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Research Article

Extractivism and the ecology of research infrastructure: digitizing precarious materialities in Iquitos, Peru

O extrativismo e a ecologia de infraestrutura de pesquisa: A digitalização de materialidades precárias em Iquitos, Peru.

Extractivismo y la ecología de la infraestructura de la investigación: La digitalización de materialidades precarias en Iquitos, Perú

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Article: 2292321 | Received 07 Jun 2023, Accepted 04 Dec 2023, Published online: 26 Mar 2024

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Figure 1. Map of the Loreto Department of Peru and its capital Iquitos, made by Nicholas Kotlinksi for Sydney Silverstein. Reproduced with permission from Silverstein.

Figure 1. Map of the Loreto Department of Peru and its capital Iquitos, made by Nicholas Kotlinksi for Sydney Silverstein. Reproduced with permission from Silverstein.

Figure 2. Map of Peru’s Fiber-Optic Internet cables in 2017, showing the cables from Nauta to Iquitos isolated from the national network, created by Sub Gerencia de Análisis Regulatorio – GPRC – OSIPTEL and reproduced with permission.

Figure 2. Map of Peru’s Fiber-Optic Internet cables in 2017, showing the cables from Nauta to Iquitos isolated from the national network, created by Sub Gerencia de Análisis Regulatorio – GPRC – OSIPTEL and reproduced with permission.

Figure 3. Selfie from the Nanay Bridge, 25 June 2022. Reproduced with permission from Los Del Meke Instagram account @losdelmekeoficial.

Figure 3. Selfie from the Nanay Bridge, 25 June 2022. Reproduced with permission from Los Del Meke Instagram account @losdelmekeoficial.