In Latin American shrines, the image of Jesus is sometimes replaced by an icon of Che Guevara. Catholicism and Socialism apparently can be reconciled.
Photographed in a hostel in Villa Tunari in Bolivia.
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The Happy Hermit 
wow
Yeah, I was a bit surprised too.
And it was an active shrine, as you can see from the lit candles.
The person to the right of Che Guevara is Evo Morales, the Bolivian President, by the way.