Popayan celebrates Holy Week with 3 symbolic religious processions
Popayan is a quintessential religious city in Colombia and Holy Week processions have been a tradition for over 400 years.
Popayan is a quintessential religious city in Colombia and Holy Week processions have been a tradition for over 400 years.
Mompox, a city declared a historical and architectural world heritage site, began the grand celebration of Holy Week in 1564 with their Serenade to the Deceased.
Holy Week is widely celebrated in Bogota with religious patrons worshiping at Monserrate, praying to the Santuario de Guadalupe or following the long standing tradition of visiting seven religious monuments.
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