A yearly pilgrimage of over 1,000,000 Catholics. .walking and crawling to prove their strong faith.  Wow, what a spectacular event.
The Basilica de Los Angeles in Cartago. . .When you are in Costa Rica, please make it a point to travel to Cartago to see this beautiful church.  So much history behind it.  It is indeed a site to see.
While in Cartago, as a side trip, you should visit the Irazu Volcano just a few miles away!
Here's a video link that will tell you more about the pilgrimage and the church:  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fDs6bB2LQzI
And here is a website that will tell you a story as well:  http://www.integratedcatholiclife.org/2016/07/reinhard-la-negrita-and-our-lady-of-angels/
Thanks so much for listening.  We invite you to seek out our other Costa Rica Pura Vida Lifestyle Podcast episodes.  I promise, you will learn so much about every inch of Costa Rica, its customs, its biodiversity, its people and so much more!



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