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Workers are seen carrying sacks full of guano on Isla Santa, located in the province of Chimbote, department of Ancash in northern Peru on October 3, 2025. Derived from seabird excrement, guano enriched Peru in the 19th century. This natural fertilizer, which is still collected under difficult conditions, now only benefits small farmers. On Santa Island, north of Lima, a hundred workers between the ages of 20 and 60 extract guano that has accumulated over decades from dawn onwards. (Photo by Ernesto Benavides/AFP Photo)
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