The river Shakhe runs through the village of Bolshoi Kichmai, Russia, Saturday, Feb. 15, 2014. The Circassian ethnic group that lives in the region says Olympic construction companies have taken so much gravel from the river that their wells are running dry. While the Winter Games are played out in gleaming arenas just a few dozen kilometers (miles) away, Circassians in Bolshoi Kichmai struggle to get by on tourism in a town with few amenities. (AP Photo/Angela Charlton)
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