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Popayan Tours
Popayan Tours
Popayan Tours
Popayan Tours
Popayan Tours
Popayan Tours
Popayan Tours
Popayan Tours
Popayan Tours
Popayan Tours
Popayan Tours
Popayan Tours
Popayan Tours
Popayan Tours
Popayan Tours
Popayan Tours
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Monday8am - 6pm
Tuesday8am - 6pm
Wednesday8am - 6pm
Thursday8am - 6pm
Friday8am - 6pm
Saturday8am - 6pm


The Holy Week in Popayán, Cauca , is the celebration of the Passion and death of Jesus Christ through daily processions continuously performed since the sixteenth century between Good Friday nights and Holy Saturday. This parade takes place in the ancient streets of the White City. Religious images of Spanish, Andalusian, Quito, Italian and Payanes arranged on a wooden platform with 4 front and 4 back barrotes are carried in the shoulders of the Cargueros. These images are representations of different episodes recounted in the Gospels on the Passion, Crucifixion and Death of Jesus Christ. Each performance is a paso . The steps are taken through the streets, a distance of a cross-shaped layout since the time of the Conquest, passing by the main churches and temples of the city. On September 30, 2009 it was declared a Masterpiece of the Oral and Intangible Heritage of Humanity by the UNESCO committee.
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