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Water and its counterpart, fire, are a constant in the cosmogony of the native peoples of Latin America. For some of them, volcanoes represent the union of these two elements, being both the origin of life and the cause of its extinction, this is the case of central Mexico, where the naked man Xinantecátl, the sleeping woman Iztaccíhuatl and the warrior Popocatépetl are found, mountains that produce water for Mexico City and the states of Morelos and Puebla.
As a consequence of the constant increase in temperature in the region, up to now eight of the eleven glacial masses that existed on the Iztaccihuatl volcano have been extinguished; UNAM scientists who have followed this process climbed the mountain in 2021 to place a commemorative plaque at 4,626 meters above sea level. where the Ayoloco glacier was located, leaving this message:
As a consequence of the constant increase in temperature in the region, up to now eight of the eleven glacial masses that existed on the Iztaccihuatl volcano have been extinguished; UNAM scientists who have followed this process climbed the mountain in 2021 to place a commemorative plaque at 4,626 meters above sea level. where the Ayoloco glacier was located, leaving this message:
«TO FUTURE GENERATIONS: THE AYOLOCO GLACIER EXISTED HERE AND IT RETREATED UNTIL IT DISAPPEARED IN 2018. IN THE NEXT DECADES, THE MEXICAN GLACIERS WILL IRREMEDIABLY DISAPPEAR. THIS PLATE IS TO LEAVE THE RECORD THAT WE KNEW WHAT WAS GOING ON AND WHAT WAS NECESSARY TO DO. ONLY YOU WILL KNOW IF WE DID IT"
Colombia is not the exception to this global phenomenon, the country has lost 13 of the 19 snow-capped mountains that existed in its territory; The last to disappear was the great Cumbal in 1985, which together with the Chiles volcano, are the two highest peaks of the Nudo de los Pastos, on the border with Ecuador, and represent the feminine and masculine part for the indigenous people of Los Pastos, who know that the fertile lands under their feet, long ago were the lava expelled by these mountains in an explosion of life, which is why they give them their love, respect and devotion.
In the midst of the sulfur and rarefied atmosphere produced by the fumaroles, I was able to explore the interior of the Cumbal crater at 4,764 meters above sea level, swim in the thermal waters of the Chiles and climb its summit, which had collapsed due to seismic activity, photographing this mystical landscape and the presence of its inhabitants. 'Igneous Time' seeks to spread this warning that volcanoes give us, collected in local stories and traditions that we should not ignore, either due to the permanent risk of an eruption or the melting of its glaciers, with the intention of generating awareness about the climate emergency, reformulate our society and contribute visions of a regenerative coexistence to preserve what little we have left.