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Nicaragua Tires, Discarded As Trash

Jungle Parade Of Tires
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One of the more surprising items of trash seen along the Rio Chiquito located outside León, Nicaragua, was this parade of discarded tires. It almost appeared as if someone on shore was discarding tires in a line and then pushing the line toward, and into, the water.


Tires Discarded As Trash external link   •  Bird Watching Trip internal link   •  Rio Chiquito, León, Nicaragua   •  (Photo posted Sunday 1 January 2012)   •  (Photo taken 08:47:37 Thursday 29 December 2011)   •  © 2012 Bryan Costales Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial License #B12_1064
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Tires As A Tree Planter
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Years earlier, two tires at this rest stop alongside the road in Nicaragua, had been stacked to provide protection for a newly planted sapling. Over time the sapling grew into a mature shade tree, thereby forever trapping those tires.


Tires Discarded As Trash external link   •  A Pullout Rest Stop While Traveling Nicaragua internal link   •  Alongside Lake Nicaragua   •  (Photo posted Friday 24 August 2012)   •  (Photo taken 09:15:49 18 November 2011)   •  © 2012 Bryan Costales Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial License #B12_1588
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