A lake which thousands of Guatamalans depend on for food and transport is under threat. Over the years, rubbish, sewage and dertilizers have polluted Lake Atitlan and its surrounding bay. Now a dangerous algae has contaminated the waters, threatening to destroy not only the lake, but also the livelihoods of the people who rely on it. Al Jazeera’s David Mercer reports from Guatamala. (2:44 min)
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on Nov 27th, 2009 at 12:56 pm
its a shame to see this in such a beautiful setting. its something that is easy to fix though if there is the political will and funding to do so. All of humans need to learn that there is a price to pay for short term expediency with enironmental issues…