The silver lining in these storm clouds is modest: the rainfall replenishes the underground aquifers on which some farmers rely, and the warmer current brings shrimp and lobsters to Peru's coast and provides ideal growing conditions for scallops.

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As I wrote on Sunday, one silver lining is that the storm is hitting at a relatively quiet period for travel.

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"The silver lining of the whole storm, what little there is, is the fact it allows me to refocus myself, " he said.

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