ISLA ASIA, CAÑETE, PERU - DECEMBER 2017: An exhausted Guano worker carries a bag loaded with 50 kilos of Guano on his shoulders.
The boom of organic farming has brought Guano back to its splendor. Considered the best organic fertilizer in the world, guano made up of the droppings of guano birds - pelicans, pikemen, cormorants, guanayes, penguins, tendrils - has been a treasure of Peru since the time of the Inca culture. His method of extraction has not changed since then and every year thousands of people from the poorest regions of Peru come to the call of guano to work tirelessly for eight months in semi-slave regime in the harvesting campaign of Guano.
ISLA ASIA, CAÑETE, PERU - DECEMBER 2017: Guano workers during a work day in Isla Asia.
The boom of organic farming has brought Guano back to its splendor. Considered the best organic fertilizer in the world, guano made up of the droppings of guano birds - pelicans, pikemen, cormorants, guanayes, penguins, tendrils - has been a treasure of Peru since the time of the Inca culture. His method of extraction has not changed since then and every year thousands of people from the poorest regions of Peru come to the call of guano to work tirelessly for eight months in semi-slave regime in the harvesting campaign of Guano.
ISLA ASIA, CAÑETE, PERU - DECEMBER 2017: Guano workers in charge of sifting manually separate guano impurities during a day's work on the island of Asia.
The boom of organic farming has brought Guano back to its splendor. Considered the best organic fertilizer in the world, guano made up of the droppings of guano birds - pelicans, pikemen, cormorants, guanayes, penguins, tendrils - has been a treasure of Peru since the time of the Inca culture. His method of extraction has not changed since then and every year thousands of people from the poorest regions of Peru come to the call of guano to work tirelessly for eight months in semi-slave regime in the harvesting campaign of Guano.
ISLA ASIA, CAÑETE, PERU - DECEMBER 2017: A guano worker totally exhausted by the hardness of the work rests on the shoulder of one of his colleagues during a workday on Isla Asia.
The boom of organic farming has brought Guano back to its splendor. Considered the best organic fertilizer in the world, guano made up of the droppings of guano birds - pelicans, pikemen, cormorants, guanayes, penguins, tendrils - has been a treasure of Peru since the time of the Inca culture. His method of extraction has not changed since then and every year thousands of people from the poorest regions of Peru come to the call of guano to work tirelessly for eight months in semi-slave regime in the harvesting campaign of Guano.
ISLA ASIA, CAÑETE, PERU - DECEMBER 2017: An exhausted Guano worker carries a bag loaded with 50 kilos of Guano on his shoulders.
The boom of organic farming has brought Guano back to its splendor. Considered the best organic fertilizer in the world, guano made up of the droppings of guano birds - pelicans, pikemen, cormorants, guanayes, penguins, tendrils - has been a treasure of Peru since the time of the Inca culture. His method of extraction has not changed since then and every year thousands of people from the poorest regions of Peru come to the call of guano to work tirelessly for eight months in semi-slave regime in the harvesting campaign of Guano.
ISLA ASIA, CAÑETE, PERU - DECEMBER 2017: Guano workers during a work day in Isla Asia.
The boom of organic farming has brought Guano back to its splendor. Considered the best organic fertilizer in the world, guano made up of the droppings of guano birds - pelicans, pikemen, cormorants, guanayes, penguins, tendrils - has been a treasure of Peru since the time of the Inca culture. His method of extraction has not changed since then and every year thousands of people from the poorest regions of Peru come to the call of guano to work tirelessly for eight months in semi-slave regime in the harvesting campaign of Guano.
ISLA ASIA, CAÑETE, PERU - DECEMBER 2017: A group of workers fill bags with guano during a working day on Isla Asia.
The boom of organic farming has brought Guano back to its splendor. Considered the best organic fertilizer in the world, guano made up of the droppings of guano birds - pelicans, pikemen, cormorants, guanayes, penguins, tendrils - has been a treasure of Peru since the time of the Inca culture. His method of extraction has not changed since then and every year thousands of people from the poorest regions of Peru come to the call of guano to work tirelessly for eight months in semi-slave regime in the harvesting campaign of Guano.
ISLA ASIA, CAÑETE, PERU - DECEMBER 2017: Guano workers in charge of sifting manually separate guano impurities during a day's work on the island of Asia.
The boom of organic farming has brought Guano back to its splendor. Considered the best organic fertilizer in the world, guano made up of the droppings of guano birds - pelicans, pikemen, cormorants, guanayes, penguins, tendrils - has been a treasure of Peru since the time of the Inca culture. His method of extraction has not changed since then and every year thousands of people from the poorest regions of Peru come to the call of guano to work tirelessly for eight months in semi-slave regime in the harvesting campaign of Guano.
