Uzbekistan’s Dying Aral Sea Resurrected as Tourist Attraction Copyright show: No "I’m going for a swim," says Pelle Bendz, a 52-year-old Swede, as he rummages in the jeep for his bathing trunks. The other tourists look at him, bewildered. What’s left of the Aral Sea is reputed to be a toxic stew, contaminated by pesticides and other chemicals. But the weather’s hot and Bendz insists his travel agency told him “swimming” was part of the package. read more
April 8, 2014 - EurasiaNet