The local population learn about safety routes in the event of flooding as part of the early-warning system at the Laguna 513 glacial lake
(All photos: Nadine Salzmann)
Nadja Salzmann
No one had taken any measurements in the Cordillera de Vilcanota region
Nadine Salzmann
Peruvian and Swiss scientists carry out measurements on the Suyuparina Glacier in the Cordillera de Vilcanota region
Nadine Salzmann
A measuring station for the flooding early-warning system in the Cordillera Blanca region
Nadine Salzmann
The first measurements were taken in the Cordillera de Vilcanota region in 2010
Nadine Salzmann
Unlike Switzerland, where you can use public transport to get to the glaciers, in Peru's Cordillera de Vilcanota region you have to walk for hours
Nadine Salzmann
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