Lima, one of the world's largest desert cities, is struggling with a water shortfall. The restoration of the Andean amuna system could close the gap.
, to remove salt from ocean water. Yet Lima still suffers a water gap of about 100 cubic feet per second.
. To get there, Peru would have to restore hundreds of miles of the prehistoric dikes across all three watersheds that serve Lima. The San Pedro de Casta model, which is being funded by Backus, Peru’s largest beer and beverages company, and GIZ, Germany’s international aid agency, is one of several pilots being attempted by different nonprofits.around 600 B.C., centuries before the rise of the Incas, remains shrouded in mystery because Andean cultures did not develop writing. Their revival now could be scaled nationally to benefit other coastal cities.
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