Jorge Suárez Rivas

Tracking the Rímac River, which originates in the Andean snow-capped mountains at 5,000 meters above sea level and runs for 125 kilometers before emptying into the Pacific Ocean, crossing a wide range of ecosystems found throughout Peru’s diverse geography, and highlighting its influence on both human life and nature along its entire course.

Waru Waru is the name given by the inhabitants of the Puno highlands to an ancient agricultural technique that allows them to make use of the vast flood-prone plains. By raising the land into large ridges and using dikes, canals, and drainage systems, they are able to create favorable conditions for farming.

For three months of the year, from August to October, vast areas of the coastal desert—Lachay, Chilca, and Atocongo—transform into a beautiful and colorful landscape. The fog that rolls in from the sea makes this transformation possible.

The loss of the carmine dyeing technique, which reached great development during the Inca era.

The richness of the Paracas National Park and its surroundings, where it is possible to appreciate the remains of ancient pre-Columbian agricultural techniques – Las Hoyas – that allowed the desert to be cultivated.

Very few tree varieties have managed to adapt to the harsh conditions of the Peruvian coastal desert. The carob tree is one of them, being the main resource in the economy of the towns of Batanes, Tabanco, Catacaos, Sullana, and others; to achieve this, it has developed some morphological characteristics such as very long roots that can reach up to 30 meters in length.

Tracking the Rímac River, which originates in the Andean snow-capped mountains at 5,000 meters above sea level and runs for 125 kilometers before emptying into the Pacific Ocean, crossing a wide range of ecosystems found throughout Peru’s diverse geography, and highlighting its influence on both human life and nature along its entire course.

Waru Waru is the name given by the inhabitants of the Puno highlands to an ancient agricultural technique that allows them to make use of the vast flood-prone plains. By raising the land into large ridges and using dikes, canals, and drainage systems, they are able to create favorable conditions for farming.

For three months of the year, from August to October, vast areas of the coastal desert—Lachay, Chilca, and Atocongo—transform into a beautiful and colorful landscape. The fog that rolls in from the sea makes this transformation possible.

The loss of the carmine dyeing technique, which reached great development during the Inca era.

The richness of the Paracas National Park and its surroundings, where it is possible to appreciate the remains of ancient pre-Columbian agricultural techniques – Las Hoyas – that allowed the desert to be cultivated.

Very few tree varieties have managed to adapt to the harsh conditions of the Peruvian coastal desert. The carob tree is one of them, being the main resource in the economy of the towns of Batanes, Tabanco, Catacaos, Sullana, and others; to achieve this, it has developed some morphological characteristics such as very long roots that can reach up to 30 meters in length.

Colored cotton was already being cultivated in Peru since the pre-ceramic era, that is, 4,500 years ago, and was the basis of the textile development of pre-Hispanic cultures.

On the rocky shores of the Peruvian coast, it is still possible to observe a wide variety of marine organisms that once occupied the earliest links in the chain of life on our planet.

The Peruvian sea, due to the sediments carried by rivers flowing down from the Andes, is very rich in mineral nutrients that serve as food for microscopic phytoplankton and zooplankton. These organisms are the first link in the food chain.

Short film.

In Simbilá, on the northern coast of Peru, families of potters continue to preserve millenia-old traditions. With a wooden paddle and a stone, they mold clay into everyday objects for contemporary life.

In Satipo, in the jungle region of Junín, live the Asháninka, an ancestral ethnic group of the Upper Amazon. Surrounded by the encroaching civilization of the white man, they are living the final days of their original culture, which is rooted in harmony with nature.

A multidisciplinary professional group coordinates efforts to conserve and renew the natural resources of the Cerros de Amotape national sanctuary, which contains unique flora and fauna.

Ramón is one of the few remaining lagoons on the Peruvian coast. Located in the heart of the Bayovar desert, it is home to a large number of migratory birds.

Describe the botanical characteristics acquired by plants that develop at 4800 meters above sea level, in the Ticlio and San Mateo lagoons, where temperature and atmospheric pressure conditions are extreme.

In Chulucanas, a small town on the northern coast of Peru, a group of young ceramicists studies and revives techniques from the ancient Vicús, Mochica, and Chimú cultures.

The ancient Inca stone citadel of Machu Picchu is home to a great variety of flowers; in orchids alone, there are several dozen species.

The dance of the black people of the town of El Carmen de Chincha as a transcendent popular expression.

Research to obtain food for human consumption from microalgae in Andean lagoons.

In the plains of the Azángaro province, on the Peruvian altiplano, one can observe the traces of a very ancient and complex technique. These are the Q’ochas; from natural depressions, a complex and intricate system of canals and dikes is constructed, creating agricultural conditions in this inhospitable region.

This film, shot through a microscope, reveals one of the most surprising aspects of marine life: embryonic development. We observe the development of the silverside and the squid.

Modifications that the Earth’s crust constantly undergoes due to the action of natural elements such as rain, wind, etc.

The Amazon rainforest is one of the most complex ecosystems on the planet due to its diversity, richness, and extreme fragility. The introduction of new agricultural technologies affects this fragile ecosystem and the way of life of traditional communities.

It is a vision of the human groups that live in the deserts of the northern coast of Peru, of the desertification processes and the reforestation work in the area.

The Piura Department contains the last foothills of the Tropical Dry Forest, which juts out like a wedge into the coastal desert. It is home to a wide variety of flora and fauna, including the white-tailed deer.

In the department of San Martín, in the high jungle, live the Lamista natives. The film deals with the coexistence of the Lamista culture with the mestizo culture and the problems that this proximity generates.

Short film.