The traditional romería, an annual pilgrimage of Catholics to the Costa Rican city of Cartago, has been canceled for the second straight year due to the pandemic.
The Catholic Church of Costa Rica has asked faithful to join an online celebration rather than making the pilgrimage to Basílica de Nuestra Señora de los Ángeles in Cartago.
On the morning of Aug. 2, 1635, a young indigenous girl named Juana Pereira went to collect firewood like she did every morning. She was walking barefoot through the brush near a spring when she was surprised by a figure of a woman holding a child in her arms.
On the morning of Aug. 2, 1635, a young indigenous girl named Juana Pereira went to collect firewood like she did every morning. She was walking barefoot through the brush near a spring when she was surprised by a figure of a woman holding a child in her arms.
