🔍 Parroquia San Ramón Nonato ⛪ 📍 San Ramón, Alajuela, Costa Rica 🇨🇷 💬 Built to replace a church destroyed by the 1924 earthquake, Parroquia San Ramón Nonato took decades to complete and stands today as one of Costa Rica’s most iconic examples of Gothic…
🔍 Basílica de Nuestra Señora de los Ángeles ⛪ 📍 Cartago, Costa Rica 🇨🇷 💬 Every August 2nd, over a million pilgrims walk to this basilica from across Costa Rica to honor La Negrita — a tiny, dark-skinned statue of the Virgin Mary said to…
🔍 Metropolitan Cathedral of Our Lady of Monterrey ⛪️ 📍 Seen in Monterrey, Nuevo León, Mexico 🇲🇽 💬 Construction began in 1705, but it wasn’t fully completed until the late 18th century. Colonial-era construction was… not exactly fast. Photo Location: Monterrey, Nuevo León, Mexico Year…
🔍 Parish of Saint Raphael the Archangel ⛪️ 📍 Seen in San Rafael, Heredia, Costa Rica 🇨🇷 💬 Did you know that… this temple (built in 1887 and declared a Historical Architectural Heritage Site of Costa Rica in 2004) features materials brought from different parts…
🔍 Church and Convent of Our Lady of Mercy (La Merced) ⛪️ 📍 Seen in Antigua Guatemala, Guatemala 🇬🇹 💬 This church was built in 1749 and inaugurated almost 20 years later in 1767. A little over 200 years later, it was declared a UNESCO…
🔍 St. James the Apostle Parish Church ⛪️ 📍 Seen in Sarchí, Alajuela, Costa Rica 🇨🇷 💬 The parish, dedicated to Saint James the Apostle, was established in 1896. Construction of the current church began in 1949 and was completed in 1956. Photo Location: Sarchí,…
🔍 St. James the Apostle Parish Church ⛪️ 📍 Seen in Santiago, Nuevo León, Mexico. 💬 Founded in 1745, it surprisingly retains its original architecture and represents the main icon of the magical town of Santiago in the state of Nuevo León, Mexico. Photo Location:…
🔍 Basílica of Our Lady of the Angels ⛪️ 📍 Seen in Cartago, Cartago, Costa Rica 🇨🇷 💬 This temple was built in 1912 and features a Byzantine style with Romanesque influences. Photo Location: Cartago, Cartago, Costa Rica Year Opened: 1924 – 1930 (original site…
🔍 Basílica of Our Lady of the Angels ⛪️ 📍 Seen in Cartago, Cartago, Costa Rica 🇨🇷 💬 This Basilica is the home of the Virgin of Los Angeles, or as Costa Ricans affectionately call her “La Negrita”, declared in 1824 by the state as…
🔍 Saint James the Apostle Parish Ruins ⛪️ 📍 Seen in Cartago, Cartago, Costa Rica 🇨🇷 💬 According to legend, every time an attempt was made to rebuild this parish church, an earthquake struck, leaving it in ruins once again. This first happened in 1841…
🔍 Church of Sacred Heart of Jesus ⛪️ 📍 Seen in Downtown Alajuela, Costa Rica 🇨🇷 💬 Around 1913, this temple was built in the Corazón de Jesús neighborhood and was declared a Sanctuary in 1932. Photo Location: Downtown Alajuela, Costa Rica Year Opened: 1965…
🔍 Church of Saint Sebastian ⛪️ 📍 Seen in Manaus, Amazonas, Brazil 🇧🇷 💬 The structure of this church has only one tower because at the time of its construction it was brought piece by piece from Portugal and the ship carrying the second tower…
