The Water Is Rising, and the Girl Must Swim

Eight-year-old Dulce is afraid of the water. But she has to get over it, her mother insists—it’s time to learn how to swim. In their coastal Colombian village, this is an essential rite of passage; Iscuandé is dependent on harvesting piangua shellfish, a type of edible mussel that’s a delicacy in nearby Ecuador. The village’s cockle harvest has traditionally been the province of women, and it’s time for Dulce to contribute. Besides, says her mother, what will happen to Dulce when the ever-rising seawater drowns the village? Read more: https://www.theatlantic.com/video/ind…