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My Fellow Americans: Charles Guelperin, Santero

Published September 23, 2004 at 6:00 PM HST

Shrine inside the Botanica el Congo Manuel
Shereen Meraji, NPR /
Shrine inside the Botanica el Congo Manuel

Day to Day producer Shereen Meraji profiles Charles Guelperin, a Santero priest who gives spiritual advice and sells mystical candles and oils from his Los Angeles botanica. The story is part of the Day to Day occasional series "My Fellow Americans" -- audio portraits capturing the quietly extraordinary lives of everyday people.

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