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Peru - garbage dump along the banks of Riu Rimac, the river running through Lima
Peru - garbage dump along the banks of Riu Rimac, the river running through Lima

Peru - garbage dump along the banks of Riu Rimac, the river running through Lima

Date4/28/1991
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Original Toronto Star caption: Peru - garbage dump along the banks of Riu Rimac; the river running through Lima. Even smells of rotting sewage.
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Call Number / Accession NumberTSPA_0117968F
Cholera Peru - Along the banks of the Riu Rimac, which runs through Lima, a woman sifts through the garbage
Cholera Peru - Along the banks of the Riu Rimac, which runs through Lima, a woman sifts through the garbage
4/28/1991
Cholera, Peru - houses along the banks of Riu Rimac, which runs through Lima
Cholera, Peru - houses along the banks of Riu Rimac, which runs through Lima
4/28/1991
Image shows a bus being loaded on a big ship.
Next stop; Lima. Toronto dock workers load one of 25 buses decommissioned by the Toronto Transit Commission on to a freighter at Pier 51 near Cherry St. and Unwin Ave. yesterday. The buses; taken out of service after 18 years; and two city garbage trucks are bound for Lima; Peru.
4/30/1991
Small huts stand on the banks of the polluted Rio Rimac, Lims's main river
Small huts stand on the banks of the polluted Rio Rimac, Lims's main river
4/28/1991
Wading in the water and scouring along the banks with rakes and plastic garbage bags, a group 30 York Mills teenagers and housewives does a spring cle(...)
Wading in the water and scouring along the banks with rakes and plastic garbage bags, a group 30 York Mills teenagers and housewives does a spring cle(...)
5/16/1971
Cholera Peru - Villagers wash their clothes at a well outside Lima
Cholera Peru - Villagers wash their clothes at a well outside Lima
4/28/1991
Peru - Young girl drinking water at well outside Lima
Peru - Young girl drinking water at well outside Lima
4/28/1991
The new bridgerooms pose happily with the sisters. On the left is Angel Carnaveli of Caracas, Venezuela, with his bridge, Amparo, then Peter M. Bornardelli of Montreal with Victoria, and Dr. Roque Belido-Tagle of Lima, Peru, with Luzmila. At the church, a
The new bridgerooms pose happily with the sisters. On the left is Angel Carnaveli of Caracas, Venezuela, with his bridge, Amparo, then Peter M. Bornardelli of Montreal with Victoria, and Dr. Roque Belido-Tagle of Lima, Peru, with Luzmila. At the church, a
6/21/1954
Cholera, Peru - seafood is still being sold in Lima, despite being contaminated with cholera
Cholera, Peru - seafood is still being sold in Lima, despite being contaminated with cholera
4/28/1991
Lima Peru. Family living in hostily contructed humortared hut. They fled the mountains because of shinning path terrorists
Lima Peru. Family living in hostily contructed humortared hut. They fled the mountains because of shinning path terrorists
4/28/1991
Peru - Villagers just outside Lima using well water as main source even though possibility of cholera contamination exists. The area smelled of rotting sewage
Peru - Villagers just outside Lima using well water as main source even though possibility of cholera contamination exists. The area smelled of rotting sewage
4/28/1991
Cholera Peru - Women washing clothes at well outside Lima
Cholera Peru - Women washing clothes at well outside Lima
4/28/1991