Thousands of people camp out in the plaza in front of the Basilica in order to be present on the morning of December 12 and sing the Mananitas to the Virgin.
Gazette columnist Carl Strock shares two dozen photos from his recent trip to Mexico. Featured are people celebrating the Day of the Virgin of Guadalupe and action from a bullfight. Warning: The bullfighting scenes are not for the squeamish. Strock blogs about the photos in "Strock Freestyle" under News blogs.