Children carry carbage in Cantagallo. In the back another slum on the other side of the Panamerican highway.
In 1986 the first Shipiba indigenous from the upper Amazon in Peru came to Lima, fleeing for the `Sendero Luminoso' (Shining Path, the Maoist guerilla group). In 1986 they founded the shantytown of Cantagallo (singing rooster) in the north of Lima along the Pan-American Highway. The community nowadays counts about a 1000 people. Where people fled in the 80's for the violence, nowadays they stay in Lima for economic reasons. Although being in a very different environment, the Shibipa try to keep their culture and language. Women sell their self-made textiles and handicraft in the streets of Lima.
A mother takes her children to school in Cantagallo.
A mother in Cantagallo.
In 1986 the first Shipiba indigenous from the upper Amazon in Peru came to Lima, fleeing for the `Sendero Luminoso' (Shining Path, the Maoist guerilla group). In 1986 they founded the shantytown of Cantagallo (singing rooster) in the north of Lima along the Pan-American Highway. The community nowadays counts about a 1000 people. Where people fled in the 80's for the violence, nowadays they stay in Lima for economic reasons. Although being in a very different environment, the Shibipa try to keep their culture and language. Women sell their self-made textiles and handicraft in the streets of Lima.
The comite of Mothers in Cantagallo (Comite de Madres associacion Shipiba Cantagallo). Several women have united and make traditional clothes and handicraft, which they sell in the streets of Lima.
A boy makes textiles for the comite of Mothers in Cantagallo (Comite de Madres associacion Shipiba Cantagallo). Several women have united and make traditional clothes and handicraft, which they sell in the streets of Lima.
Milena Gomez Diaz (40) and her son and father at home in Cantagallo. Her husband Eremas Cernates Teco (42) came eight years ago alone to Lima looking for work. He came from a small community close to the Brazilian border. Now they live in a shack with eight people in total. He is a machine operator and works 12 hours a day.
Anita Perez Sinacay (35) is a shaman in Cantagallo.
The comite of Mothers in Cantagallo (Comite de Madres associacion Shipiba Cantagallo) organizes a barbeque to raise funds for their organization. Several women have united and make traditional clothes and handicraft, which they sell in the streets of Lima.
The comite of Mothers in Cantagallo (Comite de Madres associacion Shipiba Cantagallo) organizes a barbeque to raise funds for their organization. Several women have united and make traditional clothes and handicraft, which they sell in the streets of Lima.
A child peeks out of the doorway in Cantagallo.
In 1986 the first Shipiba indigenous from the upper Amazon in Peru came to Lima, fleeing for the `Sendero Luminoso' (Shining Path, the Maoist guerilla group). In 1986 they founded the shantytown of Cantagallo (singing rooster) in the north of Lima along the Pan-American Highway. The community nowadays counts about a 1000 people. Where people fled in the 80's for the violence, nowadays they stay in Lima for economic reasons. Although being in a very different environment, the Shibipa try to keep their culture and language. Women sell their self-made textiles and handicraft in the streets of Lima.
Fidelia Franco Aguanary and her friend are making traditional clothes. They are part of the comite of Mothers in Cantagallo (Comite de Madres associacion Shipiba Cantagallo). Including them several women have united and make traditional clothes and handicraft, which they sell in the streets of Lima.
Elvina Huayta Vasquez (53) and her daughter Sadith Mori Huayta (33). Sadith is a single mother and has one daughter.
Nimia Garcia Nunta (36) and her mother Luisa Nunta (53) getting ready to sell traditional clothes and handicraft in the streets of Lima. They are part of the comite of Mothers in Cantagallo (Comite de Madres associacion Shipiba Cantagallo). Several women have united and make traditional clothes and handicraft, which they sell in the streets of Lima.
Nimia Garcia Nunta (36) and her mother Luisa Nunta (53) selling traditional clothes and handicraft in the streets of Lima. They are part of the comite of Mothers in Cantagallo (Comite de Madres associacion Shipiba Cantagallo). Several women have united and make traditional clothes and handicraft, which they sell in the streets of Lima.
Nimia Garcia Nunta (36) and her mother Luisa Nunta (53) getting ready to sell traditional clothes and handicraft in the streets of Lima. They are part of the comite of Mothers in Cantagallo (Comite de Madres associacion Shipiba Cantagallo). Several women have united and make traditional clothes and handicraft, which they sell in the streets of Lima.
Nimia Garcia Nunta (36) and her mother Luisa Nunta (53) arrived home after selling traditional clothes and handicraft in the streets of Lima. They are part of the comite of Mothers in Cantagallo (Comite de Madres associacion Shipiba Cantagallo). Several women have united and make traditional clothes and handicraft, which they sell in the streets of Lima.
A child in Cantagallo. On the right the river, which is heavily polluted.
A child at the central square of Cantagallo.
