Death on a weeping mountain

The plight of Glacier Pastoruri, Peru

Photo by Willian Justen de Vasconcellos on Unsplash

We all encounter death at some point during our lives. Some deaths are small, while others are great, but each event is life-changing. The process strips away superfluous layers, revealing what is truly means to be human.

While visiting glacier Pastoruri, in Ancash, Peru, I had a brief but significant encounter with death. This…