Guano, a fertiliser derived from seabird excrement, enriched Peru in the 19th century and was shipped around the world in huge quantities. On Santa Island, north of Lima, workers still mine it in the toughest of conditionsPhotographs by Ernesto Benavides/AFP/Getty Images Continue reading...
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