New Mexico’s version of Lourdes is Santuario de Chimayo, the most visited church in New Mexico. There believers seeking medical miracles gather sand from a pit near the ground where tradition says that Don Bernardo Abeyta was performing penances. He saw a light near the river, went there, and dug finding a buried Crucifix. This was then placed in a nearby church where it vanished during the night, returning to its original location. A sanctuary was built on the spot. The sanctuary has five brightly colored Reredos, altar pieces. Outside are stone arches topped with Crucifixes.
Continuing our exploration of the food of New Mexico, we ate at what Kim calls the "funky" Sugar Nymph restaurant cum theater. As usual we ate well.
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