Photos: Devastating Drought Upends Life in the Andes

Food Will Be Scarce

A woman harvests potatoes. Photo: Guadalupe Pardo (AP)

In the Cconchaccota community, where the AP photographed the drying lagoon, residents have seen only two days with rain for the past eight months—a recent rain prompted them to set out bowls to collect the water. The drought has delayed planting potatoes, the village’s main crop, and many expect food to be scarce as a result.

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