The LA Times' "La Plaza" linked to this video from Al Jazeera on how climate change in the Andes is letting tropical diseases into the high elevations:
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This American girl squeezed her worldly belongings into an orange suitcase and moved to Arequipa, Peru. Here are her observations.
Did you know...
...that Cusco sits at an elevation of 10,900 feet?
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