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| Playa Succia, Puerto Rico |
This blog is a part of Project VITAL, an international academic mobility and student exchange program. The purpose of this project is to engage students in the issue of supplying fresh water to citizens of North America, wherever they choose to study abroad.
My studies took place in Puerto Rico, where the people of the island are facing one of the biggest challenges they’ve known — stopping their government from building a natural gas pipeline that crosses the island from north to south through many important natural areas. I chose to focus on the karst region and the underground water systems in that area.
I’ve included links or documents in English when possible and general descriptions about the link or document when I’ve only been able to get the information in Spanish. Feel free to use a translator in that case. Be sure to check out some of the background information before the blog posts to help contextualize the issue.It’s my hope that this blog will provide insight into this environmental issue that has the capacity to change the island’s lifestyle profoundly.
Enjoy.
