"The EL Santuario de Chimayo is considered the most important pilgrimage site in the United States. Its popularity owes to the curative powers of the 'Tierra Bendit' or 'holy dirt' found in a small hole in a precept off the main altar. For nearly 200 years, the dirt is believed by many to have miraculous healing powers over a wide variety of ailments and afflictions."
"Recovering the US Hispanic Literary Heritage is an international program to locate, preserve and disseminate Hispanic culture of the United States in its written form since colonial times until 1960." Summary taken from website.
"Artists featured in the collection reflect the diversity of Latinx communities in the United States, including artists of Mexican, Puerto Rican, Cuban, and Dominican descent, as well as other Latin American groups with deep roots in the United States." Summary taken from website.
