Abstract
This magazine cover relates to the territory by visually dramatizing the act of clearing paths through the Amazon—a region long contested between state control, settler ambition, and Indigenous presence. Published in Iquitos in 1942, the image depicts a lone figure wielding a machete to carve the word TROCHA (trail or path) directly into the forest. The composition naturalizes the act of territorial intrusion, aligning linguistic inscription with physical conquest. The jungle, rendered dense and alive, is both backdrop and obstacle to be mastered, echoing narratives of progress and civilization through deforestation.
Citation
Ubilluz, Juana. 1942. 'Portada de la revista Trocha [Cover of Trocha Magazine]'. Dispossessions in the Americas. https://staging.dia.upenn.edu/en/art/APER052/
