Word: santuario
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...tidal wave rolled on, submerging the neighboring village of Santuario (pop.: about 1,400) and two other small communities. To the west, on the opposite slope of Nevado del Ruiz, a second avalanche broke loose and headed for Chinchiná, a city of about 34,000. Some 200 families fled the area. Chinchiná, six miles from the base of the volcano, escaped major damage, but civil authorities estimate that 1,090 people died in the immediate area...
...past 170 years, thousands of devout Hispanic Roman Catholics have spent Good Friday tramping along roads that lead to Chimayo, a sleepy New Mexico village known for the sacred earth upon which the Santuario de Chimayo sits. Many of the pilgrims carry crosses on their journey, but this year they may feel inclined to brandish signs that say TOURISTS GO HOME! The source of their ire: New Mexico's tourism department, which is hyping the local shrine as the "Lourdes of America" in full-page ads in a dozen slick magazines, including Travel & Leisure, Holiday and Southern Living...
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