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In 1824, the Virgin was declared Costa Rica's patron saint. La negrita now resides on a gold, jewel-studded platform at the main altar in the Basílica de Nuestra Señora de los Ángeles in Cartago. Each 2 August, on the anniversary of the statuette's discovery, pilgrims travel 22 kilometres (14 mi) from San José to the basilica.
The Basílica de Nuestra Señora de los Ángeles (Our Lady of the Angels Basilica) is a Roman Catholic basilica in Costa Rica, located in the city of Cartago and dedicated to the Virgen de los Pardos, officially known as Virgen de los Ángeles (the Lady of the Angels).
Cynthia Ann Telles is an American academic and psychologist who currently serves as the United States ambassador to Costa Rica.She is a clinical professor in the UCLA Department of Psychiatry at the David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA and serves on the executive committee of the Semel Institute for Neuroscience and Human Behavior.
Tures, usually known as Ángeles or Los Ángeles, is a district of the Santo Domingo canton, in the Heredia province of Costa Rica. [1] [2] History
Cartago is home of the Costa Rica Institute of Technology (TEC), one of the most prestigious higher education institutions in the country and one of Central America's most important engineering schools. It is located in Dulce Nombre district, not far from Los Angeles Basilica.
Costa Rica portal ^ a b "Declara oficial para efectos administrativos, la aprobación de la División Territorial Administrativa de la República N°41548-MGP" . Sistema Costarricense de Información Jurídica (in Spanish). 19 March 2019 .
Education in Costa Rica is divided in 3 cycles: pre-education (before age 7), primary education (from 6-7 to 12-13), and secondary school (from 12-13 to 17-18), which leads to higher education. School year starts between the second and third week of February, stops at the last week of June, it continues again between the third and fourth week ...
Costa Rica Institute of Technology (TEC) has its main campus in Dulce Nombre district of Cartago canton, is modeled as an institute of technology. University of Costa Rica (UCR) its main campus is in San Pedro district, Montes de Oca canton. It is the oldest, largest, and most prestigious institution of higher learning in Costa Rica.