Cartago, the Oldest Existing Spanish Settlement in Costa Rica

Cartago, the Oldest Existing Spanish Settlement in Costa Rica Cartago sits in the shadows of the mighty Irazu Volcano whose eruption destroyed the city in 1723,   and has become the wrath of several major earthquakes  in 1822, 1841, and again in 1910.  And , in 1963  during the visit of the late President John […]

Third Most Important Catholic Religious Holiday in Costa Rica, The Feast Day of the La Virgin de los Angeles

Third Most Important  Catholic Religious Holiday in Costa Rica, The Feast Day of the La Virgin de los Angeles August 2nd each year Costa Rica celebrates it’s third  most important religious holiday, The Feast Day of the Virgin de los Angeles (Christmas and Easter being the two other most important religious holidays) The banks  and […]