After setting down his cross on the wall of the Santuario de Chimayo, this young man kneels in prayer at the end of his own pilgrimage to the Catholic shrine on Good Friday 2004. Photograph by Rick Romancito
A tattooed young man arrives carrying his own hand-hewn cross at the Santuario de Chimayo on Good Friday 2004. Photograph by Rick Romancito
A child plays near one of several niche altars surrounding the Santuario de Chimayo. Good Friday 2004. Photograph by Rick Romancito
Truchas Cross, Good Friday 2004. Photograph by Rick Romancito
Truchas morada, Good Friday 2004. Photograph by Rick Romancito
A child, tired from the trek to the Santuario de Chimayo, rests near the famous Northern New Mexican church on Good Friday 2004. Photograph by Rick Romancito
An afternoon storm, bringing much needed rain, rolls into Chimayo on Good Friday 2004. Photograph by Rick Romancito
Chimayo, Good Friday 2004. Photograph by Rick Romancito
A man and his wife, who recently moved to Placitas near Albuquerque, observe the crowd surrounding the Santuario de Chimayo on Good Friday 2004. Photograph by Rick Romancito
People from all walks of life and from all over the region line up to enter the world famous Santuario de Chimayo on Good Friday 2004. Photograph by Rick Romancito
These two young people were among pilgrims arriving at the Santuario de Chimayo on Good Friday 2004. Photograph by Rick Romancito
Massive crowds descend upon the Santuario de Chimayo on Good Friday 2004. Photograph by Rick Romancito
Two guys cruising in a pickup toward Chimayo on Good Friday, 2004. Photograph by Rick Romancito
A highly customized lowrider cruises past El Rancho de Chimayo Restaurant on its way out of the famous village on Good Friday 2004. Photograph by Rick Romancito
