Dale Bechtel visits a dumping ground for old cars, which may be the largest of its kind in Europe.
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The authorities have ordered the clearing of the site near Bern by the end of the year, saying it no longer meets environmental standards. But the lot is also a fertile ground for rare flora and fauna. (pictures: Karen Cordes)
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End of the road for car graveyard
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“That is lichen growing on the roof of the Mercedes, just in front of us,” says Heinrich Gartentor. “Most varieties of lichen are endangered in Switzerland,” says the middle-aged man before reminding me that he is not a botanist. What Gartentor is, is an artist and curator of an exhibition set amid the junkyard. The…
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