They weren't interested in being part of the community, in working with their neighbors. After the Cocas were arrested, they asked the priest to intervene on their behalf. The mayor of Mercedes, Romelio Hern ndez, said the water crisis is only going to get worse. In San Antonio, where despite opposition from the Cocas the new water project was dedicated in May, Gloria Minta said the community is determined to protect the water that has come to change their lives. That experience helped us appreciate what we have now.
Water is life.
Without water, we're nothing. So now we're going to plant trees and do a better job of caring for the watershed. We had to work hard to get good water in our homes, and we're willing to work hard to keep it.