Photo by Héctor Cisneros Moncloa
The North Yauyos Reserve in Lima, is an important basin headwater for Peruvians. Lima is a city in the desert with over 10 million people. Today, while nearly one billion people don’t have access to clean water, Lima’s water consumption reaches over 170 liters /person/day. It is estimated that Lima will become the first big city to run out of freshwater.
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