ISLA ASIA, CAÑETE, PERU - DECEMBER 2017: A group of workers fill bags with guano during a working day on Isla Asia.
The boom of organic farming has brought Guano back to its splendor. Considered the best organic fertilizer in the world, guano made up of the droppings of guano birds - pelicans, pikemen, cormorants, guanayes, penguins, tendrils - has been a treasure of Peru since the time of the Inca culture. His method of extraction has not changed since then and every year thousands of people from the poorest regions of Peru come to the call of guano to work tirelessly for eight months in semi-slave regime in the harvesting campaign of Guano.
ISLA ASIA, CAÑETE, PERU - DECEMBER 2017: Guano workers during a work day in Isla Asia.
The boom of organic farming has brought Guano back to its splendor. Considered the best organic fertilizer in the world, guano made up of the droppings of guano birds - pelicans, pikemen, cormorants, guanayes, penguins, tendrils - has been a treasure of Peru since the time of the Inca culture. His method of extraction has not changed since then and every year thousands of people from the poorest regions of Peru come to the call of guano to work tirelessly for eight months in semi-slave regime in the harvesting campaign of Guano.
ISLA ASIA, CAÑETE, PERU - DECEMBER 2017: Guano workers in charge of sifting manually separate guano impurities during a day's work on the island of Asia.
The boom of organic farming has brought Guano back to its splendor. Considered the best organic fertilizer in the world, guano made up of the droppings of guano birds - pelicans, pikemen, cormorants, guanayes, penguins, tendrils - has been a treasure of Peru since the time of the Inca culture. His method of extraction has not changed since then and every year thousands of people from the poorest regions of Peru come to the call of guano to work tirelessly for eight months in semi-slave regime in the harvesting campaign of Guano.
ISLAND ASIA, CAÑETE, PERU - DECEMBER 2017: Portrait of a Guano worker totally exhausted during a work day on Isla Asia.
The boom of organic farming has brought Guano back to its splendor. Considered the best organic fertilizer in the world, guano made up of the droppings of guano birds - pelicans, pikemen, cormorants, guanayes, penguins, tendrils - has been a treasure of Peru since the time of the Inca culture. His method of extraction has not changed since then and every year thousands of people from the poorest regions of Peru come to the call of guano to work tirelessly for eight months in semi-slave regime in the harvesting campaign of Guano.
ISLA ASIA, CAÑETE, PERU - DECEMBER 2017: An exhausted Guano worker carries a bag loaded with 50 kilos of Guano on his shoulders.
The boom of organic farming has brought Guano back to its splendor. Considered the best organic fertilizer in the world, guano made up of the droppings of guano birds - pelicans, pikemen, cormorants, guanayes, penguins, tendrils - has been a treasure of Peru since the time of the Inca culture. His method of extraction has not changed since then and every year thousands of people from the poorest regions of Peru come to the call of guano to work tirelessly for eight months in semi-slave regime in the harvesting campaign of Guano.
ISLA ASIA, CAÑETE, PERU - DECEMBER 2017: A group of exhausted workers carry bags of 50 kilos of guano on their shoulders during a day's work on Isla Asia.
The boom of organic farming has brought Guano back to its splendor. Considered the best organic fertilizer in the world, guano made up of the droppings of guano birds - pelicans, pikemen, cormorants, guanayes, penguins, tendrils - has been a treasure of Peru since the time of the Inca culture. His method of extraction has not changed since then and every year thousands of people from the poorest regions of Peru come to the call of guano to work tirelessly for eight months in semi-slave regime in the harvesting campaign of Guano.
ISLA ASIA, CAÑETE, PERU - DECEMBER 2017: A group of guano workers take a break during a working day on Isla Asia.
The boom of organic farming has brought Guano back to its splendor. Considered the best organic fertilizer in the world, guano made up of the droppings of guano birds - pelicans, pikemen, cormorants, guanayes, penguins, tendrils - has been a treasure of Peru since the time of the Inca culture. His method of extraction has not changed since then and every year thousands of people from the poorest regions of Peru come to the call of guano to work tirelessly for eight months in semi-slave regime in the harvesting campaign of Guano.
ISLAND ASIA, CAÑETE, PERU - DECEMBER 2017: A guano worker walks on the old loading dock of Isla Asia. Isla Asia is one of the twenty guano islands of Peru.
