Why pilgrims come
A sacred place worth the journey.
A national Marian shrine in Oaxaca centered on the small image of Our Lady of Juquila and a vast December pilgrimage shaped by Mixtec, Zapotec, Chatino, and wider Mexican Catholic devotion.
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The pilgrim’s guide
What makes this visit meaningful
Follow mountain roads to one of southern Mexico’s strongest Marian devotions, where pilgrimage, Indigenous community, and the Immaculate Conception meet.
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A small image, a national shrine
See how the Virgin of Juquila became a focus of devotion far beyond Oaxaca.
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The December road of faith
Understand the scale and sacrifice of the annual pilgrimage.
Feasts, anniversaries & celebrations
Feast and pilgrimage of Our Lady of JuquilaThe December 8 celebration draws major pilgrim traffic; verify road, lodging, and liturgical plans.