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The bottom of a deep wind-powered well that provides vital water resources to the residents of the arid interior of Boa vista.

Two children walk up the stairs from the well with a container, presumably filled with water.

The well provides a vital water resource to the residents of the arid interior of Boa vista.

A woman places a pail full of water atop her head after retrieving the water from the wind-powered well.

The well provides a vital resource to the residents of the arid interior of Boa vista.

Six children climb upon the base of a windmill that supplies power to a well in Boa Vista.

The well provides a vital water resource to the residents of the arid interior of Boa vista.

A handful of people stand at the base of a wind-powered well. The well provides a vital water resource to the residents of the arid interior of Boa vista.

Nova Sintra, a community of seven "praças" or squares because of the hilly terrain. Pictured here, one of the squares along with a well and some houses. Many of the streets in Nova Sintra are lined with hibiscus trees and during rainy years the…