Peru: Quake and Recovery
Channel: PublicResourceOrg
Date: 2010-12-28

Peru: Quake and Recovery - National Archives and Records Administration   - ARC Identifier 88612 / Local Identifier 490.81 - Peace Corps. (1982 - ).  This film documents the events surrounding an earthquake in Peru in 1970 that represented the worst natural disaster in the history of the western hemisphere, killing approximately 66,000 people. Scenes focus on the Peace Corps' assistance program whose goal was to provide Peruvians with the knowledge and skills to rebuild their country.