The boom of organic farming has brought Guano back to its splendor. Considered the best organic fertilizer in the world, guano made up of the droppings of guano birds - pelicans, pikemen, cormorants, guanayes, penguins, tendrils - has been a treasure of Peru since the time of the Inca culture. His method of extraction has not changed since then and every year thousands of people from the poorest regions of Peru come to the call of guano to work tirelessly for eight months in semi-slave regime in the harvesting campaign of Guano.
ISLA ASIA, CAÑETE, PERU - DECEMBER 2017: A guano worker washes his clothes after finishing his workday in Isla Asia. Isla Asia is one of the twenty guano islands of Peru.
The boom of organic farming has brought Guano back to its splendor. Considered the best organic fertilizer in the world, guano made up of the droppings of guano birds - pelicans, pikemen, cormorants, guanayes, penguins, tendrils - has been a treasure of Peru since the time of the Inca culture. His method of extraction has not changed since then and every year thousands of people from the poorest regions of Peru come to the call of guano to work tirelessly for eight months in semi-slave regime in the harvesting campaign of Guano.
ISLA ASIA, CAÑETE, PERU - DECEMBER 2017: A group of workers from Guano bathe in the sea after finishing their work at Isla Asia. Isla Asia is one of the twenty guano islands of Peru.
The boom of organic farming has brought Guano back to its splendor. Considered the best organic fertilizer in the world, guano made up of the droppings of guano birds - pelicans, pikemen, cormorants, guanayes, penguins, tendrils - has been a treasure of Peru since the time of the Inca culture. His method of extraction has not changed since then and every year thousands of people from the poorest regions of Peru come to the call of guano to work tirelessly for eight months in semi-slave regime in the harvesting campaign of Guano.
ISLA ASIA, CAÑETE, PERU - DECEMBER 2017: A group of workers from Guano bathe in the sea after finishing their work at Isla Asia. Isla Asia is one of the twenty guano islands of Peru.
The boom of organic farming has brought Guano back to its splendor. Considered the best organic fertilizer in the world, guano made up of the droppings of guano birds - pelicans, pikemen, cormorants, guanayes, penguins, tendrils - has been a treasure of Peru since the time of the Inca culture. His method of extraction has not changed since then and every year thousands of people from the poorest regions of Peru come to the call of guano to work tirelessly for eight months in semi-slave regime in the harvesting campaign of Guano.
ISLA ASIA, CAÑETE, PERU - DECEMBER 2017: A group of workers enjoy a soccer game after finishing their work on Isla Asia. Isla Asia is one of the twenty guano islands of Peru.
The boom of organic farming has brought Guano back to its splendor. Considered the best organic fertilizer in the world, guano made up of the droppings of guano birds - pelicans, pikemen, cormorants, guanayes, penguins, tendrils - has been a treasure of Peru since the time of the Inca culture. His method of extraction has not changed since then and every year thousands of people from the poorest regions of Peru come to the call of guano to work tirelessly for eight months in semi-slave regime in the harvesting campaign of Guano.
ISLA ASIA, CAÑETE, PERU - DECEMBER 2017: A group of workers enjoy a soccer game after finishing their work on Isla Asia. Isla Asia is one of the twenty guano islands of Peru.
The boom of organic farming has brought Guano back to its splendor. Considered the best organic fertilizer in the world, guano made up of the droppings of guano birds - pelicans, pikemen, cormorants, guanayes, penguins, tendrils - has been a treasure of Peru since the time of the Inca culture. His method of extraction has not changed since then and every year thousands of people from the poorest regions of Peru come to the call of guano to work tirelessly for eight months in semi-slave regime in the harvesting campaign of Guano.
ISLA ASIA, CAÑETE, PERU - DECEMBER 2017: A group of workers enjoy a moment of rest after finishing their work day in Isla Asia. Isla Asia is one of the twenty guano islands of Peru.
The boom of organic farming has brought Guano back to its splendor. Considered the best organic fertilizer in the world, guano made up of the droppings of guano birds - pelicans, pikemen, cormorants, guanayes, penguins, tendrils - has been a treasure of Peru since the time of the Inca culture. His method of extraction has not changed since then and every year thousands of people from the poorest regions of Peru come to the call of guano to work tirelessly for eight months in semi-slave regime in the harvesting campaign of Guano.
ISLA ASIA, CAÑETE, PERU - DECEMBER 2017: A group of workers enjoy a moment of rest inside their tent after finishing their work at Isla Asia. Isla Asia is one of the twenty guano islands of Peru.
The boom of organic farming has brought Guano back to its splendor. Considered the best organic fertilizer in the world, guano made up of the droppings of guano birds - pelicans, pikemen, cormorants, guanayes, penguins, tendrils - has been a treasure of Peru since the time of the Inca culture. His method of extraction has not changed since then and every year thousands of people from the poorest regions of Peru come to the call of guano to work tirelessly for eight months in semi-slave regime in the harvesting campaign of Guano.
