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San Miguel de Allende and our region, the Upper Río Laja Watershed, are facing a profound water crisis.
The groundwater that more than 2,800 communities depend on has been dropping precipitously – up to 10 feet (1-3 m) a year.
The remaining water is contaminated with dangerous levels of arsenic and fluoride.
People are increasingly suffering from a range of serious health impacts including dental and skeletal fluorosis, chronic kidney disease, developmental and learning impairments in children, and various types of cancer.
Children’s health is at the greatest risk because their growing bodies absorb these dangerous contaminants at a much higher rate.
Caminos de Agua is a nonprofit organization that creates access to clean drinking water through a unique, proven participatory and grassroots approach. Our projects currently provide clean water access to more than 50,000 people in the Upper Río Laja Watershed as well as throughout Mexico. Our goal is to reach 250,000 by 2030.