This screenshot from a YouTube video shows dry land where water should be surrounding the island of Janitzio in Mexico's Lake Pátzcuaro.
When Mexican hotelier Arturo Pimentel looks out at Lake Pátzcuaro, he sees a massive patch of dry land where sparkling water should be.This screenshot from a YouTube video shows dry land where water should be surrounding the island of Janitzio in Mexico's Lake Pátzcuaro. When Mexican hotelier Arturo Pimentel looks out at Lake Pátzcuaro, he sees a massive patch of dry land where sparkling water should be.
"As you can see, it's all dry," the YouTuber, known as El Perepeche, says as he treks across the patched, dry land across from Janitzio.Janitzio, Pátzcuaro and other areas around the lake are known for their elaborate Day of the Dead celebrations, which are a huge tourist draw. In that case, residents blame a combination of drought, water transfers to the capital, bad planning and the unrestrained construction of private dams and holding ponds by wealthy and powerful newcomers.
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