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I’m a non-believer, but I love Costa Rica’s romería

I’m not Costa Rican. I’m practically agnostic. I have serious problems with the policies and leadership of the Catholic Church—but I love walking in Costa Rica’s annual pilgrimage. Why? The short answer is that it’s fascinating. The massive river of people that forms in late July each year, a trickle mid-month that crescendos to a […]
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