It was from the Amazonian forests on the 6th August that the team of eleven intrepid explorers left Minas Gerais, Brazil, the home city of Fiat Automòveis' huge manufacturing factory, heading off on the Conexão Adventure (Adventure Connection) with its the destination the heart of the great Inca Empire. With twelve thousand kilometres in front of them and a mission to rescue 800 years of history in six major countries of Latin America, the team checked their equipment, revised their cars and stamped their passports. To guarantee security during the trip GPS (Global Positioning System) equipment and micro filming cameras had been installed in the interiors of the four Fiat vehicles, each drawn from the durable, rugged "Fiat Adventure" range. So after one and a half years of detailed planning and preparation the Conexão Adventure set out en route for Peru, at the centre of the Inca civilization.

On the 7th August the intrepid team crossed the Brazil-Peru bridge on the route to the city of Iñapari. On Peruvian soil they had lost no time in sampling the local cuisine and drinks, including Cusqueña, the most famous of the many fine Peruvian beers, and Pollo con Papas, a traditional dish of chicken served with potato fries. In Puerto Maldonado they tried for the first time the famous cocoa tea, that is well known for diminishing the effect of the altitude. Despite the pre-event precautions several members of the team were not ideally prepared in terms of physical condition, in response to the four thousand metre altitude of the mountain range of the Andes.

After four days of hectic travelling the Conexão Adventure arrived at the former capital of the Inca Empire, Cuzco, which is located at 3,300 metres above of the level of the sea. The first ruin to be visited by the team was Pillacta, followed by the Temple of the Sun Inca, Koricancha, the current Church of Saint Domingo, constructed by the Spanish in the 16th century. The rock with 12 angles, located in the wall of the Inca Palace, Roca, is famous for the complexity of the architecture which was used in its construction, and it graphically serves as a very visual demonstration of the advanced building techniques of the Inca civilisation.

In the Sacred Valley, located between Cuzco and Machu Picchu, the team filmed important archaeological complexes which were left by Incas. Amongst them is the Fort of Sacsayhuaman, built using rocks that weigh around 100 tons each, and the Tombomachay Temple, which was the place used for the cult of the water.