The Peruvian Town Haunted By a Famous Poet
In a new film, a young man tries to escape Santiago de Chuco—just like the town’s biggest hero once did.
This article is adapted from AQ’s special report on supply chains If you’ve ever heard of the Peruvian town of Santiago de Chuco, it’s probably for this reason: 130 years ago, the poet César Vallejo was born there. This single fact has fueled interest in Santiago for over a century. It also motivated Sofía Velázquez Núñez, a visual anthropologist, to film the small Andean community for her documentary, About Everything There Is to Know. This enchanting portrait of a town still haunted by Vallejo and his work doubles as an investigation into how much one man’s poetry...
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