‘ Thousands of pilgrims wearing colorful dress from different parts of the country, groups of Indians reenacting supposed pre - Hispanic dances to the beat of drums, and the faithful painfully making their way on their knees through the multitudes to the shrine filled the atrium and the streets around the basilica. ’
त्या वेळी, सुमारे ३० लाख लोकांनी ग्वादलूपची कुमारी हिच्यावरील आपला विश्‍वास प्रदर्शित करायला मेक्सिको सिटीतील बॅसिलिकाला भेट दिली होती.