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The Chacaltaya Glacier?

The Chacaltaya Glacier was quite the draw for winter athletes in its glory days. For decades it was a top global ski destination. It was our favorite 18,000-year-old glacier in Bolivia! No one could have guessed that it was disappearing. But disappear it did, over a period of years, until there was virtually nothing left of the formation at all. That's a little unnerving, to say the least. What happened?

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In the 1980's, the ice started to change. The ice started to deteriorate, and it went from being one of the highest glaciers in the world to nothing. Now, it's full of abandoned ski resorts. We get why they folded!