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Costa Rica Holy Week
AP Images;  April 10, 2009 ;     229 words ...Faithful reenact the Via Crucis, Way of the Cross, during Holy Week in San Joaquin de Flores de Heredia, Costa Rica, Friday, April 10, 2009. Holy Week commemorates the last week of the earthly life of Jesus Christ culminating ...

Article: Holy Week death toll rises to 24 in Costa ...
Xinhua News Agency;  April 11, 2004 ;     303 words ...Holy Week death toll rises to 24 in Costa Rica SAN JOSE, April 10 (Xinhua) -- The Holy Week death toll rose to 24 in Costa Rica, the local Red Cross said Saturday. The latest ...

APTOPIX Costa Rica Holy Week
AP Images;  April 9, 2009 ;     226 words ...Faithful, carrying candles, take part in a procession during Holy Week in San Jose, Thursday, April 9, 2009. Holy Week commemorates the last week of the earthly life of Jesus Christ culminating in his crucifixion ...

Article: Number of Accident Victims Increases in Costa Rica
Xinhua English Newswire;  April 3, 1999 ;     271 words ...A total of 41 persons died in Costa Rica during the Holy Week vacation in accidents on roads, at beaches and in rivers ... Cross and the Police reported on Saturday. Although the Holy Week ends on Sunday, the figure has already surpassed the ...

Article: LATIN AMERICA: OLD RITUALS WITHSTAND NEW FASHION IN HOLY ...
Inter Press Service English News Wire;  April 5, 1996 ;     700+ words ... ... verses. Such expressions during Holy Week, when Christians commemorate ... holidays to flee crowded cities. Holy Week begins with the commemoration ... procession to the cathedral. In Costa Rica, Holy Week is celebrated by feasting. The ...

Article: On the Edge in Costa Rica; He wanted more than ...
The Washington Post;  October 24, 2004 ;     700+ words ... ... richer. If you know of Costa Rica only for its ecotourist ... Jacqueline, also visiting Costa Rica -- on the Caribbean ... thoroughfare to that part of Costa Rica was long, slow, tortuous ... to the seashore during Holy Week, a popular time for ...

Article: At least 427 killed in Central America during Holy ...
Xinhua News Agency;  April 13, 2004 ;     360 words ... ... in Central America during Holy Week MEXICO CITY, April 12 ... Central America during the Holy Week, police sources and medical ... and about 100 wounded. In Costa Rica and Panama, a total of ... in Venezuela during the Holy Week.