La Romeria In Photos

Up to two million devotees will make pilgrimages across the country to pay their respects and seek blessings from Costa Rica's patron saint "La Negrita".


Costa Rica's Presidenta Laura Chinchilla prays inside the Basilica of Los Angeles as her takes part in a pilgrimage to celebrates the apparition of the Virgin of Los Angeles in Cartago, August 1, 2012.


A woman cries as she completes the last steps of her pilgrimage to the Virgin of Los Angeles inside the Basilica of Los Angeles in Cartago, August 1, 2012.


Costa Rican Catholics are seen outside the Basilica of Los Angeles after a pilgrimage in celebration of the apparition of the Virgin of Los Angeles in Cartago August 1, 2012.


A woman holds a puppet depicting Costa Rica's President Laura Chinchilla during a protest in front of the Legislative Assembly building in San Jose, July 31, 2012.


Catholics walk toward the Basilica de Los Angeles in Cartago during a traditional pilgrimage to celebrate the apparition of the Virgin of Los Angeles, August 1, 2012.


Light display is seen at the Basilica of Los Angeles during a celebration of the apparition of the Virgin of Los Angeles in Cartago, August 1, 2012.


People look at the statue of the Virgin of Los Angeles inside inside the Basilica of Los Angeles during a celebration of the apparition of the Virgin of Los Angeles in Cartago, August 1, 2012.


Photos: Juan Carlos Ulate