The main religion in Costa Rica is Roman Catholic. Even so, there is freedom to belong to any religion. In Costa Rica you will find all kind of groups belonging to different religions such as: Protestants, (the second biggest group), Islamic Religion, Jewish Religion, Buddhist, etc...

The smallest towns have their own churches or chapels. When you drive by dirt roads in the more distant towns of Costa Rica, especially on Sundays, you will see lots of people walking to the Sunday catholic or protestant services.

Te church in the photo belongs to Our Lady of Los Angeles in the Cartago province. This is the biggest church in Costa Rica. On August the 2nd. every year, there is a national celebration this day as Our Lady of Los Angeles is the Mother Virgin of Costa Rica. People from other countries come to this church walking. Some time it takes several days to arrive from the place they live to the church. Close to this celebration, when you drive the Costa Rican roads, you will see the people walking, in many cases, several days before August the 2nd, in order to arrive on time to fulfill the promise they made to the virgin.