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SHOT 1/31/10 2:57:49 PM - A truck passes by a San Judas Tadeo capilla near Vicam Pueblo, Mexico along Highway 15. In the Roman Catholic Church he is the patron saint of desperate cases and lost causes. Roadside capillas, or tiny chapels, in the Mexican states of Nayarit, Sinaloa and Sonora. The capillas are common along the roads and highways of Mexico which is heavily Catholic and are often dedicated to certain patron saints or to the memory of a loved one that has passed away. Often times they contain prayer candles, pictures, personal artifacts or notes. (Photo by Marc Piscotty / © 2010)
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