Immaculate Conception Cathedral, Pucallpa

The Immaculate Conception Cathedral or Pucallpa Cathedral is the most important Catholic temple in the department of Ucayali in the South American country of Peru. The cathedral was inaugurated on December 8, 2005. Located next to the provincial municipality and the Plaza de Armas, it is the local tourism center. Dedicated to the virgin Mary, the first building dates back to the 1950s. It was imposed by the Apostolic Vicariate of Pucallpa under the command of Bishop Juan Luis Martín Bisson, with the support of the donations and work of thousands of citizens interested in his culmination. It was the first demonstration on a plane crash of TANS Peru, a week after it was inaugurated. ()