The road


  • Photographer
    Eline van Nes
  • Prize
    Honorable Mention
  • Company/Studios
    Eline van Nes
  • Date of Photograph
    8 January 2017

The interoceanic highway connecting the Peruvian coast to Brazil, was finished in 2012. Beforehand, environmentalists warned of the impact a road through pristine jungle areas would have. What they had warned of came to pass: The road proved an easy entrance for migrants from the mountains looking for economic possibilities. Wildcat gold mining, illegal logging, slash and burn of jungle areas for farming has left their mark on the area.

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