,793 --> 00:33:25,005 I think we wanted to do it because it's the future. 522 00:33:25,422 --> 00:33:27,090 Because we're excited about electric bikes. 523 00:33:27,174 --> 00:33:29,968 But as we're doing it, it's opened my mind up 524 00:33:30,052 --> 00:33:31,220 to what is going on in the world. 525 00:33:42,814 --> 00:33:46,693 I can't believe we've done Machu Picchu and Cool Earth. 526 00:33:47,152 --> 00:33:48,779 The first UNICEF project. 527 00:33:49,446 --> 00:33:51,907 All of those things seemed so far into the trip, 528 00:33:51,990 --> 00:33:52,991 and we've done them already. 529 00:33:58,664 --> 00:34:00,499 I'm just so over the Andes. 530 00:34:03,502 --> 00:34:07,381 We've just gotta get over this last hill. This could be it, right? 531 00:34:07,923 --> 00:34:09,591 I don't wanna get too excited. 532 00:34:12,803 --> 00:34:17,766 That's a beautiful si-- Wow. That's nice. 533 00:34:23,938 --> 00:34:26,900 We've crossed the Andes and now we drop down 4,000 meters 534 00:34:26,984 --> 00:34:29,027 to the coastal town of Ica in Peru. 535 00:34:29,820 --> 00:34:32,989 Next, we're headed to see the 2,000-year-old giant artworks, 536 00:34:33,072 --> 00:34:34,949 the Nasca Lines, that I've heard about before. 537 00:34:40,038 --> 00:34:43,500 Today, we're going to see the amazing etchings 538 00:34:43,583 --> 00:34:44,626 in the Earth's surface. 539 00:34:44,710 --> 00:34:47,254 It's clearly meant to be viewed from above, 540 00:34:47,337 --> 00:34:50,382 but they were done long before we had flight, so... 541 00:34:52,176 --> 00:34:55,429 Who were they done for? Was it for the aliens? 542 00:34:55,512 --> 00:34:57,431 We don't know. Let's see today. 543 00:34:58,473 --> 00:35:00,517 Yes, we're going to fly over the Nasca Valley 544 00:35:00,601 --> 00:35:03,353 to the lowest altitude we can, okay? 545 00:35:03,437 --> 00:35:06,231 When we arrive to a figure, we will be turning to the left 546 00:35:06,315 --> 00:35:07,733 and to the right, okay? 547 00:35:07,816 --> 00:35:09,818 So, everyone is going to see it. Yes? 548 00:35:10,485 --> 00:35:13,530 The turns will be from 30 to 50 degrees, okay? 549 00:35:14,239 --> 00:35:15,949 So, it's gonna be fun. Yes? 550 00:35:16,742 --> 00:35:19,494 I would make sure we find a bag before we get in this plane. 551 00:35:21,288 --> 00:35:23,498 -It's a good choice of bag, isn't it? -Yeah. 552 00:35:23,916 --> 00:35:27,002 Nice clear one, just so you can see exactly what you had for breakfast. 553 00:35:27,753 --> 00:35:28,754 Fasten your seat belts. 554 00:35:39,306 --> 00:35:41,934 -Just relax. Go with the flow. -Go with the flow, man. 555 00:35:44,019 --> 00:35:47,439 Despite alien conspiracy theories about the origins, 556 00:35:47,523 --> 00:35:50,067 it's more likely that the Nasca created the huge artworks 557 00:35:50,150 --> 00:35:51,860 to ask their weather gods for rain. 558 00:35:56,198 --> 00:35:57,407 We're dead. 559 00:35:59,785 --> 00:36:02,579 Now we're going to see the first figure. Okay? 560 00:36:03,872 --> 00:36:06,750 There he is. There, look. Right in front of you. 561 00:36:07,042 --> 00:36:09,253 There on the hillside. On the hill. 562 00:36:10,295 --> 00:36:12,005 It's amazing. 563 00:36:18,720 --> 00:36:20,681 There are over 1,000 artworks here. 564 00:36:20,764 --> 00:36:22,641 Some are over 400 meters tall. 565 00:36:30,566 --> 00:36:31,817 I feel a bit sick now. 566 00:36:38,365 --> 00:36:39,533 Now I'm feeling sick. 567 00:36:45,455 --> 00:36:48,375 What if we could go in tight circles both ways around something else now? 568 00:36:48,458 --> 00:36:50,419 -Like really-- -Perfect. 569 00:36:51,587 --> 00:36:52,963 I just wanna get down. 570 00:37:08,353 --> 00:37:10,647 -Thank you. -Gracias. Thank you very much. 571 00:37:10,731 --> 00:37:11,648 Hope you enjoyed it. 572 00:37:11,732 --> 00:37:12,941 We had a lovely time. Thank you. 573 00:37:14,318 --> 00:37:15,569 How were the turns? 