Who said "The mountains hold secrets older than civilization."?

This quote is attributed to Ciro Alegría.

The mountains hold secrets older than civilization. - Ciro Alegría

"The mountains hold secrets older than civilization."

Ciro Alegría Nature

Novelist Peruvian 1909–1967

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