Transcript Images of Poverty in Peru and Argentina

Images of Poverty
and Inequality
in
Peru and Argentina
Part I: Maps
Note:
Shape files for all maps are from:
http://diva.riu.cip.cgiar.org/modules.php?name=Downloads&d_op=viewdownload&cid=6
Data Source: www.inei.gob.pe/Sisd/aplic/consulta.asp
Data Source: Source: www.indec.gov.ar/indec/ingles/iu020303.xls
Data Source: www.inei.gob.pe/Sisd/aplic/consulta.asp
Data Source: Source: www.indec.gov.ar/indec/ingles/iu020303.xls
Data Source: Source: Instituto Nacional de Estadísticas e Informática (INEI). 2002. La Pobreza en el
Perú en 2001: Una ision departamental. Lima, p. 97
www.inei.gob.pe/biblioineipub/bancopub/Est/Lib0500/Lib.pdf
Unsatisfied
Basic Needs
Argentina, 2001
Source: Instituto Nacional de Estadística y Censos (INDEC). 2003.
“Mapa de Necesidades Básicas Insatisfechas 2001.” Aquí se Cuenta:
Revista Informativa del Censo 2001. No. 7, September, p. 3.
www.indec.gov.ar/webcenso/aquisecuenta/Aqui7.pdf.
Unsatisfied Basic
Needs by Region
Argentina, 2001
Northeast
Northwest
Pampas
Greater Buenos Aires
Cuyo
Source: Instituto Nacional de Estadística y Censos (INDEC). 2003. “Mapa de Necesidades Básicas Insatisfechas 2001.” Aquí se Cuenta: Revista
Informativa del Censo 2001. No. 7, September, pp. 4-5. www.indec.gov.ar/webcenso/aquisecuenta/Aqui7.pdf.
Unsatisfied Basic
Needs Patagonia,
Argentina, 2001
Source: Instituto Nacional de Estadística y Censos (INDEC). 2003. “Mapa de Necesidades Básicas Insatisfechas 2001.” Aquí se Cuenta: Revista
Informativa del Censo 2001. No. 7, September, p. 5. www.indec.gov.ar/webcenso/aquisecuenta/Aqui7.pdf.
Part II:
Images of Poverty and
Inequality
Adobe bricks at the ancient Inca ruins of Pachacámac. Many people in Perú
build their houses out of materials similar to these today.
All photos by Kate Carson.
An example of wattle and daub construction, a traditional building technique
in Perú.
These two settlements are
examples of what the
Peruvian government calls
“improvised housing.”
Looking down the main road into
the town of Purmamarca, in the
state of Jujuy, in Northwest
Argentina.
What percent of the population
lives below the poverty line in this
state? Below the indigence line?
What percent of households
have at least one unsatisfied
basic need?
Note that the house on the near
left is built of adobe bricks.
A traditional village on the Uros islands, in Lake Titicaca, Perú. The
houses on these islands, as well as the islands themselves, are
made of the reeds that grow in the lake. What else do you notice
about this picture?
The family that owns this vicuña lives near the ruins of Sillustani, in the southern highlands (sierra)
of Perú. They charge tourists one sol to take a photo of the vicuña. How many pictures would they
have to sell in a day to have an income above the poverty line? Above the indigence line? If they
sell enough pictures to be above the poverty line, does that mean that they would not be classified
as impoverished?
A fisherman gathering his nets near
Paracas, Perú. Do you think he
earns enough money to satisfy his
basic needs?
The photo on the left is of a church in the
Barranco district of Lima.
Was the building below the church for this
roadside settlement south of Lima?
The contrast of living
conditions can be great in
a country with high income
inequality.
The picture above is of a
popular tourist hotel in
Paracas, Perú.
The photo to the right is of
guano mining operations
off the coast near
Paracas.
Miraflores District in Lima
Pisac in Cusco Department
What percent of the people have at least one NBI in each
of these places?
In the Pampas region of Argentina,
incomes may differ greatly between
the landowners and those who work
the land. What do the data for
Argentina say about poverty in this
region?
A view of Purmarca,
Jujuy – one of the
poorest areas in
Argentina. How do
poverty statistics in Jujuy
compare to the
Pampas?