Hundreds of Mexican cowboys begin a day long ride at dawn during the annual Cabalgata de Cristo Rey pilgrimage January 5, 2017 in La Sauceda, Guanajuato, Mexico. Thousands of Mexican cowboys and horse take part in the three-day ride to the mountaintop shrine of Cristo Rey stopping along the way at shrines and churches.

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Hundreds of Mexican cowboys begin a day long ride at dawn during the annual Cabalgata de Cristo Rey pilgrimage January 5, 2017 in La Sauceda, Guanajuato, Mexico. Thousands of Mexican cowboys and horse take part in the three-day ride to the mountaintop shrine of Cristo Rey stopping along the way at shrines and churches.

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Location: La Sauceda, Guanajuato, Mexico
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