{"id":550,"date":"2014-03-27T01:44:03","date_gmt":"2014-03-27T01:44:03","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/raisetheriver.org\/juan-butron-mendez-a-63-year-old-farmer-said-he\/"},"modified":"2014-07-29T20:20:22","modified_gmt":"2014-07-29T20:20:22","slug":"juan-butron-mendez-a-63-year-old-farmer-said-he","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/raisetheriver.org\/juan-butron-mendez-a-63-year-old-farmer-said-he\/","title":{"rendered":""},"content":{"rendered":"<blockquote><p>Juan Butron Mendez, a 63-year-old farmer &#8230; said he vividly remembers the rapid current of the river when he was 4 years old in the Mexicali Valley, about 30 miles south of the border. &#8216;The water surged so strong there were large whirlpools swirling with oranges, grapefruits and trees,&#8221; Butron recalled.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<div class='attribution'>\n<blockquote>\n<p><span><a href=\"http:\/\/www.latimes.com\/nation\/la-na-ff-colorado-river-delta-20140323,0,1475230.story#ixzz2wt43Frv0\" target=\"_blank\">U.S.-Mexico experiment aims to resurrect the Colorado River delta<\/a><br \/><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Los Angeles Times<\/span><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><span>We think it can be that way again. Join us in supporting the pulse flow at the Morelos Dam, Thursday March 27.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Juan Butron Mendez, a 63-year-old farmer &#8230; said he vividly remembers the rapid current of the river when he was 4 years old in the Mexicali Valley, about 30 miles south of the border. &#8216;The water surged so strong there were large whirlpools swirling with oranges, grapefruits and trees,&#8221; Butron recalled. 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