August 28 to September 4 is the festivity of Santa Rosa de Lima in Chiquian department of

Ancash is the Patron of the town of Chiquian there are bands of music, many people from
all over the country who participate in the processions, bullfights and a candy war that
represents the capture of the last Inca of the Inca Empire, Atahualpa also in the center of
Lima, people visit the convent of santa rosa de lima to leave their letters in the well of
wishes
The festivities of Santa Rosa de Lima, call processions throughout Peru. In the capital, the meeting
point is the convent of Santo Domingo where the holy sepulcher of Santa Rosa de Lima is located

In the sanctuary of Santa Rosa de Quives, located north of Lima, is the chapel where the
Saint prayed during his adolescence, there he offered many help to the homeless and
found his mission as secular or lay (outside the monastery). The festivities of Santa Rosa is
one of the most important events of this town.