These Photos Show the Divide Between the Rich and Poor

Santa Fe, Mexico

Unequal Scenes / Johnny Miller

Mexico is one of the most unequal countries that exist. Sante Fe is a slum that was once a garbage dump. In fact, people worked as garbage pickers in order to generate wealth for themselves. The government even intended to relocate the people living in the slums in order to create an upscale shopping district, but they received heavy resistance. Hence, this narrow divide between rich and poor.

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