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Last time I was here (1997) they had just started to build this dam
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Dam big
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This is the part of the valley flooded by the dam.
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Got your goat? If not, this guy might have it
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The clean and dirty streams of the Rio Malo converge here. The differences
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El Indio himself, lying on his back. See his nose?
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One of the dams that reins in the Rio Malo and contains the mine tailings.
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Much of the environmental contaminants are being sealed up with clay.
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This is an earlier stage of the sealing process
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These are very rare ice formations formed by sublimation in this extremely
dry climate. They point toward the sun. I recommend viewing the full
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I think these formations are called 'nieves permanente.'
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