Unfortunately, dehydration seems to just be a staple in my life in Peru. Between the heat, walking and traveling, and scarcity of water, especially clean drinking water, I feel at least a little dehydrated most days.
However, between boiling water, a Camelbak water purifier I brought with me, and bottled water in stores, it is not impossible to have access to enough drinking water. The real complication is then access to bathrooms. Bathrooms for public use or even client use are scarce in rural communities if they exist at all. And if they do exist, they may be in really poor, disgusting shape. This means I need to be able to not go to the bathroom unless I am at home. Long traveling and bus rides of 3-4 hours could also happen without access to a bathroom. So if I were to drink the water my body wants, I would need to have bathroom access. This leaves me, almost even purposefully, dehydrated most of the time. And it certainly increases my adoration for water. And bathrooms. Especially clean bathrooms.
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