Divine Mercy, under a Venezuelan sun
How Maracaibo, Venezuela, became home to one of the largest Divine Mercy processions in the world.
Maracaibo, the second-largest city in Venezuela, is nicknamed La Tierra del Sol Amada — “the Land of the Beloved Sun.”
The reason for the nickname is obvious: during every month of the year the sun burns over the Maracuchos, as locals affectionately call themselves. Temperatures often average 95 degrees, and easily exceed 110.
Maracaibo is hardly the fir…