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Reymundo is one of the last alpaca herders in the Apolobamba Cordillera of Bolivia. His only son lives hundreds of miles away in the Amazon Basin and has no interest of returning to the family farm. Life in rural areas has always been difficult but with an increasing pressure from a changing climate, rural communities around the world, often in remote, unseen and unheard places, are shrinking quickly as residents, both young and old, migrate to nearby urban centers. The tragic irony is clear: the countries which have contributed least in terms of global CO2 emissions are the ones most directly hit by the effects of climate change. Bolivia is no exception. Winters are colder, summers hotter. When it rains, it rains harder and when there's a drought, it's drier than ever before. For Reymundo, finding pasture for his alpaca is becoming more and more difficult. Consistent watering holes have disappeared. Alpaca herders in the Apolobamba are seeing their communities splinter as families retreat to cities, straining urban infrastructure. It's a lose-lose. It's not lost on Reymundo that his ancestors' lifestyle will die with him.

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