Virgen de los Angeles
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Costa Rica
Costa Rica , officially the Republic of Costa Rica is a multilingual, multiethnic and multicultural country in Central America, bordered by Nicaragua to the north, Panama to the southeast, the Pacific Ocean to the west and the Caribbean Sea to the east....
's patron saint, the Virgen de los Angeles. It is celebrated on August 2nd with religious pilgrimages from San José to the Nuestra Señora de los Angeles Basilica
Nuestra Señora de los Angeles Basilica
The Basílica de Nuestra Señora de los Ángeles is a basilica in Costa Rica, located in the city of Cartago and dedicated to the Virgen de los Pardos, officially known as Virgen de los Ángeles . The basilica was built in 1639 and was partially destroyed by an earthquake...
in Cartago
Cartago, Costa Rica
- See also :* Cartago Agrarian Union Party* Provincial Integration Party Three* Cartago in Spanish...
. This basilica is equally visited by tourists and locals.