Donde el diablo murió de sed

Where the devil died of thirst (2020 - Ongoing)

For more than 10 years, the central zone of Chile has been experiencing a mega-drought situation. In the province of Petorca, Valparaíso Region, the avocado industry, implanted in the 90s with the neoliberal model, exacerbated the water shortage, causing the main rivers to dry up and modifying the ways of life of the inhabitants. "Where the devil died of thirst" is an ongoing photographic project that documents the socio-environmental impact caused by agribusiness in Petorca province and the alternatives that the community is developing to face this situation.

Ongoing Project. For more info contact adrithomi@gmail.com

Donde el diablo murió de sed (2020 - En proceso)

Desde hace más de diez años, la zona central de Chile, experimenta una situación de mega sequía. En la provincia de Petorca, Región de Valparaíso, la industria aguacatera implantada en los años 90 con el modelo neoliberal, agudizó la escasez hídrica, haciendo que los ríos Ligua y Petorca se quedaran sin agua y modificando los modos de vida de los habitantes y pequeños campesinos. “Donde el diablo murió de sed” es un proyecto fotográfico en proceso que documenta el impacto socio ambiental provocado por la agroindustria y las alternativas que la comunidad está desarrollando para hacer frente al extractivismo.

Proyecto en proceso. Para más info contactar adrithomi@gmail.com

December, 21st, 2020. View of the pool with which Yasmin, resident of the community of La Higuera, Petorca Province, accumulates water. During the summer months, Yasmin can only have 3 hours of water a day for human consumption and for watering her plants. Some communities in the province have been receiving 50 liters of water a day, below the 100 liters necessary for human consumption recommended by the World Health Organisation.

January, 2nd, 2021. Detail of the interior of a house in Quebrada De Castro. There are fewer and fewer inhabitants in this community due to the drought.

December, 30, 2020. Marileu, a local activist, poses for a portrait in a greenhouse. Marileu is co-founder of the Germinar Agroecology School, an agroecological school that was founded in 2018 in the province as an alternative to industrial agriculture. They hold workshops for the community and have created an ecological supply network in which local producers participate, to promote the principles of food sovereignty.

December, 12, 2020.A boat named "Río Ligua" is seen on Las Salinas beach, 20 km from La Ligua, on the coast of the province. The Ligua and Petorca rivers were declared depleted in 2004 and 1997 respectively, when the avocado industry began to monopolize surface and underground water rights of both rivers, a situation generated by the policies established in the Chilean Water Code of 1981, which allows the privatization of water and its indiscriminate exploitation without being clear about the availability of water in the basins.

January, 3rd, 2021. A holy card on a house in the town of Hierro Viejo, Petorca province.

December, 19th, 2020. View of industrial avocado plantations with water accumulators in La Ligua valley as it passes through Cabildo. Between 600 and 2000 liters of water are needed to produce one kg of this fruit. The avocado market is mainly based on exports to the United States, Europe, China and Argentina.

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