Ok so browsing across the internet I came across this stunning photo that I just felt I had to share on here:
The only caption that accompanied this beauty was: "The Maya believed natural wells, such as the Xkeken cenote in Mexico's Yucatan, led to the underworld." So there we have it, a description (a natural well) and its Mexican location. Upon a little more research I managed to find that this is a freshwater filled limestone sinkhole, a natural wonder that humans can access via a narrow entrance.
For a better sense of this wonder of the natural world check out this Youtube video that I found from inside: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sH3Vah2_Rgc it's less claustrophobic than I though!
On a completely different note the next picture paints a less inspiring picture and is one that highlights a situation that I could have imagined existed but not to such an extreme scale:
This image from late last year shows troops from the Brazilian police, who in conjunction with state troops, armored vehicles and helicopters raided a shantytown in Rio de Janeiro in an anti drug trafficking movement. Don't get me wrong, I knew that the plight of drugs in the favelas was a serious issue there but I could never have imagined that the problem would even encompass the military involved in heavy gun battles with these traffickers. Apparently dozens were killed in this raid which is not even a particularly rare sight there. What a pity that such a potentially great nation is brought down by the plight of the favelas and the social problems associated with them!
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