Costa Rica's most important religious site. Houses La Negrita (Black Virgin), miraculously discovered in 1635. Every August 2nd, 2 million pilgrims walk 22 km from San José in Central America's largest religious event.
Free. Sacred spring on site - water considered miraculous. Current basilica built 1939 after earthquakes destroyed predecessors.
Year-round. August 2nd is the massive pilgrimage (Romería) - incredible experience but very crowded. For quiet visits, any other day works well.
faq.subtitle Basilica of Our Lady of the Angels
In 1635, a girl named Juana Pereira found a small statue of Virgin Mary on a rock. She took it home, but it disappeared and returned to the same spot multiple times. People believed the Virgin wanted to stay there, so they built a chapel. She became Costa Rica's patron saint in 1824.
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