Articles related to "Penitentes"

The Los Hermanos Penitentes of the American Southwest began as religious charitable organizations that believed in self inflected pain for God's forgivness and mercy.

Largely unknown, Penitentes are small sects of extremely devout Catholics found historically in the American Southwest. They focus their main rituals during Holy Week.

Mendoza is described by a single word - Diversity. Cerro Aconcagua, Las Leñas ski resort, 900 vineyards and annual Vendimia Festivals insure endless thrills for all.

As summer hits the northern hemisphere, ski season begins in Argentina. Powder abounds at both world-class ski resorts and small ski areas from June to September.

Heresies indicated divisions which had grown into distinct and organized belief systems which were not in concert with Catholic Teachings.