[Gocamino] 120 000 pilgrims per day - 20million pa!!

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Leaders at the Basilica of Our Lady of Guadalupe in Mexico City, which
houses St. Juan Diego's tilma with the image of the Virgin, say that by
Wednesday, some 7 million pilgrims will have visited the church in the last
four days.

Wednesday is the feast of Our Lady of Guadalupe, the day that brings the
most pilgrims to the site, located in Mexico's mountain capital. But the
four-day span between Dec. 8 -- feast of the Immaculate Conception -- and
Dec. 12 traditionally brings overflowing crowds.

This Dec. 12 commemorates the 476th anniversary of the last of the
apparitions of the Virgin Mary to Juan Diego. Juan Diego was canonized by
Pope John Paul II in 2002.

Each year between 18 - 20 million pilgrims visit the basilica, making it
Christianity's most visited sanctuary and one of the most visited pilgrimage
sites in the world. There are days on which the basilica is visited by up to
120,000 people.

The caretakers at the basilica expect that all attendance records will be
broken this year with the arrival of 7 million visitors in only four days --
2 million pilgrims are expected Wednesday.--
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