ISLA ASIA, CAÑETE, PERU - DECEMBER 2017: A worker walks through the paths of Isla Asia after finishing his workday in Isla Asia. Isla Asia is one of the twenty guano islands of Peru.
The boom of organic farming has brought Guano back to its splendor. Considered the best organic fertilizer in the world, guano made up of the droppings of guano birds - pelicans, pikemen, cormorants, guanayes, penguins, tendrils - has been a treasure of Peru since the time of the Inca culture. His method of extraction has not changed since then and every year thousands of people from the poorest regions of Peru come to the call of guano to work tirelessly for eight months in semi-slave regime in the harvesting campaign of Guano.
ISLA ASIA, CAÑETE, PERU - DECEMBER 2017: Guano workers have dinner after finishing their work at Isla Asia. Isla Asia is one of the twenty guano islands of Peru.
The boom of organic farming has brought Guano back to its splendor. Considered the best organic fertilizer in the world, guano made up of the droppings of guano birds - pelicans, pikemen, cormorants, guanayes, penguins, tendrils - has been a treasure of Peru since the time of the Inca culture. His method of extraction has not changed since then and every year thousands of people from the poorest regions of Peru come to the call of guano to work tirelessly for eight months in semi-slave regime in the harvesting campaign of Guano.
ISLA ASIA, CAÑETE, PERU - DECEMBER 2017: A Guano worker enjoys his dinner after finishing his work day on Isla Asia. Isla Asia is one of the twenty guano islands of Peru.
The boom of organic farming has brought Guano back to its splendor. Considered the best organic fertilizer in the world, guano made up of the droppings of guano birds - pelicans, pikemen, cormorants, guanayes, penguins, tendrils - has been a treasure of Peru since the time of the Inca culture. His method of extraction has not changed since then and every year thousands of people from the poorest regions of Peru come to the call of guano to work tirelessly for eight months in semi-slave regime in the harvesting campaign of Guano.
ISLA ASIA, CAÑETE, PERU - DECEMBER 2017: The guano workers' colony prepares to sleep after finishing their work day in Isla Asia. Isla Asia is one of the twenty guano islands of Peru.
The boom of organic farming has brought Guano back to its splendor. Considered the best organic fertilizer in the world, guano made up of the droppings of guano birds - pelicans, pikemen, cormorants, guanayes, penguins, tendrils - has been a treasure of Peru since the time of the Inca culture. His method of extraction has not changed since then and every year thousands of people from the poorest regions of Peru come to the call of guano to work tirelessly for eight months in semi-slave regime in the harvesting campaign of Guano.
ISLA ASIA, CAÑETE, PERU - DECEMBER 2017: A guano worker talks to his family by mobile phone after sunset on Isla Asia. Isla Asia is one of the twenty guano islands of Peru.
The boom of organic farming has brought Guano back to its splendor. Considered the best organic fertilizer in the world, guano made up of the droppings of guano birds - pelicans, pikemen, cormorants, guanayes, penguins, tendrils - has been a treasure of Peru since the time of the Inca culture. His method of extraction has not changed since then and every year thousands of people from the poorest regions of Peru come to the call of guano to work tirelessly for eight months in semi-slave regime in the harvesting campaign of Guano.
This work documents the daily life of four hundred “campañeros” who worked during the Guano harvesting campaign on the island of Asia.
The boom of organic farming has brought Guano back to its splendor. Considered the best organic fertilizer in the world, guano made up of the droppings of guano birds – pelicans, pikemen, cormorants, guanayes, penguins, tendrils – has been a treasure of Peru since the times of the Inca culture. His method of extraction has not changed since then and every year thousands of people from the poorest regions of Peru come to the call of the guano to work for eight months in semi-slave regime in the harvesting campaign of Guano.
This work was produce during the five days (the period from November 13 to November 17 of 2017) in which I obtained the pertinent official authorizations to be able to enter and work in Asia Island. During that five-day period I lived 24 hours a day photographing the daily life of the “campañeros” during their daily routine. It was five months of preproduction to get access to the island. The obstacles and difficulties that were experienced during the preproduction period of this work respond to the interest of the government of Peru in hiding the conditions of work in semi-slavery regime to which they are forced to accept the poorest social sectors of the country for the economic needs they suffer. An endemic problem that unfortunately not only exists in Peru, but also exists throughout the Latin American continent. The company responsible for the exploitation and commercialization of Guano in Peru is a state company directly controlled by the state.
