Iglesia de Las Nazarenas

Iglesia de las Nazarenas is one of Lima’s most storied churches. In the 17th century, the area was a shantytown inhabited by former slaves, and it was here that one of them painted an image of the Crucifixion on a wall that survived the devastating earthquake of 1655. In the 1700s, a church was built around this wall (which serves as the centerpiece of the main altar), and has been rebuilt many times since. But the wall endures, and on October 18 each year a representation of the mural, known as El Señor de los Milagros (Christ of Miracles), is carried around in a tens-of-thousands-strong procession that lasts for days.