Pilgrims engaged in a whipping-match during Qoyllur Ritti Pilgrimage. Ocongate, Cuzco Department, Peru.
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4760 x 3116 px | 40.3 x 26.4 cm | 15.9 x 10.4 inches | 300dpiDate taken:
June 2006Location:
Sinakara, Ocongate, Cuzco Department, Peru.More information:
Quoyllur Rit’I or Snow Star Festival is the largest Indigenous festival in the Americas and takes place each year near a remote glacier in the mountains of Peru. Up to 30.00 pilgrims, mainly Indigenous Quechua speaking people, gather in Sinakara Valley. It is a religious catholic festival but many aspects of it are linked to pre-Christian traditional beliefs. An important part of the festival is a procession to a nearby glacier where ceremonies and dancing takes place.