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Fog Catcher PhotosBaobab:Stills <strong>and</strong>Photos #1 -FogCatcherPhotos taken in February, 1998 in Pachamama Gr<strong>and</strong>e, Ecuador.All photos © 1998, Baobab Productions Inc.Photos by Marlene Bedford or David MowbrayFog drifts in over the 12,000 foot plateau ofPachamama Gr<strong>and</strong>e in Ecuador. The darksheets suspended in the path of the movingcloud condense it. Water drips into gutters<strong>and</strong> then is piped down to the village.Pachamama Gr<strong>and</strong>e has not had a safe,reliable drinking water supply until thisproject was completed in December of 1997The fog catchers are a relatively simpletechnology that is now being used in parts ofthe world where there is a lot of fog or cloud,but little rain <strong>and</strong> no well water. The firstlarge installation was in Chile. This one inEcuador uses the clouds that actually form inthe afternoon in the valley <strong>and</strong> then rise upover the mountain at night.http://www.baobab.net/ph_fog.htm (1 of 3) [1/13/2005 12:49:21 PM]

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