Bilfinger Berger Magazine 1/2009

ON OUR OWN WE ARE — NOTHING. PEOPLE CAN DO WITHOUT MANY THINGS, BUT NOT WITHOUT OTHER PEOPLE. A GALLERY OF IMAGES FROM MEXICO, GUATEMALA, GERMANY, ETHIOPIA, THE USA AND THE UNITED KINGDOM.
When fierce storms hit the mountains of Chichicaxtepec in Mexico, the rains quickly turn the streams into raging torrents that are capable of dragging down even huge boulders. One such rock remained wedged beneath a bridge. The next storm would cause twigs and branches to gather around the rock, the water would rise and eventually the bridge would be swept away. So the farmers all lend a hand: “One, two ... heave!”
(Photo: Uli Reinhardt)