Ancient Belief For centuries, pilgrims have come to the Sinakara Valley high in the Andes to perform sacred rituals at the base of

Peru's Sacred Glacier Is Melting

Warmer temperatures eat away at an ancient glacier
high in the Andes, throwing the native communities into a spiritual crisis

Photographs by Andrew McLeish / LightMediation

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