Name: Chapel of Santa Muerte
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1. Parres El Guarda Arch – Campesino Sacrificado Monument loop from Etiopía/Plaza de la Transparencia

109km

05:29

1,700m

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2. San Lorenzo Viewpoint – Campesino Sacrificado Monument loop from Ciudad Jardín

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08:56

2,840m

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HectorAMO

April 22, 2025

Seeing this "little house" means the tough climb is over! Whether you're heading to Tres Marías or Parres, there's no refreshment station here, just space to stop and rest or return safely because the space between the forest and the asphalt is wide.

Located on the side of the road, you'll see this structure in the distance, where they worship Santa Muerte. Asking the locals, they say some motorcyclists bring her flowers and light candles.

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HectorAMO

April 22, 2025

Learning a little: the iconographic origin of "Saint Death," observed in esoteric shops, businesses, and family altars, is Jewish-Christian; this has nothing to do with the pre-Hispanic designs found in archaeological contexts or codices. Her current representation is the result of an interesting blend of ancient idiosyncrasies and modern definitions of faith; she is depicted as a human skeleton dressed in a tunic and cloak, thus expressing purity. She wears a halo over her skull, revealing her as a divine personality. In her right hand, she displays a scale, a symbol of justice, and a scythe, an emblem of time as well as the cessation of life. In her left hand, she holds the globe, which signifies the fragility of the world and is sometimes accompanied by an owl, an emblem of carnal appetite and heretical doctrines, as well as being synonymous with death. She may be standing or sitting, wearing or not wearing these attributes, and even accompanied by a dying person. The contemporary cult is of dubious origin: it is said to have appeared in Hidalgo in 1965. It is said that it was brought by the Cuban Santeria cult. Santa Muerte is said to have appeared to a shaman from Córdoba, Veracruz, whom she asked to spread her cult to help humanity. However, there are antecedents of this cult dating back to the Colonial period.

If you'd like to read: revistas.inah.gob.mx/index.php/antropologia/issue/view/360/320

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Location: Distrito Federal, Mexico

Chapel of Santa Muerte

1. Parres El Guarda Arch – Campesino Sacrificado Monument loop from Etiopía/Plaza de la Transparencia

2. San Lorenzo Viewpoint – Campesino Sacrificado Monument loop from Ciudad Jardín

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