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The Holy Week in Popayán, Cauca (Colombia), is the celebration of the Passion and death of Jesus Christ through daily processions continuously performed since the sixteenth century between Friday of Sorrows nights and Holy Saturday. The processions take place in the ancient streets of the "White City".
Popayán also served as a colonial mine, and produced various denominations of gold escudo coins and silver reales from 1760 through 1819; it continued producing coinage for the new Republic of Colombia after 1826. [5] Popayán has been destroyed by several earthquakes. The most recent and destructive lasted eighteen seconds and occurred on 31 ...
Former fortress from 1533, also known as the Santa Catalina Palace, part of the fortification system of San Juan it is now the official residence of the governor of Puerto Rico and the oldest executive mansion in continuous use in the Western Hemisphere. 33: Fortín de San Gerónimo de Boquerón: Fortín de San Gerónimo de Boquerón
The Puracé National Natural Park (Spanish: Parque Nacional Natural Puracé) is a national park located in the Andean region of Colombia, southeast of the city of Popayán in the Cordillera Central range. Its main feature is the active stratovolcano Puracé, [1] one of Colombia's most active volcanoes. [2]
It is located in El Tambo, on the western slopes of the Cordillera Occidental, 61 km from the city of Popayán. It shares borders with the municipalities of Lopez, and Morales Cajibio. It was declared a national park in May 1977 and covers and area of 440 km 2 (170 sq mi). The park takes its name from the Munchique Mountain, located in the ...
Watercolors of Popayán Province painted in 1853 by Manuel María Paz show indigenous peoples wearing the ruana in the village of Pancitará (or Pansitará), [1] and women called Llapangas known for "embroidery, dressmaking, or shop work," who wore embroidered cotton blouses, flannel skirts, and "neat, well-groomed bare feet."
The Church and Monastery of Saint Catherine of Siena (Spanish: Iglesia y Monasterio de Santa Catalina de Siena) is a Catholic church and monastery located between Andahuaylas, Puno and Inambari streets in the neighbourhood of Barrios Altos, part of the historic centre of Lima, Peru.
The Old Providence McBean Lagoon National Natural Park (Spanish: Parque Nacional Natural Old Providence McBean Lagoon) is a national park located on the northeast side of Providencia Island in the Archipelago of San Andrés, Providencia and Santa Catalina, Colombia.