Enduring Acequias: Wisdom of the Land, Knowledge of the Water

by Juan Estevan Arellano

For generations the R o Embudo watershed in northern New Mexico has been the home of Juan Estevan Arellano and his ancestors. From this unique perspective Arellano explores the ways people use water in dry places around the world. Touching on the Middle East, Europe, Mexico, and South America before circling back to New Mexico, Arellano makes a case for preserving the acequia irrigation system and calls for a future that respects the ecological limitations...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0826355072
• ISBN13: 9780826355072
• Release Date: October 2014
• Publisher: University of New Mexico Press
• Length: 232 Pages
• Weight: 0.80 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 5.9" x 8.9"