Video: 'Cloud catchers' give water to Peruvians

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.

Dirty gold mine depriving Peruvians of clean water

The people of the Peruvian city of Cajamarca have sent a cry for help. They say they only have water for two hours of each day. Some areas have no water for weeks. Protests are met with violence.

Rainforest Rescue (Rettet den Regenwald) received a desperate cry a few days ago from Cajamarca in Peru. “We only have water for two hours each day!”

The people in Cajamarca have been protesting against the extension of Latin America's largest gold mine. The gold mine is destroying their natural water resources and an important headwater stream of the Amazon is also at serious risk. The mining is depriving the people of their water and is contaminating it with cyanide and heavy metals... read more and sign petition.