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050523BajaMexicoTripMP

SHOT 5/1/23 5:57:37 PM - A tiny roadside capilla featuring Santa Muerte near La Paz, Baja California Sur, Mexico. Santa Muerte now generally appears as a skeletal figure, clad in a long robe and holding one or more objects, often times a scythe and a globe. The following of Santa Muerte began in Mexico some time in the mid-20th century and was clandestine until the 1990s because of condemnation bye the Catholic Church. Santa Muerte is associated with healing, protection, financial wellbeing and assurance of a path to the afterlife. In the Mexican and U.S. press, the cult of Santa Muerte is often associated with violence, criminality, and the illegal drug trade. Santa Muerte is a popular deity in prisons and drug houses and shrines dedicated to Santa Muerte can be found in many prison cells and drug havens. (Photo by Marc Piscotty © 2023)

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SHOT 5/1/23 5:57:37 PM - A tiny roadside capilla featuring Santa Muerte near La Paz, Baja California Sur, Mexico. Santa Muerte now generally appears as a skeletal figure, clad in a long robe and holding one or more objects, often times a scythe and a globe. The following of Santa Muerte began in Mexico some time in the mid-20th century and was clandestine until the 1990s because of condemnation bye the Catholic Church. Santa Muerte is associated with healing, protection, financial wellbeing and assurance of a path to the afterlife. In the Mexican and U.S. press, the cult of Santa Muerte is often associated with violence, criminality, and the illegal drug trade. Santa Muerte is a popular deity in prisons and drug houses and shrines dedicated to Santa Muerte can be found in many prison cells and drug havens. (Photo by Marc Piscotty © 2023)