"Scientists believe its disappearance makes Venezuela the first country in the Americas — and the first country in modern history — to lose all its glaciers [emphasis added]."

Title inaccurate. This goes well beyond only 'Andean countries.'

EDIT: To the 4+ dol—I mean, people who have now downvoted this comment: 'the Americas' is commonly geographically understood to mean the land masses of both North and South America. There are glaciers present in both 'Americas.' The Andean mountains are only present in South America. Jesus, this place is stupid today.