Architecture sights in Colón Province

1. A Map

   Iglesia de San Félipe

   • Portobelo, Panama
   • Sights › Architecture

   Every October 21, pilgrims from all over Panama arrive in Portobelo to partake in the Festival de Cristo Negro (Black Christ Festival), which honors the 1.5m-high statue of the Black Christ housed in the Iglesia de San Félipe. The exact origins of the Black Christ statue are a matter of speculation, especially since all definitive church records were lost in the fire that followed Henry Morgan's sacking of Panamá in 1671.

   However, there's no shortage of fanciful stories surrounding the origins of the statue.

   One story has it that a ship bound for Cartagena, Colombia tried to leave Portobelo five times, but on each occasion a mighty storm blew the ship back to the town's…

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