Once brimful, the lakes dotting this mountainous region some 4,700 meters above sea level are now depressingly dry a "rain deficit" caused by the El Nino weather phenomenon, said Luis
A light rain barely moistens the soil in the drought-stricken region of Junin in central Peru. It does nothing to bring relief to farmers in Latin America s biggest potato producer.
A light rain barely moistens the soil in the drought-stricken region of Junin in central Peru.With about 1.2 million inhabitants about one in five of whom live in poverty the Junin region is one of Peru's main producers of non-genetically modified potatoes.