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Cuenca's own Olympic swimmer launched a free program for low-income children that goes way beyond the pool. With sports medicine, nutritionists, and psychologists on board, the results are transforming not just kids — but their entire families.

Cuencanos consume about 200 liters of water per person per day — nearly twice what the WHO says you need. At $0.60 per thousand liters, there's no financial incentive to cut back. But the city's rivers aren't infinite.