Popayán is widely known for the solemnity
of its Easter processions, during which it commemorates the passion and death
of Jesus Christ. Since roughly the mid-sixteenth century - documents in the
historical archives of Popayán mention processions in the year 1558 - sacred
processions have taken place each night from Tuesday until Holy Saturday, with
ancient religious images paraded through Popayán's historical downtown streets.
They are borne on wooden platforms by means of 4 projecting wooden
"bars" at the front and 4 at the back. These bars rest on the
shoulders of the “Cargueros”, as
