PLEASE NOTE: EDIT CONTAINS MATERIAL THAT WAS ORIGINALLY 4:3<br/> <br />Peru's heaviest snowfall in ten years brought disaster for livestock owners.<br/> <br />A quarter of a million alpacas have died from starvation, unable to get to the grass beneath the thick icy cold blanket.<br/> <br />(SOUNDBITE)(Spanish) UNIDENTIFIED WOMAN SAYING:<br/> <br />"Yes, a lot of livestock has died and there is no help. We couldn't get to them. We've been trying to get there for three days and haven't been able to."<br/> <br />Peru's president has declared an emergency in nine provinces in the Puno region.<br/> <br />On Tuesday he delivered aid personally to residents and promised more was on the way.<br/> <br />Bolivia's also suffering.<br/> <br />Heavy snows have blocked roads, stranded vehicles and brought down power lines in some areas.<br/> <br />There too authorities say thousands of farm animals are cut off without fodder and many have died.<br/> <br />In Brazil the unexpected arrival of snow told a very different story.<br/> <br />It's been greeted
