Cartago

Today we went to Cartago, a province and the original capital of Costa Rica, after class. It's only about 18 miles from San Pedro, but because of the traffic in the area of campus, it takes a while to get out of the city. 

First, we saw Las ruinas de Cartago (the ruins of Cartago), dedicated to St. James, the apostle. The area has been rebuilt many times after several earthquakes over hundreds of years.

Then we went to la Basilica de Los Angeles, a church and the national sanctuary, built in the early 1900s. It was extremely moving because mass was in session, and we were able to sit for a moment and see the devotion of the people. 

It was a great afternoon. Four classes in, and I am struggling a bit with Linguistics. It is a lot of information in a short time, and I've forgotten A LOT since grad school! But the teachers are amazing and so passionate and helpful. I don't have a lot of homework tonight, but I am going to make some flash cards to study for a midterm I'll have next week. 

¡Hasta pronto!