Overview
- Pilgrims packed the Santuario de Chapi on Friday, with hourly Masses and an 11 a.m. central liturgy led by Archbishop Javier Del Río Alba.
- Police airlifted a pregnant woman, a 70-year-old patient, and a 5-year-old to Honorio Delgado hospital after health crises at the sanctuary, transferring them via a PNP helicopter to Estadio Melgar and then SAMU ambulances.
- The region’s health system has been on yellow alert since Tuesday morning through Saturday morning, with four medical posts along the route and about 100 emergency staff to treat heat stress, fainting, and other risks.
- Heavy demand drove fares to S/25–S/30 per passenger, while the provincial municipality reported 336 authorized trips and set a S/87 per-vehicle permit fee, and Cayma limited access to 40 approved M3 buses and barred private cars to Charcani.
- In Rome, the image of the Virgen de Chapi will be taken to the Vatican on Sunday for a blessing by Pope Leon XIV, marking 20 years since the image arrived in the city.