574 00:37:15,652 --> 00:37:17,237 -Very nice. Thank you. -Nice and smooth. 575 00:37:18,030 --> 00:37:19,031 Not for me. 576 00:37:23,243 --> 00:37:24,661 We're getting back on the road. 577 00:37:25,787 --> 00:37:28,332 It's getting warm now, isn't it? It's getting properly dry and hot. 578 00:37:30,751 --> 00:37:31,752 Easy riding. 579 00:37:49,061 --> 00:37:51,480 I'm just looking forward to getting to a new country now, 580 00:37:51,563 --> 00:37:53,106 to Ecuador. 581 00:37:53,190 --> 00:37:54,358 It gets quite exciting then. 582 00:38:01,240 --> 00:38:02,449 Ready to go? 583 00:38:02,533 --> 00:38:04,409 Rivian have made a major breakthrough. 584 00:38:04,493 --> 00:38:07,204 They've figured out a way for us to fully charge the bikes 585 00:38:07,287 --> 00:38:09,289 from their cars in just two hours. 586 00:38:09,540 --> 00:38:11,333 There, we got a pulse. Yep. 587 00:38:13,085 --> 00:38:14,086 Yeah. 588 00:38:15,796 --> 00:38:17,965 I think it's really nice that some new charging tech 589 00:38:18,048 --> 00:38:19,424 has been developed for us, 590 00:38:19,508 --> 00:38:21,468 and it could be used by other people in the future. 591 00:38:22,135 --> 00:38:25,222 One hour, twenty-four to full. 592 00:38:25,639 --> 00:38:26,765 Two hours. Done. 593 00:38:37,192 --> 00:38:40,445 I think I'm finally starting to get this Peruvian traffic. 594 00:38:42,364 --> 00:38:43,532 Oh, yeah. 595 00:38:47,536 --> 00:38:49,663 Jesus, careful. Careful. Easy. 596 00:38:50,247 --> 00:38:51,623 Easy. Easy. Easy. 597 00:38:55,586 --> 00:38:56,587 Oh, boy. 598 00:38:57,296 --> 00:38:59,965 They can use that as what happens after the adverts. 599 00:39:00,382 --> 00:39:02,676 -You know, a teaser or a cliff-hanger. -Yeah. Cliff-hanger. 600 00:39:02,759 --> 00:39:03,719 "Careful, careful." 601 00:39:05,470 --> 00:39:08,724 -How many shows are like that? -You come back after the break 602 00:39:08,807 --> 00:39:11,351 with the clip straight to him, "Careful. Careful. Careful." 603 00:39:11,435 --> 00:39:12,936 And then, you know. 604 00:39:23,614 --> 00:39:26,491 Here we go. Heading to the Ecuador border. 605 00:39:30,329 --> 00:39:32,372 We're off to visit our friends at UNICEF 606 00:39:32,456 --> 00:39:36,418 who've set up a camp to help some of the refugees fleeing from Venezuela. 607 00:39:40,672 --> 00:39:43,258 Hundreds of Venezuelans are fleeing the country in an effort 608 00:39:43,342 --> 00:39:46,929 to escape an ongoing economic and humanitarian crisis there. 609 00:39:48,972 --> 00:39:50,682 People have traveled hundreds of miles 610 00:39:50,766 --> 00:39:54,061 through Colombia and Ecuador in an attempt to reach families 611 00:39:54,144 --> 00:39:56,063 and to find work in Peru and Chile. 612 00:39:57,898 --> 00:40:00,359 There's all the tents and everything. 613 00:40:01,026 --> 00:40:04,905 This camp in Tumbes is supporting around 100 mothers with babies 614 00:40:05,155 --> 00:40:07,783 as well as 50 children with no parents with them. 615 00:40:08,742 --> 00:40:10,744 Is this a child-friendly space? 616 00:40:12,621 --> 00:40:13,872 They're two actors. 617 00:40:17,459 --> 00:40:18,710 Hola. 618 00:40:32,182 --> 00:40:34,059 Children are incredibly resilient. 619 00:40:34,142 --> 00:40:36,979 But they do need protection and help. 620 00:40:39,648 --> 00:40:45,153 Can you imagine getting out of Venezuela and coming across Colombia and Ecuador 621 00:40:45,237 --> 00:40:47,698 to get here on buses or by foot. 622 00:40:48,282 --> 00:40:50,826 You know, it's been pretty brutal for those children. 623 00:40:51,702 --> 00:40:54,204 They just don't have time to be kids anymore, you know. 624 00:40:57,749 --> 00:41:00,586 Maria is 16, and her brother Abraham's only 14, 625 00:41:00,669 --> 00:41:02,504 and they're here at the border fending for themselves. 