In Cuba's most important cemetery, the Necr�polis Crist�bal Col�n, a woman pays homage to the tomb of the late Se�ora Amelia Goyri.

Beautifully carved marble tombs and mausoleums lay orderly by the streets and avenues in the lush city of the dead, resting famous figures such as General M�ximo G�mez, among others. Amelia Goyri de Adot died in the early 20th century while giving birth to her child. Legend has it that, she was buried with her child at her feet. But when she was exhumed some years after her death, she was found uncorrupted, and her baby was found nestled in her arms. Since then, She has achieved an unofficial status of sanctity, and has developed a large group of followers. Pilgrims, many of them pregnant women, visit and lay flowers on the tombs, then leave without turning their backs.