Water Wars Come to the Andes

Tuesday, May 19, 2009 - 07:21 in Earth & Climate

ICA, Peru - Two decades ago, the strip of sand between the Pacific Ocean and the Andean foothills was empty except for the occasional fig or carob tree. But the northern end of perhaps the world's driest desert – a harsh and unforgiving clime – is now the center of Peru's export agriculture industry. [More]

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