The Lord of the Shining Snow

Men with flags and traditional wool clothing from Paucartambo village go up to the sacred mountain Sinaqara to worship to all the mountains or Apus, during the celebration of the Lord of Qoyllur Rit’i (The Lord of the Shining Snow) in Cusco, Peru. By the climate change the glacier is retiring, now in the place of the ritual there isn't snow, for them, snow is sacred and an important part of the celebration.

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Men with flags and traditional wool clothing from Paucartambo village go up to the sacred mountain Sinaqara to worship to all the mountains or Apus, during the celebration of the Lord of Qoyllur Rit’i (The Lord of the Shining Snow) in Cusco, Peru. By the climate change the glacier is retiring, now in the place of the ritual there isn't snow, for them, snow is sacred and an important part of the celebration.