Pilgrims Visit the Jesús Nazareno de Atalaya

(Panama-Guide) By DON WINNER for Panama-Guide.com - Starting today you might begin to see people walking along the Inter American Highway, dressed in purple robes. They are pilgrims who are on their way to celebrate their devotion to the "Jesus of Nazareth of Atalaya" in the province of Veraguas in Panama. Between today and Palm Sunday some 200,000 people are expected to make this trip. Believers think the statue of Jesus in the Minor Basilica of Jesús Nazareno (Parroquia San Miguel) has special powers to answer their prayers and perform miracles.