: a pass in a mountain ridge through which a stream runs compare wind gap
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Closing the water gap in La Guajira and Chocó
For far too long, more than 1 million people living in the rural, remote areas of La Guajira and Chocó in Colombia have lacked regular access to safe water and dignified sanitation services.—Cynthia Tully, Forbes.com, 22 Apr. 2026 The water gap is an enduring legacy of manifest destiny; the infrastructure, and legislation, that came with it still largely define how water is used.—Photographs & Text By Elliot Ross For Time, TIME, 19 Sep. 2024