Now, onto the Villa de Guadalupe.
It's said that an indigenous Christian by the name of Juan Diego had an apparition of the virgen in 1531. The virgen said that she wanted a shrine built in her honour, and so it was. She should have asked for the right to vote while she was at it.
Basilica Nueva (a new one was built to compensate the worshipers who "swamped" the old one.)
The woman in the red shirt approached on her knees.
Bautisterio:
The Basilica Antigua and Capuchinas:
Look how crooked the Basilica Antigua is:
A scampering lizard:
Capillo de Pocito:
Jardin de la Ofrendas:
An upward climb of 100m on a hot day.
This man climbed to the top on his knees.
Iglesia de Cerrito:
The Pope-mobile?
Basilica Nueva from above, Basilica Antigua and Capuchinas, bougainvillea, knees, siesta and the lights wrapped around the sempervivum. Here in winter, that would be Christmas lights wrapped around blackened plant goo.
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