gratitude for the new atajados. now we can collect rainwater, and by harvesting water, we can grow more on our fields. >> german and swedish aid helped pay for seven atajados for this village, which sits at an altitude of 4000 meters. at the end of the rainy season the reservoirs hold some 1200 cubic meters of water. the atajado is essential for survival for tomas pillco and his family. >> the dry season is going to begin soon and then the atajado will be our principal source of water. even if it hardly rains after that, i can still grow some vegetables and provide my animals with water. >> llamas secure the pillco family an income, but they also have oxen to help with the work. the atajado stores just enough water to irrigate a small vegetable and potato patch. climate change has hit the people of chuchini especially hard. the andean glaciers are their main source of drinking water, and many of them are melting away. like many other springs in the andes, this one will dry up in the winter months. hundreds of bolivi