fromwww.theguardian.com
2 days agoThe worst is when the rubbish explodes': the children living in Patagonia's vast dumps
The sun rises over the plateau of Neuquen's open-air rubbish tip. Maia, nine, and her brothers, aged 11 and seven, huddle by a campfire. Their mother, Gisel, rummages through bags that smell of rotten fruit and meat. Situated at the northern end of Argentinian Patagonia, 100km (60 miles) from Vaca Muerta one of the world's largest fossil gas reserves children here roam amid twisted metal, glass and rubbish spread over five hectares (12 acres). The horizon is waste.
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