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  20101204_120344 D3.jpg - Nobody knows exactly how or when the Black Christ (El Cristo Negro) arrived in the tiny community of Portobelo on PanamaÕs Caribbean coast. Some put the date at around 1658. But the stories of miracles surrounding the eight-foot wooden statue of the Black Christ are enough to overwhelm the village with tens of thousands of pilgrims every October 21.  
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383 | Nobody knows exactly how or when the Black Christ (El Cristo Negro) arrived in the tiny community of Portobelo on PanamaÕs Caribbean coast. Some put the date at around 1658. But the stories of miracles surrounding the eight-foot wooden statue of the Black Christ are enough to overwhelm the village with tens of thousands of pilgrims every October 21.
Photographer: FRED SELIGMAN MD | Camera: NIKON D3 | Date: 12/4/10 12:03 PM | ISO: 1250 | Exp. Time: 1/40s | Aperture: 2.8 | Focal Length: 70.0mm (~70.0mm) | Flash: No | Copyright: © 2010 Fred Seligman MD
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