Tourists flock to sacred Uluru site before climb ban, leave mounds of trash behind

Chris Jackson/Getty Images(SYDNEY) — Australia’s landmark sandstone, considered a site of “great spiritual significance,” has been turned into something of a trash heap as tourists flock in droves trying to beat the upcoming climbing ban. Tourists who have made their way to Uluru, also known as Ayers Rock, before it officially shuts climbing down on …

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