This article explores the early years of operation of the Cerro de Pasco Corporation, a U.S. mining company, in the central highlands of Peru, with emphasis on its relationship with workers and on the environmental impact generated in the region. At the same time, it analyzes the political dimension of the work of writer Manuel Scorza, from an extraliterary perspective, through three axes: questioning, participation, and memory. His narrative is deeply connected to the territories of Cerro de Pasco and La Oroya, conceived as symbolic settings for the abuse of power and social exclusion. We argue that Scorza’s work transcends the realm of fiction, becoming a medium for denunciation and a means of reconstructing collective memory in the face of ecological devastation and historical silencing.