Peru, one of the countries with the most outstanding water availability, presents a scenario where access to clean water has become alarmingly tricky.  

According to the National Water Authority, the highlands and the Amazon had 97% of water availability, but there inhabit only 30% of the population. This situation is worse because of the degradation of the upper watersheds, land use legislation, loss of wetlands, deforestation, legal and illegal mining, and global temperature increase. Geographies of water aim to connect different stories around water in Peru, looking for a broad understanding between territories.

0 M.A.S.L            Pacific Ocea

200 M.A.S.L        Amazonian Jungle

4,666 M.A.S.L.    Andean Mountains

3.812 M.A.S.L.    Andean Altiplano

*Project developed for the Bertha Challenge 2022 with VIST Projects.

KWY Ediciones, 2022

24x17 cm

4/4 inks

Texts: Rosa Chávez, Joseph Zarate, Marcela Vallejo and Alonso Almenara.

Design:Raul Benua

Thanks to: Jose Manuyama, Ecoan, Constantino Aucca, Gregorio Ferro, Claudi Carreras, Joseph Zárate, Marcela Vallejo, Jorge Panchoaga, Alonso Almenara, Moreno Blanco, NAVINKALA, Nadia Castillo, Luciana Demichelis, Sandra Rodriguez, Rafael and Josefa Nolte, Juan Arias, Angelique Mumenthaler, Gabriela Perez, DHUMA, Vera Lucía Jimenez, Fabiola Torres, Nelly Luna, Juan Francisco Ugarte, Andrea Martorellet, Felix Suasaca, Eliezer Budasoff, Pearlie Joubert, Catie Harvey, Tony Tabatznik, Laura Horwitz and the Bertha Challenge 2022 cohort.