This Saturday visited five or six places, including Volcan Irazu. The volcano has five craters, one of which contains a sulfuric lake--the pretty blue-green in the pictures.
We also visited La Basilica de los Angeles. People from Costa Rica and all over the world come here to request miracles (typically healing) from La Virgen de Los Angeles. There is a river flowing under the basilica where people wash or collect water to take home with them. People also bring medallions representing the miracles, some of which are on display. It was strange to see cases of tiny silver hearts or breasts or lungs or eyes. Sports teams bring their championship trophies. It interested me on a mathematical level--statistically, what types of miracles to people ask for most often? Which requests are granted most frequently?
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There is a great book called "Our Lady of the Lost and Found" that deals with the little "milagros". Very cool.
Wow... So neat.
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