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Tomorrow (Friday) begins the annual walk to
Cartago to offer devition to La Virgen de
Los Angeles.
More than 1 Million are expected for the
walk this year!
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updated by 7:00 a.m. CST each day
More than 1
Million 'Romeros" Expected this year
Tomorrow
begins the annual walk to Cartago to offer
devotion to the Patron of Costa Rica - La
Virgen De Los Angeles or "Negrita"
as she is sometimes referred to. >more
US
Citizen to be Extradited Back to Costa Rica
In a
Quepos courtroom, extradition proceedings
have been initiated against Arthur Carl
Kanev, an American, who was arrested in
Florida on the 24th of July wanted on
charges in Costa Rica. >more
Dengue
Now in Metropolitan Area
6202 cases of Dengue have been recorded for
this year. According to health authorities,
the worry of it's spread increases. The
mosquito has taken force and it is
re-appearing in areas that have been clean
of dengue, in some cases for years. >more
Venezuela warns US against meddling in internal affairs
Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez on Wednesday warned the United States not to interfere in his country's affairs.
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Three Irish men plead not guilty in Colombian court
The three Irish citizens accused of training the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) pleaded not guilty on Wednesday at the First Special Tribunal of
Bogota. >more
Peru formally requests Fujimori's extradition from Japan
The Peruvian government on Wednesday asked Japan to extradite former President Alberto Fujimori to face charges that he authorized massacres in Peru in the early 1990s.
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Our
Lady of the Angels
In
the city of Cartago, as in many others
during colonial times, whites were
segregated from Indians and mestizos.
Those who were not absolutely white were
not allowed to enter the city, where a
stone cross marked the limits.
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On
August 2, 1635, feast of the Holy
Angels, a poor mestizo woman
called Juana Pereira, in her daily
search for firewood discovered a
small image of the Virgin simply
carved on a dark stone, placed
conspicuously by the footpath.
>Our
Lady of Angels
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