Fred Garcia, 68, of Albuquerque, N.M., stops for water at the van of a family member enroute to the Santuário de Chimayó in northern New Mexico on Good Friday. Thousands of pilgrims make a pilgrimage to the 190-year-old shrine every Easter as an express

Fred Garcia, 68, of Albuquerque, N.M., stops for water at the van of a family member enroute to the Santuário de Chimayó in northern New Mexico on Good Friday. Thousands of pilgrims make a pilgrimage to the 190-year-old shrine every Easter as an expression of faith, a connection to old Hispanic roots and in hopes of the miracles reputed to occur there. Garcia has been carrying the same cross for 25 years.

111 Pequeña Rd.
Albuquerque, NM 87107

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Fred Garcia, 68, of Albuquerque, N.M., stops for water at the van of a family member enroute to the Santuário de Chimayó in northern New Mexico on Good Friday. Thousands of pilgrims make a pilgrimage to the 190-year-old shrine every Easter as an expression of faith, a connection to old Hispanic roots and in hopes of the miracles reputed to occur there. Garcia has been carrying the same cross for 25 years.<br />
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111 Pequeña Rd.<br />
Albuquerque, NM 87107