Book - "El Precio de la Tierra" by Alessandro Cinque
Book - "El Precio de la Tierra" by Alessandro Cinque
My first monograph, El Precio de la Tierra, is the result of almost ten years documenting how large-scale mining transforms Indigenous territories across Peru, Chile, Bolivia, Argentina, and Ecuador. Blending documentary photography with a touch of Magical Realism, the book reveals a shared story of resistance, dignity, and environmental injustice throughout the Andes.
Edited by Sarah Leen and published by Santiago Escobar Jaramillo and Raya Editorial, it stands as a visual chronicle of resilience and neocolonialism in modern South America.
Texts: Nelly Luna and Marcelo Rochabrun
First edition of 1,000 copies in English, Spanish, and Italian.
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The book is currently in production and will be ready to ship starting February 2026.
Please note: the images shown are mock-ups that faithfully reflect the book’s final size and design.
For nearly a decade, I documented the impact of mining across Peru, Chile, Bolivia, Argentina, and Ecuador, following the scars of extraction and the resilience of the Indigenous communities who defend their land. El Precio de la Tierra weaves these interconnected stories into a single narrative, revealing how the same extractive forces shape lives across the Andes.
This first monograph brings together years of fieldwork and more than 320,000 photographs, distilled into a curated selection of 200 images across approximately 256 pages. Published in a 20 × 26 cm (7.9 × 10.2 in) horizontal format, the book includes previously unpublished photographs and contributions from acclaimed journalists and editor Sarah Leen, Nelly Luna and Marcelo Rochabrun.
Printed in Italy on high-quality C2S 150g paper, the book condenses thousands of miles, hundreds of trips, and a decade of work into a poetic yet uncompromising testimony to environmental injustice, memory, and resilience.
