Travel: Cartago
Key Facts
—The Pilgrimage. The Romería is Costa Rica’s largest annual pilgrimage, ending at the Basílica de Nuestra Señora de los Ángeles in Cartago for the 2 August feast of the Virgen de los Ángeles.
—Trains. Incofer ran continuous San José–Cartago trains from 9 a.m. Saturday 1 August to noon Sunday 2 August; the fare held at ₡710 (about US$1.40).
—Frequency. Departures ran hourly from 9 a.m. to 7 p.m., then every 35 minutes from 8 p.m.; the last train left Cartago at 11:50 a.m. Sunday, with capacity for about 26,000 riders.
