Totora reed
The lack of enthusiasm has to do largely with the waning availability of fish, a scarcity the fishermen blame on modern trawlers. Another factor though, is the gradual disappearance of the totora reed marshes thanks to the endless new constructions in Huanchaco that have gradually reduced the underground water supply to alarming levels.
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