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Señor de los Milagros Procession Opens in Lima After Scare, With Full October–November Route Confirmed

Experts attribute the brief tilt to the anda’s weight, requiring split-second coordination.

Overview

  • The platform carrying the image tilted on Avenida Tacna around 8 p.m. on October 4, and cargadores quickly stabilized it with no reported damage.
  • The Archdiocese of Lima confirmed five remaining outings on October 18, 19, 28 and 29, and November 1, including an extraordinary visit to Callao after 22 years via the Nazareno Móvil.
  • A PUCP study estimates the anda weighs about 900–990 kilograms and is carried by 32 members, each shouldering roughly 25–30 kilograms with rotations every 5–7 minutes.
  • Reports note that similar inclinations in prior years stemmed from non-simultaneous movement orders or the strain of lifting a structure exceeding a ton in some references.
  • Peru’s geophysical institute states there is no scientific evidence that October is especially seismic, encouraging preparedness rather than superstition.