This is the Basilica in Cartago. A pilgrimage is held each year on August 2nd. Some 1.5 million Costa Rican walk from all over the country to worship a small idol of black stone they call the Negrita. Many walk on their knees once they are actually inside the Basilica.
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Thursday, May 27, 2010
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