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El Sumidero, Mexico
Located not too far away but all the way down the mountains. Temperature peaked at 30 something deg C, a reminder that I was still in central America. We were grouped into groups of 15 or so into some power plenty boats and we went shooting off upstream. Slowly coming into views of the first giant walls, the view is incredible, but the crocs are nowhere to be seen.
Once through the canyon we end up in the reservoir which provides hydro electricity to all of south Mexico and most of the north of Guatemala.
There we are spotted and chased by a "convinience store" lancha (boat).
On the way back, I don't know if it was just the angle of the sun but it became impossible not to notice the garbage floating down the river: plastic bottles, bags, wood and other unidentifiable "shits". It really teinted my experience. But finally we see a croc ! And then a bit further down stream... a bunch of kids playing in the water, hmmm.
The garbage situation in Chiapas is annoying and depressing, and little did I know then that it would only get worst in Guatemala... I do realize that the situation is difficult and ressources are low, but then I have seen so many locals throwing garbage out in the street or burning them in their yards. It's not just a question of money. I agree that it is education but still it leaves me wondering how a human can live in his garbage. Didn't I hear somewhere that animals would never defecate in their home? I'm thinking out loud and you can comment on my thoughts if you want, actually that would be great, but I believe that the place we live in reflects our state of mind. It costs nothing to sweep the floor and gather garbage.
Still garbage is a problem world wide and travelling here made me much more aware of it. When there is no garbage man in your neighborhoods, where do you put it? The amount of garbage we generate is unbelievable, I take notice when I dispose of something around central america because chances are it may just make its way somewhere in a street !
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