The Shrines of La Difunta Correa!

What is it?	La Difunta Correa is a folk saint in western Argentina whose shrines are piled high with plastic water bottles!
What makes it wonderful?	The myth of La Difunta Correa started during the Argentine civil war, around 1840. The army forcibly drafted a fellow named Baudilio Bustos and took him to La Rioja, and his wife, Deolinda Antonia Correa, set off on foot with their newborn son to find him! After crossing the vast deserts of San Juan Province, she eventually died from thirst, but when a group of gauchos found her body, her baby was still miraculously nursing from her breast! Though the myth doesn’t talk about what happened to the husband or the baby, the story of La Difunta (deceased) Correa lives on in stories of lost cattle herds miraculously found after praying near her tiny roadside shrines. Well wishers leave water bottles piled up at these shrines in the hopes of giving her some reprieve from her eternal thirst in the afterlife!
How can I Help the Helpers?	HERE’S HOW: Spread the word and invite your friends!
Where is this place?	Main Shrine: Ingreso por escalinatas Acceso Difunta Correa RN141 J5400 Vallecito, San Juan Argentina This Shrine: 30°13’56.7″S, 67°37’49.3″W From Buenos Aires: ~708mi (1140km) — 11.8hrs From Mendoza: ~274mi (441km) — 4.6hrs From Puerto Iguazú: ~1100mi (1771km) — 18.4hrs From Ushuaia: ~2212mi (3560km) — 36.9hrs
When should I go?	Whenever the mood strikes you!

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