Despite the rain, the pilgrims walked up to Alta Gracia

Alta Gracia Dozens of pilgrims arrived between Sunday and Monday morning in Alta Gracia to commemorate the day of the Virgin of Lourdes.

Without official data for the moment, the shrine staff explained that throughout the weekend, the flow of people was constant, so they did not gather like the other years.

"They arrived in small groups," they said. The rain changed the plans of some marchers who had to return to Córdoba.

The Sanctuary of Lourdes in Alta Gracia was created in 1906 when two neighbors of the region brought a replica of the Virgin of France.

Since then, around the image have grown signs of faith. Thousands of neighbors decide each year to travel the 35 kilometers that separate the capital of Córdoba from Alta Gracia to ask, thank or keep a promise. It should be noted that, arriving in the city of La Gruta, the road is difficult because of its mountainous characteristics.

According to Civil Defense sources, at dawn, many pilgrims decided to turn back because the rain surprised them on the way and they were not prepared for this climate. It should be noted that after the storm, the temperature dropped.

The Health Secretary of the municipality of Alta Gracia, Fernando Mina, said that when the most torrential rains were released, they arrived on the road to see the pilgrims.

"The flow of people was incessant.We had more than a hundred requests.The posts were equipped with doctors and nurses.We stayed until late at night with the various municipal posts", was -he declares.

In the afternoon, the mbad of Archbishop Carlos Ñánez should end with the commemoration of the day of the Virgin of Lourdes.

The highway of Highway 5 was cut between the afternoon of Sunday and the morning of this Monday. The vehicles had to travel on Route 36.