Staley Reed

Aug 16, 2024 | sanjuandailystar.com | Rachel Chaundler |Staley Reed

By Staley Reed and Rachel ChaundlerOn a fiery hot day in late June, tourists filled the cafes and hotel rooms along Spain’s Mediterranean coast, including in Torrevieja, a small city of tightly stacked apartment blocks running along a curved beach. The seasonal population surge in this dry, sun-baked region might strain water resources were it not for a set of buildings overlooking a pink-tinged lagoon nearby.