Santa Muerte

A family prays to the Saint at the Iglesia de la Piedad (Mercy Church) in Tepito, a neighborhood in Mexico City where many of the city's shrines to the Santa Muerte can be found
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A family prays to the Saint at the Iglesia de la Piedad (Mercy Church) in Tepito, a neighborhood in Mexico City where many of the city's shrines to the Santa Muerte can be found. The area is one of the most infamous in the country, home to a flourishing black market, poverty and extensive crime.

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