The Open Veins

A journey through the continent’s endurance

“From Buenos Aires to Tijuana, I tried to figure out what the Open Veins of Latin America look like. The Open Viens is a visual investigation and a free personal journey, inspired by Eduardo Galeano’s writings”.

Ciudad Oculta - Buenos Aires, Argentina. Consumption of "Paco", a by-product of the cocaine industry, has increased significantly in the suburbs of Buenos Aires since the economic crisis of 2001 @Samuel Bregolin
On the road to an anti-intoxication center – Buenos Aires, Argentina. Consumption of "Paco", a by-product of the cocaine industry, has increased significantly in the suburbs of Buenos Aires since the economic crisis of 2001 @Samuel Bregolin
Covid lockdown – Bogota, Colombia. Due to social inequalities, only a minority of the population of the Colombian capital has been able to remain closed in houses supplied with drinking water, food and internet connection @Samuel Bregolin
Candelaria la nueva, Bogota. The Embera Katio, displaced by the Colombian armed conflict, left without housing when the Covid-19 pandemic arrived, during the occupation of some buildings during the lockdown period @Samuel Bregolin
Landscape - Ciudad Bolívar, Bogota. Ciudad Bolívar is the largest suburb of the Colombian capital @Samuel Bregolin
Clothes hanging in the sun – Ciudad Bolívar, Colombia. Ciudad Bolívar is the largest suburb of the Colombian capital @Samuel Bregolin
La Perseverancia – Colombia. La Perseverancia is the oldest working-class neighborhood in Colombia, today the victim of forced evictions and strong gentrification @Samuel Bregolin
A Venezuelan migrant woman during a distribution of water and bread in the border city of Cucuta, Colombia @Samuel Bregolin
International bridge – Cucuta. During a protest against the government of Nicholas Maduro at the border between Colombia and Venezuela @Samuel Bregolin
Cerro Rico mountain – Potosí. A woman looks at Cerro Rico, the mountain from which silver has been extracted for centuries and whose mines are forbidden to women @Samuel Bregolin
Oruro carnival – Bolivia. The religious syncretism of the Oruro carnival, where a Catholic angel wanted by the Spanish colonizers guides and dominates a multitude of local pagan deities @Samuel Bregolin
Potosí, Bolivia. A woman working in a local brewery in Bolivia, women's wages continue to be lower than their male counterparts @Samuel Bregolin
Main square – Choachi, Colombia @Samuel Bregolin
Real de Catorze – Mexico. Ex-voto, The faithful ask St. Francis for good health for themselves and their migrant family members living in the United States @Samuel Bregolin
Ituango – Colombia. An artisanal fisherman on the Hidroituango reservoir, the hydroelectric plant that has caused countless social conflicts in Colombia @Samuel Bregolin
Banana plantations – Ecuador. Banana monoculture causes the depletion of the region's water reserves and develops the gang master system and underpaid work for Venezuelan migrants @Samuel Bregolin
The birthplace of Lampião, founder of the Cangaceiro social band movement in northeastern Brazil in the 19th century @Samuel Bregolin
Buenos Aires, Argentina. Recoleta Cemetery is reserved for great political, economic, cultural and artistic personalities of Argentina @Samuel Bregolin
A man in bicycle - Chignahuapan, Mexico. In rural Mexico, job opportunities are scarce, and the omnipresent presence of drug cartels often makes even leaving the house dangerous @Samuel Bregolin
A girl in Cazuca – Bogota, Colombia. Cazuca is a peripheral neighborhood of the Colombian capital, difficult to reach by public transport, at night it is controlled by small armed criminal groups and it is recommended to not leave the house after sunset @Samuel Bregolin
Electricity bills – Bogota, Colombia @Samuel Bregolin
Playas de Tijuana, Mexico. A boy plays on his bike on the beach in front of the border wall with the United States @Samuel Bregolin