DOWNTOWN. El Tiradito (The Wishing Shrine) has its roots back in the 1800s. A plaque at the site says a sinner is buried here in unconsecrated ground, but the legends surrounding this person are sketchy at best. Most seem to agree that an ill-fated love triangle was involved, but which point of the triangle is interred here will likely remain a mystery for all time. For years, folks have come here to say a little prayer, light a candle, and leave a milagro. Supposedly, if your candle is still burning in the morning, whatever you prayed for will come to pass. An interesting bit of trivia: El Tiradito is on the National Register of Historic Places, a designation which thwarted construction of a super highway right through the Barrio Historico.

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