@joewynne@mindly.social Mendoza, in the foothills of the Andes, where Argentine wine comes from, was arid before human occupation. The pre-Inca peoples dug a system of Acequias to channel melting snow down into the settlement and plain. The system is maintained to this day, watering numerous trees in the city as well as the vinegroves. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Acequia