Ancient Peruvian Water-Harvesting System Could Lessen Modern Water Shortages | VOA

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Sometimes, modern problems require ancient solutions.

A 1,400-year-old Peruvian water-diverting method could supply up to 40,000 Olympic-size swimming pools’ worth of water to present-day Lima each year, according to new research published in Nature Sustainability.

It’s one example of how indigenous methods could supplement existing modern infrastructure in water-scarce countries worldwide.

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https://www.voanews.com/science-health/ancient-peruvian-water-harvesting-system-could-lessen-modern-water-shortages

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