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Families working in Nicaragua's largest trash dump in Managua are exposed to methane gases.

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Homes in El Crucero are downwind from Masay's sulfur gases which quickly deteriorate roofs of peoples' homes

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A group of people wait for the rains to calm before venturing home.

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After days of fallen ash and acid rain, this water container cannot collect potable rainwater.

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This girl, after about two weeks of auto-evacuation, returns home. A lot of children were found to...

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This family living with a perfect line sight of Telica Volcano serves as a post for the civil defense to monitor volcanic activity.

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It is not uncommon for children to help out in the fields in Nicaragua.

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This woman is the oldest person practicing this unique style of making black ceramic art.

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Men wait and drink at a funeral service near Jinotega, Nicaragua.

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A girl from an orphanage in San Jorge. Recently, many children had to leave orphanages and be taken in by non-immediate family members.

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When Hurricane Mitch ravished Nicaragua, a deluge of rain caused a landslide of Volcano La Casita....

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The younger generation who were born after the landslide of Volcano La Casita don't hold the same memories and fear when the rainy season comes.

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The cross overlooking Jinotega, Nicaragua.

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Dinnertime in Yali, Nicaragua

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