Mike Collins

it was crazy we did death road we went out to the uyuni salt flats yeah i saw those my cousin got pretty sick he gets sick on every every trip that he goes on with me he can't eat anything without without getting sick it makes for it makes for some fun moments for me to uh give him a hard time but um Tiwanaku and Pumapuku were incredible.

it was crazy we did death road we went out to the uyuni salt flats yeah i saw those my cousin got pretty sick he gets sick on every every trip that he goes on with me he can't eat anything without without getting sick it makes for it makes for some fun moments for me to uh give him a hard time but um Tiwanaku and Pumapuku were incredible.

it was crazy we did death road we went out to the uyuni salt flats yeah i saw those my cousin got pretty sick he gets sick on every every trip that he goes on with me he can't eat anything without without getting sick it makes for it makes for some fun moments for me to uh give him a hard time but um Tiwanaku and Pumapuku were incredible.

And when I got out there, back then I was very much of the opinion of it's better to ask for forgiveness than for permission. And this was right at the height of COVID. So we get down there and Puma Punku was closed. Tiwanaku was open and there was nobody around. So we do Tiwanaku. And then, you know, my buddy, my cousin was gonna put the drone up and fly over Tiwanaku. But there were these,

And when I got out there, back then I was very much of the opinion of it's better to ask for forgiveness than for permission. And this was right at the height of COVID. So we get down there and Puma Punku was closed. Tiwanaku was open and there was nobody around. So we do Tiwanaku. And then, you know, my buddy, my cousin was gonna put the drone up and fly over Tiwanaku. But there were these,

And when I got out there, back then I was very much of the opinion of it's better to ask for forgiveness than for permission. And this was right at the height of COVID. So we get down there and Puma Punku was closed. Tiwanaku was open and there was nobody around. So we do Tiwanaku. And then, you know, my buddy, my cousin was gonna put the drone up and fly over Tiwanaku. But there were these,

were doing like these practice things for these ceremonies so they had a museum there i really wanted to see the museum so i kind of multi-purposed went over there to ask if there's any way we could get into the museum to see the museum even though it was close but also to kind of distract them from the drone we're at a high altitude right so you can hear everything um you know it's just a lot louder something like flying a drone up there at a high altitude

were doing like these practice things for these ceremonies so they had a museum there i really wanted to see the museum so i kind of multi-purposed went over there to ask if there's any way we could get into the museum to see the museum even though it was close but also to kind of distract them from the drone we're at a high altitude right so you can hear everything um you know it's just a lot louder something like flying a drone up there at a high altitude

were doing like these practice things for these ceremonies so they had a museum there i really wanted to see the museum so i kind of multi-purposed went over there to ask if there's any way we could get into the museum to see the museum even though it was close but also to kind of distract them from the drone we're at a high altitude right so you can hear everything um you know it's just a lot louder something like flying a drone up there at a high altitude

So, you know, my thing was just like take it up really high and just kind of circle it, get some good shots. And then, you know, so I'm talking to this lady. She's a village elder. We're sitting on this stone wall. And I'm talking to her and I start hearing the... I'm like, dude, he's not bringing it over here. And it's getting louder and louder to the point where she starts looking up.

So, you know, my thing was just like take it up really high and just kind of circle it, get some good shots. And then, you know, so I'm talking to this lady. She's a village elder. We're sitting on this stone wall. And I'm talking to her and I start hearing the... I'm like, dude, he's not bringing it over here. And it's getting louder and louder to the point where she starts looking up.

So, you know, my thing was just like take it up really high and just kind of circle it, get some good shots. And then, you know, so I'm talking to this lady. She's a village elder. We're sitting on this stone wall. And I'm talking to her and I start hearing the... I'm like, dude, he's not bringing it over here. And it's getting louder and louder to the point where she starts looking up.

And she hasn't seen it yet, but she can hear it. And I can see it happening in her face. She's piecing it together like, okay, that's a drone. I'm talking to this gringo. They're clearly connected, right? There's nobody else around. It's COVID. There's nobody here. And sure enough, my cousin flies it right down the main street of the town there at like 20 feet off the ground.

And she hasn't seen it yet, but she can hear it. And I can see it happening in her face. She's piecing it together like, okay, that's a drone. I'm talking to this gringo. They're clearly connected, right? There's nobody else around. It's COVID. There's nobody here. And sure enough, my cousin flies it right down the main street of the town there at like 20 feet off the ground.

And she hasn't seen it yet, but she can hear it. And I can see it happening in her face. She's piecing it together like, okay, that's a drone. I'm talking to this gringo. They're clearly connected, right? There's nobody else around. It's COVID. There's nobody here. And sure enough, my cousin flies it right down the main street of the town there at like 20 feet off the ground.

I'm like, it goes right by us. And I'm just sitting there like, you got to be shitting me, man. And she's like, is that you? And I'm like, look, I look at her and I'm like, yes. I mean, obviously, like there's no getting out of that, right? So... They confiscated the drone and the footage and took us into this office. They're like... Stabbed your cousin to death. Stabbed my cousin to death.

I'm like, it goes right by us. And I'm just sitting there like, you got to be shitting me, man. And she's like, is that you? And I'm like, look, I look at her and I'm like, yes. I mean, obviously, like there's no getting out of that, right? So... They confiscated the drone and the footage and took us into this office. They're like... Stabbed your cousin to death. Stabbed my cousin to death.

I'm like, it goes right by us. And I'm just sitting there like, you got to be shitting me, man. And she's like, is that you? And I'm like, look, I look at her and I'm like, yes. I mean, obviously, like there's no getting out of that, right? So... They confiscated the drone and the footage and took us into this office. They're like... Stabbed your cousin to death. Stabbed my cousin to death.

He's buried next to Puma Punku. God bless him.

He's buried next to Puma Punku. God bless him.