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A lonely scavenger burdened with a sack of refuse walks across the "Bordo Poniente" garbage dump in Mexico City
Yuri Cortez
City officials shut down the "Bordo Poniente" garbage dump in Mexico City a month ago under pressure from federal authorities wanting to reclaim land they say risks polluting the city's water system.