626 00:41:03,589 --> 00:41:05,090 They've been here 47 days. 627 00:41:06,091 --> 00:41:08,635 What was it like in Venezuela when you had to leave? 628 00:41:08,719 --> 00:41:11,972 The situation was really critical. 629 00:41:12,055 --> 00:41:14,224 That's why we decided to leave the country. 630 00:41:15,225 --> 00:41:18,228 So, you had to leave your home and your school and your friends. 631 00:41:20,063 --> 00:41:21,481 Everything. 632 00:41:21,565 --> 00:41:24,735 What hurts me the most is to leave my family. 633 00:41:24,818 --> 00:41:26,278 It's hard to be separate... 634 00:41:26,361 --> 00:41:28,447 after being with them for so long. 635 00:41:29,823 --> 00:41:31,033 I'm sorry. 636 00:41:31,116 --> 00:41:33,076 Yeah, that's so difficult. So hard. 637 00:41:34,620 --> 00:41:37,039 -The situation is extremely volatile. -Yeah. 638 00:41:37,664 --> 00:41:42,920 People have lost their jobs. The money they have is worth nothing. 639 00:41:43,837 --> 00:41:47,216 They sell everything they have to try and get out. 640 00:41:50,010 --> 00:41:52,721 So, they left behind their mother and their older brother. 641 00:41:54,181 --> 00:41:57,267 Do they know what the mother and their older brother 642 00:41:57,351 --> 00:41:58,352 is doing in Venezuela? 643 00:41:58,435 --> 00:42:00,604 Do you know how your mom and brother are doing... 644 00:42:00,687 --> 00:42:02,272 back in Venezuela? 645 00:42:02,898 --> 00:42:04,608 -Your beautiful mom, right? -Sweetheart. 646 00:42:05,776 --> 00:42:07,069 Don't cry. 647 00:42:09,780 --> 00:42:11,323 My gorgeous boy. 648 00:42:11,949 --> 00:42:13,075 -I'm sorry. -Yeah. 649 00:42:17,663 --> 00:42:19,623 You kids are strong, you know? 650 00:42:19,706 --> 00:42:21,750 You're gonna get through this. You are. 651 00:42:21,834 --> 00:42:22,835 Yeah. 652 00:42:26,171 --> 00:42:28,924 What you're seeing is really devastating to witness. 653 00:42:29,007 --> 00:42:31,051 They can't go back to Venezuela. 654 00:42:31,844 --> 00:42:36,265 They just need three days to get across Peru by bus to get to Chile, 655 00:42:36,348 --> 00:42:39,142 where they can get in, and they know that they've got family members there, 656 00:42:39,226 --> 00:42:41,603 and they've got a future there, but they're stuck here. 657 00:42:41,937 --> 00:42:45,274 Some of them for 47 days. 658 00:43:14,595 --> 00:43:16,388 -Muchas gracias. Thank you very much. -Okay. 659 00:43:17,431 --> 00:43:18,640 All right. 660 00:43:18,724 --> 00:43:20,559 For us, it's relatively easy to cross the border 661 00:43:20,642 --> 00:43:21,894 and enter into Ecuador. 662 00:43:22,394 --> 00:43:23,437 Ecuador. 663 00:43:28,150 --> 00:43:31,945 And this next leg is possibly gonna be the trickiest part of the whole trip. 664 00:43:35,699 --> 00:43:38,410 Basically, you can go from the bottom of South America 665 00:43:38,493 --> 00:43:41,288 to the top of North America on the Pan-American Highway. 666 00:43:41,663 --> 00:43:44,291 But there's a 100-mile gap in the middle called the Darién Gap, 667 00:43:45,042 --> 00:43:47,544 which is impenetrable forest, no roads. 668 00:43:48,128 --> 00:43:50,339 Full of terrorists. You don't wanna go there. 669 00:43:51,340 --> 00:43:55,928 So we have to either take a boat 'round or fly over. 670 00:43:56,470 --> 00:44:01,350 Really, these are so heavy, the only way to get these 'round is on a boat. 671 00:44:02,434 --> 00:44:04,686 We just need to get to that port as soon as possible. 672 00:44:06,188 --> 00:44:10,484 No, the cell reception here is zero. I think, let's stay together if we can. 673 00:44:11,193 --> 00:44:13,820 We'll follow you out of town anyway, mate. It's a bit crazy. 674 00:44:14,530 --> 00:44:16,865 Have you seen the guy on the left with the silver shotgun?