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120610TulumMexicoTripMP1783

SHOT 12/8/10 1:48:43 PM - A likeness of Our Lady of Guadalupe hangs amongst colorful Mexican papel picado at a small roadside capilla at a roadside arts and crafts store near Puerto Aventuras, Mexico. Our Lady of Guadalupe (Spanish: Nuestra Señora de Guadalupe), also known as the Virgin of Guadalupe is a celebrated Catholic icon of the Virgin Mary. The Virgin of Guadalupe is Mexico's most popular religious and cultural image. Roadside capillas, or tiny chapels, in the Mexican state of Quintana Roo. 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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SHOT 12/8/10 1:48:43 PM - A likeness of Our Lady of Guadalupe hangs amongst colorful Mexican papel picado at a small roadside capilla at a roadside arts and crafts store near Puerto Aventuras, Mexico. Our Lady of Guadalupe (Spanish: Nuestra Señora de Guadalupe), also known as the Virgin of Guadalupe is a celebrated Catholic icon of the Virgin Mary. The Virgin of Guadalupe is Mexico's most popular religious and cultural image. Roadside capillas, or tiny chapels, in the Mexican state of Quintana Roo. 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)