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The solution — or at least part of the solution — to Miriam Cacho’s water woes might lie in some ancient and mostly-forgotten stone canals that line the mountains far above her home.
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How ancient water technology could help keep the taps running in Lima.
Peru's capital Lima is the second-largest desert city in the world. Although the region enjoys a surplus of water during the rainy season, keeping it is a problem. The excess often ends up...
Non-governmental agency helping farmers restore ancient system in Andean region and revitalise their water supplies.
High in the Andean region of Peru, ancient Peruvians stored water in ancient canals dating back to the seventh century. In modern Peru...
by Elizabeth Harball, E&E reporter
Twitter: @ElizHarball
Seeking to provide a reliable water supply to its growing population as climate change...
by Fred Pearce
A revival of pre-Inca water technology in the mountains of the Andes is set to keep taps flowing in the drought-affected Peruvian capital, Lima. Grouting ancient canals, it turns out, is a far cheaper solution to the city's water crisis than building a...
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