2012年5月6日

Chacaltaya, La Paz, Bolivia–It's What You Don't See

n 2009, at 17,785 feet in Bolivia's Cordillera Oriental was theChacaltaya glacier. Before its unexpected melting, it was home toBolivia's only ski resort and the first tow-rope ever to be built inSouth America. Today all that remains is a rocky mountain-top thatonly receives seasonal snowfall.t

n 2009, at 17,785 feet in Bolivia’s Cordillera Oriental was the
Chacaltaya glacier. Before its unexpected melting, it was home to
Bolivia’s only ski resort and the first tow-rope ever to be built in
South America. Today all that remains is a rocky mountain-top that
only receives seasonal snowfall.

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