Living with water pollution in Guatemala

The first UN water summit in almost 50 years is taking place this week in New York City, where thousands of delegates will meet to discuss a looming global water crisis caused by overconsumption and overdevelopment.

Reuters news agency sent a photographer to the Las Vacas river in the Chinautla municipality outside Guatemala City on Tuesday to record the impact that pollution is having on one waterway.

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Men search for scrap metal in the polluted waters of the Las Vacas river

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A man poses for a portrait after working in the polluted waters of the Las Vacas river

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A man searches for scrap metal in the polluted waters of the Las Vacas river

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A cow and her calves cross the polluted waters of the Las Vacas river

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Two boys cross the polluted waters of the Las Vacas river

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A man searches for scrap metal in the polluted waters of the Las Vacas river

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A general view of an illegal dump on the banks of the Las Vacas river

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