Pan American Highway Part 1 of 2

Pan-American Highway Part 1 of 2 Main & end titles missing. Laborers prepare ground for new road construction. Farmer threshing rice using old technique - near Mexican border? Oxen pulling carts along rural road in Costa Rica; San Jose street scenes, more oxen; coffee unloaded; VO praising Costa Rica. Route of Pan American Highway thru difficult terrain. Bridge into Panama. Native Indians pose in village. Route of highway along Pacific west coast. Dancers in devil masks perform religious ceremony in village. Bananas harvested in Panama, carried on mules. 12:02:38 Cargo ship thru Panama Canal & Panama City street scene. High pan across town of Colon at other end of Canal. VO re favourable economic conditions & tax breaks in Canal zone. River thru jungle area at border w/ Colombia where Highway stops. Cargo ships in dock at La Guaira, Venezuela. High pan across Caracas & stretch of Highway winding thru mountains to Valencia. 12:04:39 Diesel bulldozer clearing trees & undergrowth for road. Trans-Andean Highway thru Venezuela - local people carry firewood. Farmer feeds pigs from sparse foliage. La Negra Pass - threshing wheat using old methods w/ horses. Village in Colombia. Bogota street scenes. High pan across partially-completed stretch of Highway thru Magdalena River Valley to Bogota. Road grader preparing base layer for new road. 12:06:51 Aerial views of Highway winding thru vast mountainous valleys past Medellin. End of current highway. Area cleared thru jungle to Otrato River Basin - survey for next stage of Highway. Columbian border town of Ipiales - high shots of busy market square. 12:07:40 Path of Highway into Ecuador - local people along rural roads, some on mules. Equatorial monument. Quito, Ecuador - street scenes showing Spanish-Colonial architecture. Farming - juice extracted from sugar cane using ox-driven mill. Llamas herded to market & market scenes. Indians spinning wool & weaving. Waterfront at port of Guayaquil - native sailboats; monument to Bolivar & San Martin. 12:10:14 POV on Highway thru desert area into Peru. Ancient ruins. Pacific coast. Parks & gardens in Lima. Street scenes, Cathedral, Archbishop’s Palace, Government Palace w/ guards in ceremonial uniform. Llama herd along highway. Andean peaks w/ snow visible - pan down to show Highway thru valley. Copper smelting plant. Mountainous area rich in minerals. Travelogues; Tourism; South America; Developing World; Economics; Agriculture; Poverty; 1940s; Color;