Quiapo Church - prayer and sin

Carlos gave a tour at Quiapos today with a crew of Lomo photographers. You can get everything in Quiapo -- 1$ DVDs, Jade bracelets, votives....and even secret potions.

Here's Carlos showcasing a bottle of mojo used to help capture the one you pine after. It's the love potion for your secret love that is completely oblivious to your advances.

The women selling Sampagita flowers that smell just amazing. It's also the national flower. Apparently once the Philippines was bought by the US, it was "americanized" and therefore needed a National Anthem, National Flower, National Fruit, National Hero.... I bought Sampagita massage oil as well, good stuff.

Here I am rubbing the foot of the Black Nazarene.... apparently brings good luck.









And not to be missed (yes, I admit this is turning into an obession) the small stream covered with plastic trash.