[ad_1]
Three Spanish tourists and a Peruvian guide died on Sunday (6), victims of an avalanche in Mateo Mountain, in the region of Áncash, in western Peru. Another tourist, also from Spain, survived. The murders were confirmed Monday.
The group was preparing to descend the mountain, 15,000 feet high, when it was surprised by the lack of ice.
The Peruvian newspaper "El Comercio" announced that the survivor, Paolo Belmonte Calderón, 26, had sought rescuers Sunday afternoon after witnessing the moment when the avalanche had buried the victims.
The survivor was transported in serious condition to a hospital in the area. Rescue teams then began to search for other members of the group. The guide, Peruvian Rubén Alva, 39, was found alive but died soon after.
At "El Comercio", the president of the Association of Mountain Guides of Peru, Rafael Figeroa, said that Alva had more than 12 years of experience in the region.
Figeroa has accused global warming of being a possible cause of the change in the consistency of ice in the mountains. The layers of melting snow are one of the causes of avalanches.
The region of Áncash is home to the so-called Cordillera Blanca, a mountain range located in the center of the Andes and covered with snow all over the country. very close to the equator. The site is a favorite of mountaineers from South America and around the world.
