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Photo from Garalla Paris, Mauritania
 
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Fifteen-year-old Babaould Souleymatu is fishing in a seasonal waterway. During the rainy season seasonal waterways fill and do not dry up until the hot season (June or July). Fish is an important part of many Mauritanians' diets during this time.

by Kerry Zahn
Garalla Paris, Mauritania (1999)

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