Article Photos: Afro-Cuban priests prescribe Santeria for Chavez



  Lazaro Cuesta, an Afro-Cuban Santeria priest, second from right, hands another priest the "Letter of the Year" which lists predictions made by Cuban Santeros for the year in Havana, Cuba, Wednesday, Jan. 2, 2013. Top Afro-Cuban priests are recommending that Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez seek their help in his battle with cancer. Chavez is recovering from surgery last month in Cuba. (AP Photo/Franklin Reyes)

Lazaro Cuesta, an Afro-Cuban Santeria priest, second from right, hands another priest the "Letter of the Year" which lists predictions made by Cuban Santeros for the year in Havana, Cuba, Wednesday, Jan. 2, 2013. Top Afro-Cuban priests are recommending that Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez seek their help in his battle with cancer. Chavez is recovering from surgery last month in Cuba. (AP Photo/Franklin Reyes)