The Incas' Sacred Valley is an enormous territory in the middle of the Andes Mountains in Peru. It used to be the heart of the largest empire in the Americas, and the ruins that have survived the Spanish conquest could help millions here deal with the effects of global warming.
The Andean tropical glaciers will be gone by 2050, experts say. These glaciers feed most of the lakes and rivers in the area. Those living in this impoverished area are already suffering the consequences. Shortages of water and diseases that belonged to tropical areas have started to be registered. Carrion's disease transmitted by sand flies is of great worry to many of those living in the city of Cuzco. The disease causes anemia and if not treated, could be deadly.
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