Pope Francis on Thursday afternoon arrived in Peru for a 4-day visit to the Inca country.
Upon arrival, the Head of the Catholic Church received corresponding honors and was welcomed by President Pedro Pablo Kuczynski, as well as wife Nancy Lange.
Two children gave the Supreme Pontiff flowers. He was later greeted by top State and ecclesiastical authorities.
The leader of the Catholic Church will visit three cities while in the Inca country.
He will travel to
Puerto Maldonado —the capital of rainforest Madre de Dios region— on January 19.
On January 20, the Catholic Church's leader will head to La Libertad region's capital city
Trujillo on Peru's northern coast.
According to schedule, the Supreme Pontiff will hold a multitudinous mass at Lima's
Las Palmas Air Base on January 21.
This will be the first time —in almost 30 years— that a Supreme Pontiff visits the Inca nation after Pope John Paul II's May 1988 tour.
The current Pontiff will find a recovered and healthy nation, with
indicators dissimilar from those reported during Pope John Paul II's visits.
Likewise, his arrival is expected to generate a direct economic benefit worth US$91 million and draw 30,000 foreign tourists.
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