The Lord of Miracles
Lima - October 18 to 28

The procession which gathers together the largest number of believers in South America, dates back to colonial times, when a slave brought from Angola drew the image of a black Christ on the walls of a wretched hut in the plantation of Pachacamilla, near Lima. The image stayed on the wall despite several attempts to erase it. It is today the most widely venerated image in the city of Lima.

The center of this celebration is one of the largest processions that take place every year in the Americas, where tens of thousands of the faithful dress in purple tunics and accompany the image. The litter, which bears the image, weighs two tons.

Señor de Luren
Ica - 3rd week of October

The origin of the devotion for the crucified Señor de Luren, patron of the city of Ica (300 km south of Lima) dates back to 1570, when the image was mysteriously lost in the desert during a trip from Lima to Ica and reappeared in a desolate outpost called Luren. On the main day of the festival, Sunday, the image is borne aloft in a procession through the city from nightfall until dawn the following day.