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Mexico City, Mexico
People enjoy an exhibit titled “Luz e Imaginación”, which in English means “Light and Imagination,” at the Museo de la Ciudad de México on Jan. 11. As visitors interact with sound, the Mexico City museum room is darkened so visitors can watch light rays beam down from the roof. The exhibit began in late November and runs through Feb. 12.
Lusaka, Zambia
Daniel Moyo sprays insecticide provided to him by the Zambian government on his maize field in Chilanga, a farming area within the capital city. The 5-acre field was attacked by armyworms, small, black, striped caterpillars that feast on crops. The pests have appeared in increasing numbers around Zambia, alarming Vice President Inonge Wina, who says they might threaten food security if they’re not eradicated.
Mexico City, Mexico
Dancers wearing Chinese-style lion costumes and drummers, all from the Asociación Shé Lóng de Kung Fu, perform in Mexico City on Jan. 27 in honor of Lunar New Year. As part of the performance, the lions approach restaurants that have hung lettuce from the entry and remove it with their mouths, to symbolize abundance and to drive away bad spirits. This Year of the Rooster took place on Jan. 28.
Nairobi County, Kenya
Alfred Mutua, 26, waits for customers in the Umoja One area in Nairobi County, Kenya, where he sells water, in early January. The Kenyan government introduced water rationing in the capital city in response to a water shortage, which increased demand for Mutua’s water. He now sells 18 liters (4.75 gallons) of water for 50 Kenyan shillings (48 cents), up from last month’s price of 20 shillings (19 cents).
Coimbatore, India
Members of the Thanthai Periyar Dravidar Kazhagam political organization from India’s Tamil Nadu state chained themselves to a metal door in front of a state government office in Coimbatore, a city in southern India, on Jan. 9. The group demanded that officials pardon and release elderly prisoners, and those eligible for parole.
Lusaka, Zambia
Rainy season in Zambia regularly brings flooding in Lusaka because of poor drainage in the capital city. But intrepid entrepreneurs see an opportunity to earn money when floodwater fills the streets: These men set up tires and other objects to allow pedestrians to, for a fee, traverse the flooded area without stepping into the water.
Kathmandu, Nepal
Members of the Gurung community of Nepal celebrate Tamu Losar, their New Year, in Tundikhel, a parade ground close to the center of Kathmandu, the capital city. The late-December holiday was marked by dance, food and other activities in the Gurung tradition.
Nairobi, Kenya
Activists marched in Nairobi, Kenya’s capital city, to promote women’s rights on Sat., Jan. 21, the same day that similar marches occurred in major U.S. cities and around the world. The marches in the U.S. and elsewhere were held, in part, in response to the inauguration of U.S. President Donald Trump.
Mexico City, Mexico
A woman in Mexico City holds a sign that reads, “No to the gasolinazo,” the informal name for a measure passed in late December that deregulated gasoline and boosted prices by 14 to 20 percent. Thousands in Mexico City and elsewhere in Mexico have since marched and blocked traffic and access to gas stations. The average price of fuel is now at 16.89 pesos (79 cents) per liter.
Lusaka, Zambia
From left, Thomas Mwanza, 14, Kuwala Mwango, 12, Sandra Tembo, 14 and Anna Simasiku, 13, carry 20-liter containers of water more than five kilometers to draw water in rural Zambia. They say they sometimes miss school because they must fetch water for their families. More than a third of all Zambians do not have easy access to clean water, according to UNICEF, the U.N.’s child advocacy agency. The stream nearest the village where these children live is contaminated because it is used by animals, Thomas says.
Goma, North Kivu, DRC
A bride and groom pose on their wedding day in Goma, the capital of North Kivu Province in Democratic Republic of Congo. Many Congolese couples live together without being married because they can’t afford a wedding. Congo Men’s Network, which works with men to end gender-based violence and other problems, coordinated marriage ceremonies for about two dozen couples by paying their administrative fees.
Kathmandu, Nepal
Prayer flags are on display at Pharping, a Buddhist pilgrimage site located just south of Kathmandu, Nepals’ capital city. The man shown is among the people who earn money by hanging prayer flags for pilgrims. There is no fixed price, but the flag hangers work to earn all they can.
