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Luján Youth Pilgrimage Underway With Million-Plus Crowd Anticipated

A broad safety and transport operation is in place to sustain the 60‑kilometer walk to the basilica.

La peregrinación a Luján en la salida desde Iglesia San Cayetano, en Liniers. Foto: Fernando de la Orden
Miles de fieles acompañan la imagen de la Virgen de Luján frente al santuario de San Cayetano, en Liniers, al inicio de la 51ª Peregrinación Juvenil a pie hacia la Basílica
Este es el recorrido completo para la peregrinación a Luján: una por una, las calles afectadas
Los fieles caminarán 60 kilómetros hasta la Basílica de Luján.

Overview

  • Thousands set out from the San Cayetano Sanctuary in Liniers on Saturday for the 51st annual trek to the Basilica of Our Lady of Luján.
  • Archbishop Jorge García Cuerva said organizers expect more than one million participants and will preside the central Mass on Sunday at 7:00.
  • The route advances along Avenida Rivadavia and onto National Route 7, covering roughly 60 kilometers through several Buenos Aires Province municipalities.
  • Support on the route includes about 58 medical posts, 14 support stations and 12 AySA cistern trucks for potable water, with volunteers and the Red Cross assisting.
  • Authorities ordered traffic diversions across Morón, Merlo, Ituzaingó, Moreno, General Rodríguez and Luján, and reinforced Sarmiento line train services for returning pilgrims.