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Easter Holy week

Catholics in Guatemala set sawdust carpet world record

Thousands of Guatemalan Catholics broke their own Guinness record for the world's longest sawdust carpet Thursday with a multi-colored masterpiece stretching down the main avenue of the capital's historic center.

Semana Santa, ‘Marley’, a circus and other happenings in Costa Rica

Holy Week and its madness continue, with parades and pseudo-crucifixions and Easter egg hunts on Sunday.

Romans will crucify Jesus in annual Good Friday parades throughout Costa Rica

The annual procession is held in towns and cities across the country, but the largest and most elaborate parade will start in downtown San José starting at 10:30 a.m.

The Costa Rican ‘miracle’ woman who survived an aneurysm and made Pope John Paul II a saint

Floribeth Mora, a 50-year-old Costa Rican, has now become a sort of religious icon herself.

Watch out for riptides during the Easter Holy Week

Oceanographers at the National University (UNA) are warning Easter Holy Week travelers to take precautions at the beach this week due to riptides. The strongest currents were forecast at beaches in the northern Caribbean and Central Pacific.

Vehicle restrictions to be suspended Friday for holidays; most tolls free starting on Holy Thursday

A restriction that prohibits vehicles from entering downtown San José on specific days according to the last digit of a license plate will be suspended on Friday and will resume on Monday, April 21, Traffic Police said on Tuesday.

Hotels in Costa Rica expect high occupancy during Easter Holy Week

Costa Rican hotel operators expect occupancy rates of an estimated 82 percent during Easter Holy Week, according to a survey released Thursday by the National Tourism Chamber.

National Tourism Chamber to municipalities: Let people drink during the election and Easter Holy Week, please!

The National Tourism Chamber has sent a letter to all 81 Costa Rican municipalities asking them to “exercise their autonomy and not apply the prohibition of alcohol sales” on Sunday, April 6, the day of Costa Rica's presidential runoff election, and during Easter Holy Week, which this year runs from April 13-20.

Costa Rican lawmakers give themselves vacations on Easter Holy Week

Lawmakers will take time off from their duties during Easter Holy Week, which this year takes place April 14-18.

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