Chimayó pilgrimage 2018 photo gallery

Each year thousands walk solemnly toward El Santuario de Chimayó in a show of faith and devotion, bring with them their hopes and prayers. Images by Luis Sánchez Saturno/The New Mexican
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Austin Martinez, 19, and his mom Marie Martinez, of Santa Fe, hike from Nambe on their way to the Santuario de Chimayo on Thursday, March 29, 2018. Luis Sanchez Saturno/The New Mexican
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Austin Martinez, 19, and his mom Marie Martinez, of Santa Fe, hike from Nambe on their way to the Santuario de Chimayo on Thursday, March 29, 2018. Luis Sanchez Saturno/The New Mexican

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  • The Santo Niño de Atocha Chapel in Chimayo on Wednesday, March 28, 2018. Luis Sánchez Saturno/The New Mexican
  • Juanita Flores of Las Vegas walks out of the Santo Niño de Atocha Chapel in Chimayo on Wednesday, March 28, 2018. Luis Sánchez Saturno/The New Mexican
  • Elizabeth Trujillo and her husband Ernest Martinez of Santa Fe, walk out of the Santo Niño de Atocha Chapel in Chimayo on Wednesday, March 28, 2018. “We’ve walked but it’s been probably 5 years," said Trujillo about making the pilgrimage. "But we take the easy way and drive.” Her husband added “we are getting to old to walk.” Luis Sánchez Saturno/The New Mexican
  • Elizabeth Trujillo sits in the Santo Niño de Atocha Chapel in Chimayo on Wednesday, March 28, 2018. The baby shoes nailed to the walls are brought by parents who ask for blessings for their children. Luis Sánchez Saturno/The New Mexican
  • The street lights on Tesuque exit of north bound 285 have few lights still working on Wednesday, March 28, 2018.Most pilgrims who are walking through here at night have to do so in the dark. Luis Sanchez Saturno/The New Mexican
  • Xavier Atencio, left, 12, his brother Leroy Atencio, 14, and their mom Vanessa Martinez, all of Española, get drinks at Santa Cruz Country Store in Santa Cruz on Thursday, March 29, 2018. Martinez has done the pilgrimage 13 times and the kids only 5. Their shirts have pictures of relatives who have passed. Luis Sanchez Saturno/The New Mexican
  • Xavier Atencio, left, 12, his brother Leroy Atencio, 14, and their mom Vanessa Martinez, all of Española, get drinks at Santa Cruz Country Store in Santa Cruz on Thursday, March 29, 2018. Martinez has done the pilgrimage 13 times and the kids only 5. Their shirts have pictures of relatives who have passed. Luis Sanchez Saturno/The New Mexican
  • Xavier Atencio, left, 12, his brother Leroy Atencio, 14, and their mom Vanessa Martinez, all of Española, get drinks at Santa Cruz Country Store in Santa Cruz on Thursday, March 29, 2018. Martinez has done the pilgrimage 13 times and the kids only 5. Their shirts have pictures of relatives who have passed. Luis Sanchez Saturno/The New Mexican
  • Crosses at one of the fences at the Santuario de Chimayo on Thursday, March 29, 2018. Luis Sanchez Saturno/The New Mexican
  • Ana Garcia, left, of Salt Lake City, UT, her boyfriend Chris Roberts, her mom Olga Cabral, and her daughter Trixie James, 10, eat snacks at the Santuario food area on Thursday, March 29, 2018. Luis Sanchez Saturno/The New Mexican
  • Pilgrims walk to the Santuario de Chimayo on Thursday, March 29, 2018. Luis Sanchez Saturno/The New Mexican
  • Lexus Thompson, 13, who did the pilgrimage for the first time, and Lisa Perez, 15, both of Albuquerque, put crosses on a fence behind the Santuario de Chimayo on Thursday, March 29, 2018. Luis Sanchez Saturno/The New Mexican
  • Austin Martinez, 19, and his mom Marie Martinez, of Santa Fe, hike from Nambe on their way to the Santuario de Chimayo on Thursday, March 29, 2018. Luis Sanchez Saturno/The New Mexican
  • Marie Martinez, of Santa Fe, and her son Austin Martinez, 19, hike from Nambe on their way to the Santuario de Chimayo on Thursday, March 29, 2018. Luis Sanchez Saturno/The New Mexican
  • Maria Sandoval of Española gets a banana from Martha Mendoza of El Paso, TX, on their way to the Santuario de Chimayo on Thursday, March 29, 2018. Mendoza has been passing out water bananas and oranges to pilgrims for 4 years. Before that she made the pilgrimage for 15 years. Luis Sanchez Saturno/The New Mexican
  • Nathan Leyba, left of Albuquerque Shantelle Quintana of Albuquerque and Linda Medina of Las Vegas, NM, paint one of the crosses on Cundiyo Rd on Thursday, March 29, 2018. Luis Sanchez Saturno/The New Mexican
  • People arrive at the Santuario de Chimayo on Thursday, March 29, 2018. Luis Sanchez Saturno/The New Mexican
  • Mark Senteney, a teacher at Pojoaque Valley HighSchool, walks past a road sign warning motorists about pilgrims as he makes his pilgrimage to Chimayo from Española for the 5th time on Thursday, March 29, 2018. Luis Sanchez Saturno/The New Mexican
  • Annjanette Alejano-Steele of Morrison, CO, sits at a shrine outside the Santuario de Chimayo on Thursday, March 29, 2018. Luis Sanchez Saturno/The New Mexican
  • French tourists overlook the Santuario de Chimayo on Thursday, March 29, 2018. Luis Sanchez Saturno/The New Mexican
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