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El Santuario de Chimayo
El Santuario de Chimayo is a sightseeing stop in Chimayo, NM, part of the Taos and the San Luis Valley guide. Cost: free.
15 Santuario Drive · Chimayo, NM
Why you should go…
El Santuario de Chimayo is an adobe Roman Catholic church built in 1816 and now a National Historic Landmark, with two bell towers and walls more than three feet thick. Inside is a six-foot crucifix of Christ of Esquipulas and, off to the side, el pocito, a small room with a pit of soil that pilgrims believe has healing properties. Many people walk here during Holy Week, some from as far as Albuquerque. The grounds also hold fourteen stone relief Stations of the Cross.
- #historic church
- #pilgrimage site
- #adobe architecture
- #holy dirt
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