Centuries-old Celebration in the Andes Mountains

In this May 24, 2016 photo, “Ukukus”, men dressed as mythical half-man, half-bear creatures, light candles on the glacier of the Qullqip'unqu mountain, as part of the syncretic three-day festival Qoyllur Rit�i, translated from the Quechua language as Snow Star, in the Sinakara Valley, in Peru's Cusco region. In recent years, the pilgrims have noted a decline in the size of the glaciers because of warming trends. In hopes of preventing additional ice melting, the ukukus no longer use the large candles that were once common in the ritual. (Photo by Rodrigo Abd/AP Photo)
Centuries-old Celebration in the Andes Mountains
   
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