On 20 February 1943, on the Quitzocho plain of the state of Michoacan in Mexico, the Paricutin volcano was born. The ground began to crack and a dark cone emerged out of nowhere, spitting fire, ash and lava. The town of San Juan Parangaricutiro disappeared almost entirely - but not quite. The altar, a portion of the facade, and one of the towers of the town's church survived. People thought it was a miracle. Nowadays, processions arrive at the temple and offer mass in the middle of the basaltic rock field.
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