Overview
- Authorities have finalised the pope’s official itinerary for 11–16 November and inaugurated major local tributes, including a 14‑metre statue in Callao and a 12‑metre mosaic in Chiclayo.
- Security forces say roughly 37,000 police will be deployed across Lima, Callao and the regions, supported by military units, helicopters, drones, snipers and coordination with Vatican security units.
- Organisers report very high registrations for major liturgies, with about 800,000 people signed up for the Las Palmas mass and large numbers registered for the Pampas de Pimentel service in Chiclayo.
- The Army has launched 'Operación León del Norte', mobilising about 1,000 troops and logistics to assist police operations in Lambayeque and Cajamarca and to support crowd and access control in hard‑to‑reach areas.
- Government and business estimates expect significant short‑term economic gains from the visit, with forecasts ranging from roughly S/300 million to as much as S/1.2 billion and likely sales boosts for small businesses in host cities.