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On day 4 we headed home by taking the "High Road' (Route 503 then Route 76) which takes us northeast out of Santa Fe towards Taos. This interesting entryway was just outside the town of Chimayo.
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Just outside the town of Chimayo on Route 503, we marveled at the rugged terrain and beautiful blue sky.
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Just as we enter the town of Chimayo, we stopped to visit the Santuario de Chimayo, a quaint adobe chapel built in 1816 by Don Bernardo Abeyta upon the very sight of his healing from a deadly disease.
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On the path from the parking lot to the chapel we saw this wonderful tile image of the Virgin Mary.
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Some ristras for sale at a restaurant opposite the chapel.
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An overall view of the courtyard and the Santuario de Chimayo Chapel.
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The entrance gates to the courtyard of the Santuario de Chimayo Chapel.
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A view of the steeples of the Santuario de Chimayo Chapel.
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The entrance gates to the courtyard of the Santuario de Chimayo Chapel.
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A detail of one of the entrance gates to the courtyard of the Santuario de Chimayo Chapel.
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As we arrived the 11:00 AM mass was just beginning in the Santuario de Chimayo Chapel. This is one of the most beautifully decorated and historic churches in the Southwest. All of the paintings (reredos) and carvings (bultos), and the construction itself, were done by local people.
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As we arrived the 11:00 AM mass was just beginning in the Santuario de Chimayo Chapel. This is one of the most beautifully decorated and historic churches in the Southwest. All of the paintings (reredos) and carvings (bultos), and the construction itself, were done by local people.
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An interesting local store just down the street from the Santuario de Chimayo.
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A back entrance gate to the local store just down the street from the Santuario de Chimayo.
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A back entrance gate to the local store just down the street from the Santuario de Chimayo.
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A back entrance gate to the local store just down the street from the Santuario de Chimayo.
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