Eva Chura and another woman, who are both ‘pallaqueras’ known as gold pickers, smoke and drink anise while chewing coca leaves, as part of a ritual for searching for gold performed before a shift, in La Rinconada, the Andes, Peru, October 11, 2019. “Sometimes there’s gold, other times no. At the moment it’s very low,” she said. REUTERS/Nacho Doce SEARCH “WOMEN GOLD PICKERS FEMICIDE” FOR THIS STORY. SEARCH “WIDER IMAGE” FOR ALL STORIES
