The 57 photographs taken at an altitude of 3600 / 4800 meters above sea level were captured between the years 2017 and 2019 in the central highlands of the Lima department. They were taken during three hikes from Ticlio, Yauli, and the Quiulla toll booth to the city of La Oroya, as well as several subsequent trips across one of the most intensely exploited mining areas in the country. La Oroya is a crossroads leading to the Pacific coast, the northern and southern Andes, and the Amazon rainforest of Peru. The city, refinery, and polymetallic smelter of La Oroya, situated on the banks of the Mantaro River, have been major players in the history of mining in the country. Lead, arsenic, cadmium, and sulfur dioxide in the air, water, and soil have made it one of the most polluted places in the world. Currently, it is paralyzed and undergoing a liquidation process. Author: Pablo Hare.