El Guayabo

Guayabo is a town located at the south of Lima, in the department of Ica.

El Guayabo is a town located in the department of Ica, south of the capital of Peru, and inhabited mainly by settlers of African American descent, who, upon settling in Peru more than five centuries ago, established a deep and transcendental cultural imprint of our condition as a nation of ethnic and racial plurality.

The Guayabin population has, at most, 500 inhabitants, mainly dedicated to cotton cultivation, acting as a supply network for the micro industry. This fertile area was one of the most affected by the 2007 earthquake. Still, unlike other towns, El Guayabo has yet to benefit from humanitarian aid channels. Consequently, the place has suffered a drastic migratory process towards Lima. , the capital.

The photographic proposal of El Guayabo reveals to us a depopulated landscape, mutilated in terms of its demographics. Yet, it also uncovers a territory that, despite the odds, refuses to disappear. The inhabitants’ resilience shines through, subtly revealing symbolic and energetic signs of life.

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