A young boy living in a remote village in the Andes Mountains dreams of becoming shaman.

A man intends to cure a blind aborigine, taking her to the city, but her boyfriend wants to stop him.

The documentary is a journey into the open heart of South America, through the Brazilian forest toward Peru and Bolivia, where is the reality of people historically excluded from the political process of their countries and for the first time ever seek effective participation in shaping their own destiny.

A documentary that shows the connection of the native peoples of the Andes with nature, their respect and gratitude to mother earth. It transports us to a land that maintains its traditions, where the role of women has been key to the preservation of the culture of these peoples.

Pachamama is a modern interpretation of the earth, the human body as a metaphor for the earth.

“This film is about the indigenous cultures of Ecuador, of what is past and what is preserved, of destruction and resistance, of persisting in new ways, of music in the villages high up in the Andes, of music in the cities and in a tropical climate among descendants of African slaves. The film is about Earth, about working with Earth, sacred to the indigenous people. An account of beauty that silences, of friendliness, also grief.” (Nestler)

Kunturi travels with his father in a lama caravan and meets a beautiful girl named Ulala.