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Peru's melting water source
Glaciers provide 80 percent of freshwater for Peru's most populous areas, but experts predict they could disappear by 2022.
In Peru, melting glaciers lead to water wars
Dec. 8: Perfect Storm: Unless the nation of Peru takes immediate action, the ancient Andean glaciers could disappear, taking with them the runoff that provides much of the water for the country’s most populous areas. NBC’s Anne Thompson reports.
'Peru's future depends on mountains'
Dec. 8: Jorge Recharte of the Mountain Institute explains why glaciers are essential for the survival of Peruvian culture.
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Slideshow: Trying to save their glacier
Pilgrims have journeyed to Peru's Qoyllur Rit'i (Snow Star) glacier pilgrimage for hundreds, perhaps a thousand years. Now the glacier's sacred ice is melting into thin air, along with rituals that give meaning to the lives of the local people.
