natgeotravel | INSTAGRAM | MAR 12

Photo by @hellokrisdavidson // Conchero dancers fill the Jardin Principal, dressed in pre-Hispanic outfits to celebrate El Señor de La Conquista (The Lord of the Conquest) in San Miguel de Allende, Mexico. This annual festival takes place on the first Thursday and Friday of March in honor of "Christ of the Conquest," a highly revered statue made out of corn stalks and orchid bulbs. It now holds a place of honor in the Parroquia (parish church) in San Miguel de Allende. #Mexico