Angela Ponce is a documentary photographer and photojournalist who grapples with social issues in the Latin American context with a particular focus on the narratives of Peruvian Indigenous communities, climate change, extractivism, and armed conflict. She frequently contributes to The New York Times, The Washington Post, and Reuters. Her photographs have also been published in Los Angeles Times, Bloomberg, BBC, Die Zeit, The Guardian, NPR, and El País.
The word Ayacucho comes from Quechua AYA (dead, corpse) and CUCHO (corner), meaning “the corner of the dead”. The last two decades of the 20th century were one of the most tragic moments for the city of Ayacucho and the history of Peru.
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