Cartago

Crtrenes, a blog about trains and railroads is already posting information on the possibility to have trains to other neighboring cities close to San Jose such as Cartago and Alajuela.

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Another town with a gigantic and historic church is Cartago, which lies south of San Jose.

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Also in Cartago are Las Ruinas, the shell of a church by Parque Central which it is said was ruined because only the Basilica should exist in Cartago.

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Churches in Costa Rica clockwise from top left: church with the park of crazy bushes, La Basilica in Cartago, the red metal church in Grecia, church in Sarchi

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Many visitors walk on their knees down the center of the church; annually on August 2nd, pilgrims will walk from San Jose to Cartago many on their knees, a 22km trek.

Archive 2009-01-01 Belizean' A New Trail 2009

Also in Cartago are Las Ruinas, the shell of a church by Parque Central which it is said was ruined because only the Basilica should exist in Cartago.

A Trip Through Colonial Times Belizean' A New Trail 2009

It was not until 1563 that a permanent settlement of Cartago was established in the cooler, fertile central highlands.

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Many visitors walk on their knees down the center of the church; annually on August 2nd, pilgrims will walk from San Jose to Cartago many on their knees, a 22km trek.

A Trip Through Colonial Times Belizean' A New Trail 2009

It was not until 1563 that a permanent settlement of Cartago was established in the cooler, fertile central highlands.

Costa Rica 2009

Churches in Costa Rica clockwise from top left: church with the park of crazy bushes, La Basilica in Cartago, the red metal church in Grecia, church in Sarchi

A Trip Through Colonial Times Belizean' A New Trail 2009