Venezuela: Maria Lionza Pilgrimage: _DSC1262

A child lights candles at an altar to Niño de Atocha, the patron saint of those unjustly imprisoned, a protector of travelers, and rescuer of those in peril during the annual celebration of Venezuela’s María Lionza religious cult at Sorte Mountain in the state of Yaracuy, Venezuela.

A child lights candles at an altar to Niño de Atocha, the patron saint of those unjustly imprisoned, a protector of travelers, and rescuer of those in peril during the annual celebration of Venezuela’s María Lionza religious cult at Sorte Mountain in the state of Yaracuy, Venezuela.