The Sanctuary

[Tenoch]

Today I want to show you the most emblematic hill in my town, we call it the sanctuary, there is a church on the plateau, and a virgin on a rock on the hill, painted by a man hanging from a rope, as a promise for her mother, it measures 40 meters, people in Mexico are very devoted to the Virgin Mary who according to the church appeared to an Indian, this to eradicate the cult of Tonanzin Coatlicue "Our mother the one who dress snakes skirt"and replace her with the virgin , the sanctuary is part of our lives, we grew up seeing it every day, and every year we see its skin change, everyone in the town has walked it, on December 12 the whole town goes up to hear mass and drink coconut and gin, it is without doubts the protagonist of the town

[JoshinMO]

Beautiful place and interesting History.

[Tenoch]

Thanks Joshin,wath i can tell, its my hometown Jalpa, Jalpa means over the sand, comes from Nahuatl, Xalli "sand" and Pan 'over" Xalpan Altepetl its the original name,Altepetl means pueblo,Atl "water" tepetl" hill"

[Cecilia]

Truly sanctuary!

(but too bad we can’t see the Mother that Mary replaced!)

[Tenoch]

I post bellow a Coatlicue pic, im wrong the Virgin insnt Mary is Virgen de Guadalupe, people calling lovely La Morenita, "Little brunette"

[Jon E. Busch]

Very cool post Tenoch. I enjoyed the story and pictures posted...

[Tenoch]

Thanks Jon, i want to show the place were i was born...

[Tenoch]

She is Tonantzin Coatlicue