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Photo Credit: Devon Fisher

The holy Ganges River has a long history of reverence in India, as it is the most sacred river in the country. The river signifies divine consciousness for Hindus who come from all over the country to bathe, worship and honor dead relatives in the divine waters. Thousands of Hindu followers have their bodies committed to the Ganges each year in belief that the river’s waters will carry their souls to eternal salvation. With an estimated 2 million people visiting the river each day, the high level of pollution in it is not so surprising. However, the waste from the ritual bathing, the laundry sites, corpse disposals and cremation rituals along the river are not the main concern, rather, the river is also a sewage dump and today, one of the most polluted rivers in the world. Read more…

Trent Hodges

Buenos dias a todos, Trent or Guayo (my nickname in Spanish) reporting here from Santa Catarina Barahona Guatemala.  The above photo is the view from my house.  It’s currently raining ash from the volcanic eruption this morning and the haze of debris is creating an eerie bluish hue in the sky.  It’s a beautiful sight, but it doesn´t compare to the reddish glow of last night´s lava display.  This is a daily occurrence here and no cause for alarm in the community.  As I write, men are carrying recently chopped firewood to their homes while the women carry maiz and vegetables from the farms surrounding this community.  Needless to say, this is an area where the relationship between nature and humanity is amplified. Read more…