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In Costa Rica Thousands walk to Cartago to visit ‘La Negrita’

Every year, an estimated two million people from across Central America leave their homes and walk to the Basílica de Nuestra Señora de Los Ángeles in...

Costa Rica Catholics Pilgrimage to Basilica de Los Ángeles

This weekend pilgrims from across Costa Rica will begin walking – if they haven't already – to the Basílica de Nuestra Señora de Los Ángeles for an annual pilgrimage of faith known as the romería, where they will pay their respects to and ask for favors from the country’s patron saint, the Virgin of Los Ángeles.

Pilgrimage to Cartago: Photos of Costa Rica’s Largest Religious Event

Every year, an estimated 2 million people from across Central America leave their homes and begin walking to the Basílica de Nuestra Señora de Los Ángeles in Cartago, east of the capital, to pay their respects to Costa Rica's patron saint, known locally as La Negrita.

Costa Rica’s La Negrita Annual Pilgrimage: Please fix my Peacock

On Friday and Saturday, thousands of Catholics will converge on the Basilica de Nuestra Señora de Los Ángeles in Cartago for Costa Rica's annual pilgrimage, the...

President Solís to sit out annual Costa Rican religious pilgrimage to Cartago

“The subject of my faith as a believer is mine, with my Lord,” President Luis Guillermo Solís said, who never participated in the romería as a citizen and says he won't start now.
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Seashell Crisis in Costa Rica Puts Coasts at the Risk of Erosion

A silent crisis is unfolding on Costa Rica's coasts, threatening the natural wealth that defines the nation as an ecological paradise. The massive extraction...

Latin America Seeks US Support Against China’s Economic Influence

Half a dozen Latin American countries have asked the United States for help in "resisting economic coercion" from China, said José W. Fernández, the...

Former Costa Rica President Faces Trial Over State Bank Scandal

Former Costa Rican President Guillermo Solís will face trial for allegedly making irregular treasury fund transfers to prevent the collapse of a state bank...