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Tijuana River Valley: A tire runs through it

Posted by: Maven on December 8, 2009 at 6:27 am

tijuana river valleyFrom the Voice of San Diego:

“Beneath a bridge on Dairy Mart Road in the Tijuana River Valley, a lonely soccer ball races by, tumbling end over end with the flow of the river. It’s made a quick journey across the border today and within moments, will disappear behind a group of trees and high weeds.

It’s lonely now, but it won’t be for long. Coming right behind it is a two-liter Coca-Cola bottle — then a tire, a jar of whey protein supplement, a piece of Styrofoam and a mattress.

They’re all headed north. On this rainy day, when downpours fall across Tijuana, too, the water awakens dormant litter that’s been tossed aside in Mexico. … “

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December 8, 2009 · Filed Under San Diego

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