According to a 4,000 year old legend, an ancient God called Kon punished Peruvians by withholding rain. They had apparently not been paying thanks for the food and water they had.
Now four thousand years after the legend, Peru is still short on water, with the coastal areas resembling a desert.
In some areas, people have to rely on water trucks to bring them water, but in Cerro Nueva Esperanza, just outside Lima, the people are dancing to thank Mother Earth for giving them water - not from the ground, but from the sky... read more and watch video.
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