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Friends: María Lionza devotees

Edward Snowden may need new friends, and what better way to meet new people than to join a new religion? Each year, devotees of María Lionza, the central figure of one of Venezuela's most widespread indigenous religions, make a pilgrimage to Sorte Mountain to conduct rituals.

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Edward Snowden may need new friends, and what better way to meet new people than to join a new religion? Each year, devotees of María Lionza, the central figure of one of Venezuela's most widespread indigenous religions, make a pilgrimage to Sorte Mountain to conduct rituals.