It was an amazing discovery and the ultimate proof of all Heyerdahl had been saying for years. He was the first recipient of the prize which was established in 1994 and will be awarded annually to people in Norway or abroad who have contributed towards this ideal in their work for development among the peoples of the world. Heyerdahl received the award for his work for the local people of Tucume. His excavations had discovered a proud past history for these people and given them a renewed self-respect and hope for the future. And I'm going down there directly to Peru tomorrow to pass on the prize to the local town of Tucume, so they can build a new school on a higher level than anything they've had so far.
School is important today when modern civilization is getting vicariously spread all over the world.
If they shall live up to the pressure from us, they must be armed with the learning we have to survive. Indian music Eighty-year old Thor Heyerdahl had flown into Oslo from his present home on Tenerife in the Canary Islands. The next day, he flew on to Peru and Tucume where he handed over the prize money to the local community. His reputation was enough for the Spanish authorities to give him the go ahead . It's very strange that a man eighty years old continues to see forwards and forwards and forwards.