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In this June 16, 2019 photo El Santuario de Chimayó is shown in Chimayó, N.M. El Santuario de Chimayó is known around the world for its healing sand and is the northern New Mexico shrine where believers ask for mercy and miracles to stage off sickness and death. But with the outbreak of the novel coronavirus, the sanctuary is one of many Hispanic Catholic sites around the country closing and limiting access to pilgrims seeking a last hope prayer. (AP/Russell Contreras)