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Coke and Nestlé Aren’t Buying The Guarani Aquifer

Q: Are Coca-Cola and Nestlé preparing to privatize a major South American water source?

A: No. The vast Guarani Aquifer is managed by the four countries that sit on top of it.

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One of the world’s largest underground water reserves is shared by the four countries that sit on top of it.

Brazil, Paraguay, Uruguay and Argentina agreed in 2010 to a management plan that aims to conserve the 8 quadrillion gallons of water in the sprawling Guarani Aquifer.

However, stories wrongly claiming that Coca-Cola and Nestlé are planning to “privatize” the reservoir have recently

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