Historias - History Costa Rica's Original Capital City
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| Visit Cartago is just a small travel from San Jose, and don't Forget To Visit Orosi, it is very nice place too |
Antigua Capital de Costa Rica, si eso fue y ahora que es Cartago Central , a que se dedican, cual es la historia, de que viven los ciudadadnos de la poderosa antigua Cartago.
Todas esas respuestas y algunas historias encontraremos cuando conversamos con los de mas edad., si los de mas edad y sin consultar ningun libro, pues la historia de esta ciudad debe ser unica y exclusiva para los Ticos. Muy pronto aqui se la daremos a ustedes con gusto.
Many People known as on foot travelers sometimes tree days before come to Cartago on the second of august, to visit the national's principal church, The Basilica de ( Our Lady The Angel's Virgin ) known as Nuestra Señora de Los Ángeles in Spanish Costa Rican, To joint the feast day. The church has a Virgin statue of the Black Madonna, known as " The Love Black lady " La Negrita in Spanish, who supposedly shows the great healing powers of God her son The lord Jesus. The sick come to her statue in hope of a miracle from La Negrita, wile they offer gold, Silver and Money in Different ways, leaving it at the Church in the floor below the main Church entrance. But what is the most amazing is that some of this travelers are so many that there is no way we can count them, and with the same purpose, they claim to be healed and some even walk so much, that when they arrive to the church, you can see their physical deterioration and some without shoes are bleeding and they still continues on their knees to the end of their goals. According to the Costa Rican folklore, La Negrita appeared to a young local native girl named Juana Pereira, in the year 1635. The rock where La Negrita made her alleged appearance is kept in a backroom in the basilica and is revered as a sacred relic and object of inspiration and it has a fountain with running water. This water gets sold to visitors, they believe the water heals. The rock is not in the same place when it was La Negrita, according to Juana Pereira have seen the appearance, It was moved when the church suffered a remodeled. It is common for pilgrims ( On foot walkers ) to touch the rock in reverence, wile they pray. In Cartago's Central Park can be found the ruins of an earlier ( church) basilica today in 2008. The earlier basilicas suffered many earthquakes, the last time in 1910. The basilica's rebuilding in the same location was abandoned and the new basilica was built to replace the old one five square blocks more to the east from the old ones. In agree with the Cartagos's City Hall the declaration about of 100 blocks as " The Cartago's Historical Center", As a matter of keeping alive the historical buildings for future generations to come. In the other hand, Several Organizations, including Casta Rican Government are applying work and electrical for lighting in the night the most important historical buildings, at night. The section of Cartago is a potatoes producer, and many vegetables as onions for example, The milking are also seen in the area, and Flowers. The export to United States is also a source of business. There are many experts in software in the area of cartago too. The province ( state) is well known for an ecological diversity and dense tropical rainforests along the mountain ranges near the Irazu and Turrialba volcanoes. Cartago has the national Institute of Technology ( tecnologico de cartago), one of the most prestigious higher education institutions in the country and one of Central America's most important engineering schools. Cartago is Costa Rica's 3rd largest city, Founded in 1563 and it was the original Capital of Costa Rica until 1823. At miles from San José. An eruption of the Irazú Volcano in 1723 and 3 mayor earthquakes in 1822, 1841 and 1910 destroyed almost all of the older buildings and Catholic capilla, built by the Spaniards in times of the Colony and Guatemalan kingdom. |
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