Worship Areas

 Here in Jujuy, there are MANY areas available for worship.  Every time someone had a "miracle" from the virgin Mary (Jesus' mother), they place a shrine to worship her.  They they simply call her the virgin from that area or place - sometimes a town, a neighborhood, or a larger area - like a mountain.

Below is another worship area for Gauchito Gil.  You can read about him HERE (in wikipedia).  He has his "own" website, but it's in Spanish (You can see it HERE).  There's a song for him as well on the website if you want to learn it.  People give offerings or sacrifice to him for a miracle.  People also place a red ribbon on their car for luck or protection.

There are other places of worship as well.  For example, San la Muerte - Saint Death.  There is a specific prayer that is offered.  It says (more or less), "Powerful Saint Death, skeletal spirit that accompanies man in his misfortunes. you have power to protect me in times of danger. I name you my protector and I am sure you hear me. Lord of Death, chosen by God for your gift of justice,
I ask you to free me from all harm and evil, so that neither sorcery nor disease, or misfortune, or loneliness, neither poverty nor treason
can be with me. May your protection cover and protect me from
my visible and hidden enemies.  Don't allow yourself to be used against me.  And let your scythe
return evil to whom has done evil against me."  There are other prayers, but this is the idea.

Some other gods or saints that are worshiped here include:  Pachamama (sort like mother nature-more infor HERE and the less religious website HERE), Difunta Correa (people place water bottles for her), etc.  Many idols, along with the witchcraft.