Case file · Apparition / miracle
Qoyllur Rit'i apparition
Church tradition says that in 1780 the Christ child appeared to the Quechua shepherd Mariano Mayta below the glaciers of Ausangate's Sinakara valley; the spot became the Qoyllur Rit'i pilgrimage.
1780 CE · -13.60, -71.20 · status: legend
The account
Tens of thousands climb each year before Corpus Christi. Ukukus, bear-masked dancers, go up to the glacier at night, blending Catholic devotion with veneration of the apu Ausangate.