mongabay, The town of Catacocha, located in the south of Ecuador, is in a province known for being almost a desert: dry forest, barren soil and rains that only appear two months in the year.
A historian discovered the water collection system long ago used by Palta Indigenous people and persuaded locals in Catacocha to apply it.
by Alexis Serrano Carmona
https://news.mongabay.com/2024/05/an-ancient-indigenous-lagoon-system-brings-water-back-to-a-dry-town-in-ecuador/#News #Conservation #Environment #Water #Drought #IndigenousCommunities