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In poor areas of Peru's capital, running water is a dream

A water delivery man fills water drums from a tanker in Pamplona Alta, on the southern outskirts of Lima, on March 13, 2025. [AFP]

In the bone-dry hills overlooking Lima, the luxury of running water is just a dream for thousands of Peruvians who get theirs delivered by tanker truck.

Peru's capital, home to more than 10 million people, is also the world's second largest city located in a desert, after Cairo.

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