Peruvian Venice

Hot! In Human Impact

by Erasmo Wong

Uploaded 28 Feb 2008 — 118 favorites

© Erasmo Wong

Mining Town. This river is one of the most polluted rivers in Peru. Once upon a time, it was the main source of clean water in La Oroya. Now people do not care about it anymore and throw their trash in it all the time. When I took the picture you could see people's hands in some of the windows ready to litter. La Oroya, Peru

55 responses

  • catharine amato

    catharine amato   gave props (28 Feb 2008):

    good photo and subject.....got my vote!

  • seanie blue

    seanie blue gave props (28 Feb 2008):

    voted yeah

  • Konrad Ragnarsson

    Konrad Ragnarsson gave props (28 Feb 2008):

    Yeah it rocks!

  • Christopher P Anderson

    Christopher P Anderson gave props (28 Feb 2008):

    sad, but great photo

  • Victor Bezrukov

    Victor Bezrukov said (28 Feb 2008):

    so ugly , so beautiful !!!!
    dream to see this place through my eyes !!
    well done colors and perspective !

  • Nelson Campbell

    Nelson Campbell   gave props (28 Feb 2008):

    Strong, strong entry. Horrible and all too common.

  • Jeff Kennel

    Jeff Kennel gave props (28 Feb 2008):

    great image.

  • Vicenç !!!

    Vicenç !!! gave props (29 Feb 2008):

    No me gustaria vivir en esta calle! tienes mi voto!

  • paul moore

    paul moore gave props (29 Feb 2008):

    great capture for the theme!

  • Alexis Gerard

    Alexis Gerard gave props (1 Mar 2008):

    Outstanding, terrifying, perfect.

  • Elultimodeseo

    Elultimodeseo said (2 Mar 2008):

    wow!! fantastic! you got my vote and fav!

  • Adrian Rodriguez

    Adrian Rodriguez gave props (2 Mar 2008):

    Excellent Shot.........You have my Vote

  • Maili Garcia Miro

    Maili Garcia Miro said (3 Mar 2008):

    esta muy buena, you got my vote chino!

  • Yereth Jansen

    Yereth Jansen said (3 Mar 2008):

    A very strong image... Makes me want to go there, although there's nothing to be really cheerful about of course. Brilliant capture!

  • claudia luthi

    claudia luthi gave props (4 Mar 2008):

    Buenaza tu foto, aunque de terrible contenido. Espero que la publiquen!

  • brad meese

    brad meese said (5 Mar 2008):

    Why do people not care about it anymore?

  • Greg Gunter

    Greg Gunter gave props (5 Mar 2008):

    Perfect!

  • Jenny Roh

    Jenny Roh said (6 Mar 2008):

    I loooove this! The color is so warm. Great exposure.

  • David Drew

    David Drew said (9 Mar 2008):

    Dynamic, scary and really good mate. This is a really special shot.

  • Magda Beda

    Magda Beda said (11 Mar 2008):

    tones, quality, beautiful. Captured my vote :)

  • sigit prasetio

    sigit prasetio said (13 Mar 2008):

    and they started killed their self!

  • Mallory

    Mallory gave props (13 Mar 2008):

    Utterly captivating.

  • Belinda Berglof

    Belinda Berglof said (14 Mar 2008):

    wow. amazing shot for the theme... i'm really moved by this.

  • Portia Söderberg

    Portia Söderberg gave props (15 Mar 2008):

    got my vote! nice shot and great narrative!

  • George Henderson

    George Henderson gave props (16 Mar 2008):

    excellent shot...got my vote and fave

  • Martha Albuquerque

    Martha Albuquerque said (16 Mar 2008):

    fantastic shot.. got my vote~

  • Mitra

    Mitra said (17 Mar 2008):

    Very relevant and very artistic at the same time.

  • Stress™

    Stress™ gave props (17 Mar 2008):

    Good stuff and DEFINITELY got my vote

  • Aditi S

    Aditi S gave props (18 Mar 2008):

    Awesome. Got my vote. good luck

  • pdtnc

    pdtnc gave props (20 Mar 2008):

    sad place.... good shot.

  • Dario Saltari

    Dario Saltari gave props (20 Mar 2008):

    Fantastic shot...absolutely voted ;)

  • Laura Pardo

    Laura Pardo said (27 Mar 2008):

    wow, sin palabras. excelente fotografia! tenes mi voto! suerte!

  • Matthew Tauzer

    Matthew Tauzer gave props (30 Mar 2008):

    Very sad but a wonderful piece of what I consider photojournalism :)

  • Mark Gilliland

    Mark Gilliland gave props (31 Mar 2008):

    Awesome shot! I second Nelson's comment.

  • Wesley Furgiuele

    Wesley Furgiuele said (4 Apr 2008):

    Wow, grim.

  • Alina Tiplea

    Alina Tiplea said (7 Apr 2008):

    this sad imperfection creates a perfect photo, I love the title also. I hope I will visit peru and this place, in this live

  • Olivier Vin

    Olivier Vin gave props (8 Apr 2008):

    Already saw your pics... and love this one ! voted :p

  • Francesca Conti

    Francesca Conti gave props (11 Apr 2008):

    incredible shot!

  • Gabriel Dorin Ursa

    Gabriel Dorin Ursa said (11 Apr 2008):

    nice

  • steven chapman

    steven chapman gave props (11 Apr 2008):

    powerful image

  • Vladan Djordjevic

    Vladan Djordjevic said (27 May 2008):

    Terrific photo taken from excellent pov, with superb color, textures, tones, lines and comp.

  • Laurie Search

    Laurie Search gave props (28 May 2008):

    I thought I had already commented on and favorited this one!! But I guess not, so I will do so now!! It's a fantastic photo!!

  • Guillaume Bouvet

    Guillaume Bouvet said (15 Jun 2008):

    one more time voted !

  • Dan Benjamin

    Dan Benjamin gave props (27 Jun 2008):

    wow full on!

  • rory cobbe

    rory cobbe gave props (7 Jul 2008):

    congratulations on the accolade, lovely work on these pages. love this shot

  • Audrey Kanekoa-Madrid

    Audrey Kanekoa-Madrid   gave props (7 Jul 2008):

    Wow....I wish this had been published....this is soooo sad and disturbing.

  • Jose VC

    Jose VC said (8 Jul 2008):

    !!!!

  • Yohana (Kinkajou) Ruiz Dávila

    Yohana (Kinkajou) Ruiz Dávila gave props (6 Aug 2008):

    amazing!!!!

  • Ken McElroy

    Ken McElroy gave props (13 Aug 2008):

    What, no gondolas? Stunning picture of "impact". So sad how we humans can be so clueless. Powerful image.

  • Jose Orihuela

    Jose Orihuela said (12 Oct 2008):

    yeah that is one of the worst ecollogic disasters in the world, the name of this picture too generous :-)

  • Arya Ghavamian

    Arya Ghavamian gave props (28 Nov 2008):

    great shot.

  • Will Brueggemann

    Will Brueggemann gave props (7 Dec 2008):

    amazing keep doing what your doing

  • francois pied

    francois pied said (4 Feb 2009):

    Amazing perspective, realllly good touch man

  • Gustavo Gutierrez

    Gustavo Gutierrez said (19 Jun 2009):

    Wow soy de Peru y esta foto es sorprendente no habia visto algo asi, ni menos en las noticias locales!!. te felicito muy buena toma y a la vez horrible expresion visual. great picture!!. Saludos desde Peru! :D

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