"Aguas"! means "Look out! It also means water and this week, water is being used as a political weapon. San Agustin, the village just up the road, has major springs which supply around 20 percent of the water to the city of Oaxaca, about 15k to the south.
For the last few days, San Agustin has cut off the flow due to a dispute over the deforestation of land by the state government. Officials maintain that insects have infested the wood and these are preventive measures. San Agustin is not buying that line. This has been a long running dispute, but the city really needs water. It has been a particularly hot few weeks and the region is anxiously waiting for the annual rains to arrive. Other water suppliers to the city are supporting San Agustin. Which will come first, rain or resolution?
May is the hottest month here. How hot? In the city it has been in the mid 30's (90-100) but to the south in the Istmo it has been in the 40's! That is 110F!
That is unusual enough to cause news.
"Aguas"! means "Look out! It also means water and this week, water is being used as a political weapon. San Agustin, the village just up the road, has major springs which supply around 20 percent of the water to the city of Oaxaca, about 15k to the south. For the last few days, San Agustin has cut off the flow due to a dispute over the deforestation of land by the state government. Officials maintain that insects have infested the wood and these are preventive measures. San Agustin is not buying that line. This has been a long running dispute, but the city really needs water. It has been a particularly hot few weeks and the region is anxiously waiting for the annual rains to arrive. Other water suppliers to the city are supporting San Agustin. Which will come first, rain or resolution?
May is the hottest month here. How hot? In the city it has been in the mid 30's (90-100) but to the south in the Istmo it has been in the 40's! That is 110F! That is unusual enough to cause news.
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