“Peru’s future depends on mountains”

Jorge Recharte, director of the Andes Program, Mountain Institute; photo c. Jorge Vera 2009

Jorge Recharte of the Mountain Institute explains why glaciers are essential for the survival of Peruvian culture

MSNBC web-only video, Dec. 8, 2009

Producer: Mario Garcia, fixer, Barbara Drake 

Jorge Recharte, Andes program director for the Mountain Institute, eloquently explains the special bond between Peru’s people and her mountains. This relationship has shaped 5,000 years of culture in both the coast and the sierra and will determine Peru’s future,  says Recharte in this web-only video produced for NBC News:

Tagged: Andean culture, climate change, glaciers