Peruvians pray to Lord of Star Snow as glaciers shrink
Peruvians pray to Lord of Star Snow as glaciers shrink

Hundreds of Peruvians climb the slopes of Mount Sinakara to pay homage to the Lord of the Qoyllur Rit'i (Star of the Lord of the Snow) at an altitude of 4,700 metres in the Vilcanota mountain range, some 1,000 kilometres south-east of Lima.