Cerro de Pasco is a historic city of 80,000 people in the Peruvian Andes, situated on top of one of the most significant sources of income for the Peruvian government: mineral deposits. Due to economic interests and the expansion of the mine, the city is going through an environmental disaster. Tailings in very close proximity to densely populated areas are making children sick with very high levels of lead in their bloodstream, killing lakes and livestock, contaminating water supplies, and polluting the air. Cerro de Pasco is doomed to disappear. My project narrates a story of daily lives and environmental concerns, combined with local folklore and cultural traditions. "El Muqui" is a folkloric character in the Andean mines that miners highly respect and have a strong moral code. Popular tales talk about how he is aware of the miners' desires and actions and playful with children. El Muqui is the center of many of the celebrations and traditions in Cerro de Pasco. The people of Cerro de Pasco are very proud of their culture and their contribution to Peru's economy. Their wish is not to shut down the mine but to operate responsibly towards the community and the environment. With this project, I want to celebrate the inhabitants of Cerro de Pasco and give them a voice that they struggle to find and save the memory of a place that is threatened to exist as we know it today.