Gallinas

Since throwing away a half-time lead to lose to Penarol in the 1966 Copa Libertadores final, Boca fans have called River 'Gallinas' - 'little chickens'.

“You guys are like gallinas cluecas, puro guato, a bunch of clucking chickens, all talk and no action.”

Army Corps of Engineers built catchment nets along the nearby Gallinas River in an effort to prevent rocks and trees from damaging the infrastructure that delivers river water to filtration systems.

More than once he’s jumped into his pickup in the middle of the night and rushed down to check on a diversion point along the Gallinas River.

Las Vegas is hoping the temporary treatment system will slow down the ticking clock as crews continue work upstream to keep more ash, debris and sediment from clogging the Gallinas River that feeds the city’s reservoirs.