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Mexico's Indigenous peoples fight for the life of the Colorado river

The Colorado River dry riverbank near the US-Mexico Border

The Colorado River dry riverbank near the US-Mexico Border Source: Getty Images

The Colorado River, which is over 2000 kilometres long, now dries out long before it reaches the sea thanks to a 1940s treaty with the United States.



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