Stella Garcia, 67, of Edgewood, N.M., carries a Virgen de Guadalupe statue wrapped in an American flag 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
Stella Garcia, 67, of Edgewood, N.M., carries a Virgen de Guadalupe statue wrapped in an American flag 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.
28 Garcia Loop
Edgewood, NM 87015 (check zip)
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