Түсон қаласының тілеу тілеу орыны - Эль Тирадито киелі орны

El Tiradito ("the little castaway") is a shrine and popular local spot located at 420 South Main Avenue in the Old Barrio area of Downtown Tucson, Arizona. Because of the site's association with pleas for supernatural intervention, it is also called the Wishing Shrine. The legends surrounding the site center around a broken hearted man dying and, due to a sin, being unable to be buried on consecrated ground. The legends date to the 1870s, and the shrine has been present since at least 1891. Its name comes from the Spanish "tirar." The shrine was the first Arizona property to be placed on the National Register of Historic Places for its traditional cultural values. The shrine consists of the crumbling remains of a brick building, with a large metal rack for candles and desert plants now occupying the interior. Large, glass encased candles, frequently depicting saints of the Roman Catholic Church are lit and left burning at the shrine, both on the stand and along the ledges of the building. Small slips of paper containing prayers or messages of thanks are also often pressed into cracks in the walls or left elsewhere at the shrine, as are other memorial objects. In addition to the faithful who leave these religious objects, El Tiradito is frequented and favored by many Tucsonans, including writers, poets, and other members of the town's artistic community. The Tucson Chamber of Commerce calls the el Tiradito "the only sinner to become a saint." The site is not sanctioned by the Catholic Church, yet has religious and cultural significance. The victim gained a reputation for being able to mediate petitions to God and grant miracles. Every year, there is a large Day of the Dead celebration at the shrine.

The legend associated with the site varies– the University of Arizona's Southwest Folklore Center contains over twenty versions of the story. The story generally occurs in the 1870s or 1880s. It was first recorded in a 1893 newspaper article and then in a 1909 diary. The identity of the victim in the story changes based on the story: some say he was good, bad, a hapless victim, or a priest. One version associates the site with a ranch hand named Juan Oliveras. This legend says that Oliveras had an affair with his mother in law. His father in law caught and killed him. His mother in law, unable to bury him on consecrated ground due to his sin, buried him near where he fell. Other versions include a man who was thrown from a train, a man killed by a stray bullet, a man killed by local sheriffs who mistakenly believed him to be a criminal, a son who killed his father who did not want him to sell the family horse, and a son who killed his father to avenge his mother.

Visitors to this area light candles for the man, hoping his soul will be freed from purgatory. Some of the nooks and crannies of El Tiradito even house the notes and letters of the heartbroken, prayers asking for healing of the heart. Legend says that if a candle burns through the night at the shrine, the lighter's wish will be granted. The structure was built in 1940 as a part of the Neighborhood Youth Administration. A foundation was create to maintain the shrine, promote cultural events, and support the neighborhood.

El Tiradito is also a site of mourning. It was used for this purpose as early as 1980, when a Catholic priest organized a vigil there for the Salvadoran Organ Pipe deaths. Beginning in 2000, Tiradito has hosted a weekly vigil to memorialize migrants who die trying to cross the Sonoran Desert. This vigil is run by the immigration advocacy group Coalicion de Derechos Humanos, No More Deaths, and Interfaith Immigrant Coalition. After the Orlando nightclub shooting, a vigil was held at El Tiradito in memory of its victims. The Sex Workers Outreach Program meets there on the International Day to End Violence Against Sex Workers to commemorate those who were killed.

The structure is about fifteen feet tall and thirty feet wide. It has two sides descending in staggered segments.