24hrs in the Highest City on Earth with No Laws (my scariest travel experience)

Thank you for watching this unusual and intense experience.. We traveled here not thinking it would be as bad as it was. Thankful for the kind locals we met and connected with that took us around safely.

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[YesTheory]

This was one of the most intense places we’ve ever traveled to.. We weren’t fully prepared to how intense it would really be, but are grateful for the friendly locals we ended up connecting with 🙏 hope you enjoyed this short documentary

[sofijaskrebic]

Fidel was my tour guide on the Salkantay trek to Machu Picchu in March 2023. He is such a sweet and amazing person, such a kind soul. I had the pleasure to travel with him for 5 days. I can’t believe I just came across this video and saw him here completely by coincidence. Much love for Fidel, you are awesome 🤍

[soraiagomes]

Fidel was literally your blessing, I'm not sure how things would've gone without him. I seriously hope he gets everything he desires as a "reward" for being such a nice, kind-hearted soul☺

[jrod]

The Orange jacket and yellow pants really help with blending in.

[MaximoToro]

Him: This the SCARIEST city we've ever visited!

Also him: I'm gonna wear the brightest, most expensive clothes I can find so i easily stand out and attract criminals the entire time there

[Taizuren]

you can just hear the pain and sorrow in Adela's voice....so heartbreaking

[cedriclaumann]

25:57; This phenomenon is called High-altitude diuresis! Essentially the body is trying to lose water to increase the hematocrit in an attempt to transport oxygen more efficiently! But this also leads to a decrease in total blood volume which in turn increases the heart rate to keep a stable blood pressure! Because of the high-altitude diuresis and also the hyperventilation, which is caused by a decrease in PaO2, it is very important to drink at least 4 liters of water a day! Also there are some medications like Acetazolamide, which decrease the amount of CO2 exhaled and by this help to keep a more physiological PaCO2, which in the end helps the body to acclimatize!

[ddd]

As a nurse seeing your O2 saturation at 87% and you WEREN’T EVEN THERE YET?!?!!! That’s terrifying! That’s so dangerous holy cow!!

[tristanandersen]

Those drone shots are nuts. I still can’t get over the fact that anyone with a backpack full of gear can pull off shots that were only possible with a chartered helicopter 10 years ago.

[drewbinsky]

La Rinconada has been on my list for 5+ years and I’m so glad to see you guys made it there. I most likely won’t visit and it’s a pleasure to be able to sit back, with a cup of coffee in hand, and watch this from the comfort of my home. Love you guys !!!! 🇵🇪❤️

[Automedon]

In 1980 I made the mistake of signing a contract to take my trained dogs to perform with a circus in Peru and Bolivia. The people were fantastic but the conditions were unbelievable. Where we performed in Lima was about a mile from the big market. I had to go every day to buy food for my dogs. I was constantly warned about the dangers for a young gringo walking alone but I never encountered anything negative in that regard.
It is amazing to see Peru 45 years later and it still looks the same as some of the places we passed through.
When I finally landed back in Miami I kissed the ground. I can fully understand why so many people will risk everything to leave.

[lrlc]

I just found this channel and I love how you are able to just go to unique and less known locations with no set plan, rarely having any contacts and then just finding a friendly local by putting out good vibes. It must feel so rewarding when you meet such nice people like Fidel and Christian, who are so kind and gracious. While it does feel like the internet, and the world for that matte, is going to shit it is pretty amazing/awesome that I can just get a peek into a corner of the world that many will go their whole lives never even knowing existed.

[adamadeptus]

Be very, very careful. You guys were very trusting and it reminded me of myself when I travelled to Havana, Cuba last year. I met some friendly locals. They spent the whole day with me and invited me out to a restaurant at night. We had a great time at the restaurant. Except that they drugged my drink. Then, when we left, they jumped me. Beat me viciously, leaving me bleeding from the head, with severe bruising on the side from kicks, and a fractured leg. They also stole my phone all of my money and left me bleeding on the ground. Never again will I be so naive when travelling. Beware.

[KosovaSoundHD]

You had the worst clothes to show up to a dangerous city. Keep low profile next times. Great Video!

[TJ-vlzl]

The guy that helped him walk around to meet people and talk with, you can tell he has a amazing soul.so cool of him to treat people like he does. You can tell he was raised by good people and learned a lot of respect..

[donpodlas]

Always nice to have things put in perspective. After watching this, my little single-wide home in the hills of S. Oregon feels like a 100-room mansion. Peace and love to all....

[sleepnomore]

I met someone like Fidel in a small town in Mexico last Nov after my phone broke and I didn't have the exact address or contact to my Airbnb! He and his friend (college age) stayed with me in the 90F heat for hours trying to both get me a new phone and find the accommodation details, even driving me to phone shops and inviting me to his very humble home and giving me snacks and water. They wanted nothing in return and it is one of many sweet stories I have of Mexico and the Mexican people but prob my favorite.

[RogTX]

“you are a magnet to good people”. he couldn’t have said it better to this miner.

[Siren_xoxo]

That coal worker named Fidal is a real one. What an amazing guy, so kind and helpful. Great video as always ❤

[Edmond]

The most depressing thing to me about this town and life of its inhabitants its not the town and the life of its inhabitants. It is knowing that all these people chose this life over the life they had. The thought that there is a worse alternative over is existence is a mind fuck.