Deep within Peru’s Río Abiseo National Park—a UNESCO Mixed World Heritage Site—an interdisciplinary team of scientists and conservationists embark on a unique journey to the Historic-Cultural Zone 1 to investigate, document and protect the archaeological site of Gran Pajatén, a cultural legacy of the Chachapoya. Abiseo: Cultural Forest of the Chachapoya closely follows a remarkable conservation and research project in one of the most remote and extraordinary landscapes in Peru. The film explores the natural and archaeological richness of the Río Abiseo National Park and the legacy of the little-known Chachapoya culture, as well as the people behind the work — scientists, conservationists and collaborators deeply committed to preserving these traces of humanity.
Screening: Saturday, May 16th, 1:13-1:36 PM, The Shedd Recital Hall
Length: 22 min
Country: Peru
Language: Spanish
Director(s): Rosemarie Lerner
Producer(s): Rosemarie Lerner, World Monuments Fund Perú
Distributor: World Monuments Fund Perú