Climate Change
Glaciers in Peru’s Central Andes Might Be Gone by 2050s, Study Says
New insights could help government manage water resources and preserve the mountains.
In a village in Checacupe, in the southern region of Cusco in the Peruvian Andes, there used to be a ceremony to prepare a glacier lagoon to gather water, said Richart Aybar Quispe Soto, a local hospital worker. It was a ritual that revered the apus, the spirits of the mountains and water, he said.
Glaciers in Peru’s Central Andes Might Be Gone by 2050s, Study Says