An encounter of faith and tourism

In the cradle of Narcisa de Jesus, come together on Sunday visits to the shrine, whether to ask favors or give thanks to the blessed, and recreation in a natural and traditional dishes.
The number of pilgrims who come to ask or thank a favor granted to the sanctuary where Jesus Narcisa is increased on Sunday. Nobol, 37 kilometers from Guayaquil, the hosts with their culinary delights and natural attractions. Pilgrims come from six in the morning and usually stay until seven at night. The last of the four Sunday Masses, ending at six.
Along the road are prepared tables that offer mature cheese, tamales, fry, sausage … And restaurants with specialties like duck and chicken dry bun freshwater fish, rice and beef stew, chicken or fish. And at the very edge of the asphalt, sacks of milled rice.
On this road is Colita, his name is Fermin Alvarez, but nobody calls him that. “I’m actually born and raised in Nobol” he says proudly. Fruit juices sold 40 years ago, but its fame lies in the exquisite rice or chute chicha prepared. I used to sell more because there was no competition. Those who visited religiously Narcisa stopped in his post. “Now there prefer to buy a ticket and two-liter cola.” A refreshing glass of delicious juice or corn beer costs $ 0.25.
Numerous vendors are the delights of this holy church. With his tray on his shoulder, Fajardo Plutarch offers “out of the oven fresh cakes.” He claims that this is the traditional sweet Nobol. Before preparing a special “double egg”-or Creole-dried and kiln firing. For Elias Lozano, sell donuts butter is a family tradition, his father and brothers do too.
In a table of colors and striking legend, Gabriel Veliz sells cheese by the pound and grilled mature. “This cheese is based creole rennet,” says while offering passersby a piece of cheese stuck on the tip of his knife.
On Sundays, the center of religious tourism is the sanctuary. Now that the rise of Narcisa de Jesus Martillo Moran to the altar is a fact confirmed by the Vatican.
The surroundings are painted in bright colors of a village fair. There is a frantic comings and goings of pilgrims. Many posts and lines offer a wide range of religious objects. Not only narcissistic, but everything revolves around your image.
At the entrance of the sanctuary, Gladys Chamaidán 30 years offers candles, prints and Narcisa scapulars and miracles, small castings lead to different parts of human body and other subjects that represent the hope of the pious believers.
In the back of the sanctuary, the levee on the banks of Daule and a row of food stalls, waits for the pilgrims. Here Mary Holding, which offers typical, says that before the news on the Canonization of Narcisa of Jesus, the tour only came on Sundays, but now are held on Saturdays.
A few meters are located motor canoes for $ 0.50 take visitors to the nearby Hacienda San Jose where Narcisa was born in 1832.
The river trip lasts a few minutes but is ideal to enjoy the breeze, see the old houses of the pier as well as the traditional reed houses and country landscape.
You can also visit San Jose to board buses and motorcycles and on the way to observe the verdant rice fields.
Already in the farm, a visit is the guava tree under whose shade is believed prayed Bl. The old farm has become a spa pools with hammocks ramadas provided for relaxation, fun music and stalls selling food.
In this site pilgrims transformed into bathers enjoy in the calm waters of the river until the sun sets and begins to return to the places of origin.