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Maria Lionza falls

Wishful Thinking

In Venuzuela a statue of Maria Lionza believed to grant miracles was discovered toppled over.

So Venezuelans were shocked when a prominent 53-year-old statue of the mythical goddess split apart at the waist on Sunday and fell backward to face the heavens.

Those active in the cult of Maria Lionza, a mix of African spiritualism, Indian and Catholic beliefs, interpreted the incident as an omen that Venezuela's political crisis is nearing conclusion.

Venezuelans see collapse of religious statue as an omen of country's political future