Portrait of Heydi Marcela Zarate held by her maternal grandmother, Maria Sánchez de la Cruz, in her hometown of San José, in the province of Azángaro, Puno, Peru. Heydi recently finished her secondary studies in the village of Phinaya and decided to move to Cusco to study Environmental Engineering in the Universidad Nacional de San Antonio Abad del Cusco (UNSAAC). Drawing on the knowledge and legacy of her parents and grandparents, she hopes to return to her community to address challenges such as the climate crisis, which directly impacts the Quelccaya Glacier. Puno, 2023.