The Sierra Nevada del Cocuy, Colombia, is home to one of the country's last glaciers, which has lost over 90% of its ice since the late 19th century. Local mountaineer Edilsa Ibanez Ibanez observes and laments the drastic changes in her homeland, noting that the glaciers once seen as eternal are now facing extinction. As temperatures rise and unpredictable weather becomes the norm, all six glaciers in Colombia are at risk, with predictions suggesting Colombia could face the same fate as Venezuela, which lost all its glaciers in 2024.
"We used to think the ice would be eternal, now it is not so eternal. Our glaciers are dying." - Edilsa Ibanez Ibanez
"Swathes of dry rock are exposed in areas once carpeted in snow in the high Sierra Nevada peaks."
"In 2024, neighbouring Venezuela became the first country in modern history to lose all its glaciers, and some predict that Colombia could go the same way in as little as 30 years."
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