Amérique du Sud
Peru’s Melting Gods
Sacred water on the verge of extinction
In January 2009, the National Institute of Natural Resources in Peru stated that the Quilca glacier, located at an altitude of 5,250 metres in the region of Puno, had completely disappeared. The agency believes that because of global warming all of Peru’s 2000 glaciers are destined to totally melt by 2025.
A Photo story by Andrew McLeish / LightMediation
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Parution FRANCE – Un hiver sous le soleil des Mayas. par Stephane Frances
Galapagos – In the footsteps of Darwin
In these Ecuadorian Pacific islands, second worldwide marine reservation protected by a national park, animal is king and man is just tolerated. Between cliffs, mangrove swamps and moonlike landscapes, go and meet an extraordinary fauna.
Photos and text by Jean Robert / LightMediation
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Buenos Aires takes tango and right angles…
As a huge draughtboard, the city of Buenos Aires keeps extending frantically and, like any enthusiastic youngster, tends to get rid of yet rich history…
Photos by Gilles Crampes / LightMediation Text by Rafael Pic
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Chachapoyas: the cloud people
The first evidence of this mysterious people dates back to 800 a.D.,before the Inca age. The key to the Cachapoyas culture is their cult of the dead. They had enormous respect for their ancestors and they hid them away for protection. Their funerary sites were built in remote, hidden and inaccessible locations of the Peruvian Andes…
A Photo story by Stefano Torrione/LightMediation
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Le voyage d’Ernesto Guevara en Amerique Latine.
Ernesto a 23 ans. Il a presque terminé ses études de médecine. Habité par une immense soif de découverte et d’aventure, il décide avec son ami Alberto d’entreprendre un voyage initiatique à travers toute l’Amérique Latine.Le 29 décembre 1951, les deux amis enfourchent une vieille motocyclette Norton 500cm3, la Poderosa (puissante) II. A l’arrière, un barbecue trône au sommet des sacs de couchage, de la tente et des quelques vêtements de rechange. Les parents ont du mal à cacher leur inquiétude.Ernesto doit promettre de ne jamais oublier sa ventoline (médicament contre l’asthme) et de revenir finir son doctorat. En partant, son père glisse son revolver dans le paquetage. On ne sait jamais…
Photos ©OAH/Jazz Editions/Lightmediation Texte ®Jazz Editions
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Salvador da Bahia : the world of Jorge Amado.
Today, eventhough most of the city has been classified World Human Patrimony by UNESCO, and its Carnival is the most appreciated of Brazil (ahead of Rio de Janeiro), it’s the common people of Salvador who make the city a vibrant and poignant place. Moreover, São Salvador da Bahia da Todos os Santos, the Bay of All Saints lives on despite the death of world famous writer Jorge Amado, translated into 54 languages, who passed away in August 2001. Chronicler of the city which he dearly loved, and of which he wrote profusely, his books demonstrate a deep rooted respect for the « people »…
Photos and text by ©Sylvain Savolainen/LightMediation
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The true story of Easter Island.
After 10 years of excavations on Easter Island, the team of archeologists lead by Giuseppe Orefici,accompanied by international experts in anthropology, botany, geology, andof course, archaeology, think they are finally able to reveal the mysteries of Easter Island.Ceremonial architecture, petroglyphs,rock art, colossal sculptures, wooden statuettes, tablets inscribed with hieroglyphs: such are the wonders of this island filled with mystery. Many of the artefacts have never before been photographed, and are providing crucial clues to unveiling the mysteries of the island and its history.
Photos and text ©Stephane Compoint/DealTeam/LightMediation
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Ernesto Guevara’s paths.
« Now I know, accepting it with some kind of fatality, that travel is my destiny… » Ernesto Che Guevara, in « Motorcycle diaries », 1951.
On the 9th of october 2007, 40 years have passed since the day Che Guevara, born 81 years ago, died under the shots of a bolivian sargent, in a tiny classroom of La Higuera, after he could lived an adventure of 16 years, mostly in Latin America.
In january of 2009, 2 movies about Che’s life will come out, both directed by S. Soderbergh (B. Del Toro was awarded in Cannes 2008 for his interpretation of the Che).
A Photo story by Patrick Bard/Signatures/LightMediation
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Guatemala: a symphony of colours.
Guatemala is one of those countries where 60% of the population sees, in a way, the world through colours. For more than two thousand years, Mayan fabrics and clothing have served as an artistic support to convey the symbolic representations of their beliefs to the Mayas themselves and to those initiated in their culture: communication in the form of visual literature. We must take into account that the Mayan civilization, which had filled people with wonder and was recognized as one of the great ancient cultures saw a decline in the 9th century leaving scholars perplexed. While few vestiges remain of this greatness, textile art has crossed the centuries. As though, in the course of these rises and falls, a form of resistance implanted itself. As if, generation after generation, the Mayan women had decided to preserve the bond that linked them to their past. And here they wear there clothing as though they were carrying the world on their shoulders, as though they were paying homage to the gods and nature.
Photos and text ©Bruno Morandi/Lightmediation
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