A glacier condemned to death by the greed of man

The Rinconada mining settlement is an example of how man's greed for gold destroys glaciers and contaminates large amounts of water in Lake Titicaca.

Taken on 12 July 2015
Submitted on 23 Feb 2017

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Camera: Nikon D3200

Credit: Oscar Vilca (distributed via imaggeo.egu.eu)

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