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Andean glaciers are melting, reshaping centuries-old Indigenous rituals

Andean glaciers are melting, reshaping centuries-old Indigenous rituals

The Snow Star Festival, an annual religious celebration, has been an integral part of Andean tradition and beliefs. But climate change and COVID-19 are threatening that.
Witnessing Peru’s enduring, if altered, snow star festival
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Witnessing Peru’s enduring, if altered, snow star festival

Rising temperatures and melting glaciers have changed key aspects of the age-old Peruvian festival of Qoyllur Rit’i. Still, the celebrations persist.
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