How do you turn mist into usable water? See how scarcity inspires ingenuity in parched Lima, Peru
During the gray, cloudy months of fall and winter, more than 100 green nets can be found on the outskirts of Lima, Peru, harvesting a surprising resource—fog.
Abel Cruz knows what it’s like to live without water. After leaving his hometown of Cusco, Peru, he lived in one of Lima’s migrant camps where water is delivered by trucks for a hefty price. Now the industrial engineer is president of the non-profit which helps other communities create their own fog catchers.Lima, shrouded in coastal mist for half the year, is the second largest city ever built in a desert.
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