Asociación Otra Mirada

Father Lucho has just finished celebrating Mass in his humble parish in the city of Juliaca, Puno. Before the attendees leave, we see an Andean woman singing a cappella. The lyrics of her song speak of the victims of January 9, 2023, following a popular uprising led by Indigenous communities.

Peru, 2009. In the northern jungle region, a mining company enters the depths of the virgin forest to begin searching for mineral resources. This entry is made with the permission of the government but without the consent of the native Awajún, the indigenous people who live there. What began as a social protest ended in a national crisis.