Arrieros

Argentinean Mountain Laborers

This film is an ethnographic documentary. Its objective is to present the culture and everyday life of Argentinean "arrieros", workers that transport equipment and provisions during the climbing season at Aconcagua, the highest mountain in the Americas, located in the Andes. At the same time that it explores the region's unique geography, the documentary also observes the gradual disappearance of a culture and of a traditional form of work.