ESPIRITISMO, Theater and Trance: 23

Pilgrims pay tribute at a makeshift altar to Venezuela's national heroes; Simon Bolivar, Jose Antonio Paez and Francisco de Miranda. The pilgrims believe that the late President Hugo Chavez's spirit will now reside in these mountains, as he too was said to follow Maria Lionza.

Pilgrims pay tribute at a makeshift altar to Venezuela's national heroes; Simon Bolivar, Jose Antonio Paez and Francisco de Miranda. The pilgrims believe that the late President Hugo Chavez's spirit will now reside in these mountains, as he too was said to follow Maria Lionza.