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Seatless toilets, mangy dogs, fresh-frog smoothies, hemorrhaging stomachs, and super high elevation are a mix rarely had and never desired. But there we were in the Peruvian Andes with all that and more. We started in Lima, and ventured two days...

Seatless toilets, mangy dogs, fresh-frog smoothies, hemorrhaging stomachs, and super high elevation are a mix rarely had and never desired. But there we were in the Peruvian Andes with all that and more. We started in Lima, and ventured two days through treacherous mountain roads before landing in Andamarca. Ever gone off-roading in a MINI Coupé 5500 meters above sea level? We have; here's why:

In Andamarca, there's a pre-Columbian dancing tradition that is as gruesome as it is old: Scissor Dancing. These dancers are artists, musicians, and Andean highland heroes that make Bear Grylls look like a freshman sorority pledge with her first beer cup.  Scissor dancing is a tradition that these men fiercely preserve… Check back for the full episode on January 16 and bonus content on MINI Facebook to see a violinist twirl a violin from a hole in his tongue.