Thursday, August 20, 2009

Day 52: Orphange and Stung Mean Chey

We taught these children at the Lighthouse.
After going to the orphanages, I decided to go visit Stung Mean Chey, a garbage dump knee deep. I climbed through giant mounds of rubbish for tin cans, plastic bags and other recyclable goods. While others say it is one of the saddest sights in Phnom Penh, a sprawling 100-acre garbage dump where trash fires burn and plumes of black smoke choke the air with toxic gases, I found some happy faces once they were offered some candy and clothes.
The waste is soggy. No many locals have ever visited this place.

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