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Lord of Huanca
Senor de Huanca (Lord of Huanca) 14th September
Every year, on September 14, thousands of devotees from Peru and some from places such as Bolivia, Paraguay, Argentina and Chile go to the Santuary of Huanca to receive the blessing of the Lord.This is a religious annual pilgrimage to the Sanctuary of El Señor de Huanca. Many people walk to the Sanctuary, to ask for wishes from El Señor. Often people will take new cars to be blessed. It is possible to walk there, three hours from Huaccoto or take buses from Coliseo Cerrado, the journey takes about 1.5 hours.
In 1675, Diego Quispe who was an Indian escaped from the Yasos mine where he had suffered abuse. He hid from his master in a cave, and it is said that this place was illuminated by the presence of God. As soon as the priests of Our Lady of Mercy heard the story, they had an artist from the Cusquenian School sent there to paint an image of the Lord in the place where it had been seen.
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