Why pilgrims come
A sacred place worth the journey.
An adobe shrine in northern New Mexico and one of the United States' most important Catholic pilgrimage centers, known for generations of prayer for healing and the Good Friday walk to Chimayó.
The pilgrim’s guide
What makes this visit meaningful
Pilgrims have come to this small adobe sanctuary for generations to pray for healing, give thanks, and carry home a little earth from the pocito. The earth is a sacramental reminder within a devotional tradition; Catholic Tourist does not present it as a medically authenticated cure.
Chapel of Nuestro Señor de Esquipulas
Pray in the 1810s adobe sanctuary at the center of Chimayó's pilgrimage tradition.
The pocito
Approach the small room and its earth as a place of petition, gratitude, and popular devotion—not as a guaranteed cure.
Good Friday pilgrimage
Thousands traditionally walk toward Chimayó; use the Archdiocese's current safety and traffic guidance.