In a village high in the Andes, Dr Iain Stewart discovers just how critical oxygen is for our own survival. When Spanish settlers first arrived, they found they couldn't have babies as the altitude caused miscarriages. How did they eventually reproduce in an environment set on the very limits of human adapatation? Watch more high quality videos on the new BBC Worldwide YouTube channel here: http://www.youtube.com/bbcworldwide
I live in Quito, Ecuador. It is around 3000 m up! My mom works at an International school here and MANY teachers have been having miscarriages....This totally explains why!
90angelface 1 year ago
YOU AINT GOT NO PANCAKE MIX
alfiedabomb 1 year ago
@gggreggg i still don't get it! what f5 to get rid of the ad? what are you talking about? I never have given any info about f5.. can you pls give me that link if where did you find me giving that advice?
inday811 1 year ago
@ailinxu
as the narrator said, due to lack of oxygen
leedoyeon 1 year ago
@inday811 hi---the tip about f5 to get rid of the ad.
(interesting question. i am not pinoy---i am in the usa.)
gggreggg 1 year ago
Love the scottish accent! <3
L4s4gn3 1 year ago
it has its own advantages, no one is goin conquer the place. how is it possible that altitude affects reproduction?
ailinxu 1 year ago
@shflbm i can see how it can be scottish now
thepiratep 1 year ago
@iamlilyy More specifically he sounds Glaswegian but it could be anywhere.
iamlilyy 1 year ago
@thepiratep No, Catherine3234 is right ... it's Scottish
iamlilyy 1 year ago