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Gruta Virgen Urkupiña

Quillacollo, Bolivia

Gruta Virgen Urkupiña

The Virgin of Urkupiña, also known as the Virgin of Urcupiña or the Virgin of Urqupiña, is a Catholic title given to an image of the Virgin Mary with the Child Jesus in her arms. She is venerated on August 15 in the city of Quillacollo, a provincial capital located 14 km from the city of Cochabamba

in Bolivia. Her feast day coincides with the Feast of the Assumption of Mary, when Mary, already elderly, was taken to heaven. For this reason, the Virgin of Urkupiña is sometimes called "Asunta."

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