Goma, North Kivu, DRC
Kahingo Bauma Amida, a former fighter with the Patriotic Alliance for a Free and Sovereign Congo, also known as the APCLS, an armed rebel group, stands with her baby in Goma, the capital of Democratic Republic of Congo’s North Kivu province. She joined the group when she was just 12 years old. She was captured by government forces and taken to a military training camp, where she lived for three years. Now 23 years old, she lives in Goma, but says she hasn’t received any assistance from the government to build her life there.
Mexicali, Baja California, Mexico
Evens Valentin, 25, cuts Jackson Mervilus' hair at migrant shelter Hotel del Migrante, in Mexicali, Mexico, a city near the U.S. border. Both men are Haitians who have been in Mexicali for three months, hoping to cross into the U.S. Haitian migrants have flooded shelters in the border cities of Mexicali and Tijuana, according to Mexico’s national human rights commission.
Panajachel, Sololá, Guatemala
Two evangelical pastors, both on left, baptize a young girl in Lake Atitlán in Panajachel, a city in southwestern Guatemala, in late December. A group of young boys stand nearby in the water, awaiting their turn. The group traveled from Patzún, a nearby municipality, to perform the baptisms. Lake Atitlán is renowned in the region for its size, beauty and surrounding volcanoes.
Masisi, DRC
An elderly woman carries a bag of potatoes in the Masisi area of Democratic Republic of Congo. U.N. peacekeepers keep watch behind her. Many elderly people have lost children during ongoing conflict in this country, and therefore struggle to survive.
Harare, Zimbabwe
Leslie Moyo, a second-hand clothes seller who works along Park Street in Harare, Zimbabwe’s capital city, arranges his wares. Widespread unemployment has pushed people to launch temporary, open-air boutiques throughout the city.
Mexico City, Mexico
Freshly butchered meat hangs in the Mercado de Jamaica, a public market in Mexico City. Pig heads sell for 24.50 Mexican pesos per kilogram ($1.20 per 2.2 pounds). The heads are often used to make pozole, a hominy stew prepared for special celebrations, or thinly-chopped braised or fried pork known as carnitas, which is often served in tacos.
Cyangugu, Rwanda
Boys and young men on bicycles hang onto a truck for a free ride in Cyangugu, a city in western Rwanda near the Democratic Republic of Congo border. They’re among the many people who travel from surrounding villages to bring goods to sell at Cyangugu’s markets. It’s common for the bicyclists to grab on to trucks when they get tired, but the practice often leads to accidents.
Uvira, DRC
Sifu, left, and Moza, right, sell cassava flour at a market in Uvira, a village on the shore of Lake Tanganyika in Democratic Republic of Congo’s South Kivu province. The women sell a cup of flour for 300 Congolese francs (about 3 cents). They also sell corn and wheat.
Lusaka, Zambia
A group of boys from Lusaka, Zambia’s capital city, use plastic whistles and metal buckets fashioned into drums to perform in the city center. The boys, who wear T-shirts that say “Young Boys Band,” take donations that are used to buy their school supplies.
Kathmandu, Nepal
People stop to look at a display erected in Kathmandu, Nepal’s capital city, in November to celebrate the birthday of Bhairav, a Hindu god believed to be the incarnation of Shiva. Bhairav is considered to be a god of destruction. Eggs, peanuts, beans and other food are displayed with a fish, which is associated with tales of Bhairav, including one in which he takes the form of Matsyendra, a fish god. This display is erected each year in Indrachowk, one of Kathmandu’s market areas.
Harare, Zimbabwe
Mercy Zveushe, 39 (foreground) and Brenda Munetsi, 26 (in blue shirt) fetch water from an open well in Southlea Park, a section of Harare, Zimbabwe’s capital city. Some people who live in the settlement say they don’t have access to the tap water that elsewhere is provided by the Harare City Council. Many residents dig their own wells, but many of those wells dried up during a recent drought.
Mexico City, Mexico
A vendor drops off radishes to sell at Central de Abasto, a main wholesale market in Mexico City, Mexico’s capital. A huge portion of the country’s fruits and vegetables are brought and sold here. One 2011 USDA report noted that it handles 50 percent of the country’s food products. It’s one of 60 central wholesale markets nationwide, but Central de Abasto, as the backbone of the country’s traditional market sector, generates more than 10 billion dollars each year.