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Acequias

Some farmers in the San Luis Valley still irrigate their fields with water from acequias—community-operated ditches with origins that reach back to Moorish Spain. Colorado’s rich water history has left a legacy of water-related culture and laws throughout the American West.

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May 2, 2014

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