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Mariana Ayón RV by Mariana Ayón RV
March 20, 2025
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At a time when the world needs hope, Costa Rica represents this hope in part, as it is one of the few countries in the world that has not had a standing army since the Perpetual Neutrality Act was enacted in 1984. Located in Central America, Costa Rica is renowned for its landscapes, given the ongoing environmental protection efforts undertaken by various government projects. Approximately a quarter of its territory is protected jungles teeming with wildlife, such as spider monkeys and quetzal birds. It also encompasses its Caribbean and Pacific coasts, volcanoes, and biodiversity in general.

Cristian Alfredo Solera

Cristian Alfredo Solera (San José, 1975) is a literature professor. He was a board member of the Costa Rican Authors Association. He is the author of the following books: Traficante de auroras (Aurora Dealer); Nocturnal Itinerary of Your Voice (Nocturnal Itinerary of Your Voice); Tú no sabes nada de la ausencia (You Know Nothing of Absence); Ceniza (Ash); La piel imaginada (Imagined Skin); Creaturas alucinadas (Hallucinated Creatures and Other Poems That Lie); Poems Not to Read at Your Funeral; Useless Epitaphs; The Madness We Inhabit (anthology). She has represented the country at various literary events, and articles about her work have appeared in various cultural and literary media.

Voice of Exile

On the Other Side of the Domes

I have a light

drawn by the insistence of its birds.

On This Side

darkness.

All dreams the same dream.

Every morning the same morning.

All people the same people.

I live and die on this island.

Basilica of Our Lady of the Angeles in Cartago, Costa Rica

The Basilica of Our Lady of the Angeles is the Patroness of Costa Rica. The Basilica for her worship is located in Cartago and is one of the most important churches in the entire country.

Costa Rican parishioners and devotees also call Our Lady of the Angels, as a term of endearment, “La Negrita” (The Black One).

It is said that in 1635, Juana Pereira found a stone with an image of Our Lady of the Angeles holding the baby Jesus. Juana picked up the stone and took it home. The next day, when she passed by again, the place was very close to the spring. She found another one, slightly larger stone carved with the same image of Our Lady of the Angels. She again picked it up to take it home, but when she arrived, she couldn’t find the image from the day before, no matter how hard she looked for it. This is how the first miracle occurred. In 1755, construction began on the altar that has been preserved today, even after the 1991 earthquake.

Our Lady of the Angels is known for her great miracles, and in August and September of each year, the most important celebration takes place, the Pilgrimage, when the Virgin is taken to the cathedral of Cartago and from there returned in a procession popularly known as the Pasada de La Negrita de los Ángeles (Pass of the Black Angels).

Costa Rica

En momentos en que el mundo requiere esperanza, Costa Rica representa un tanto esta ilusión al ser uno de los pocos países del mundo que no cuenta con ejército permanente desde que en 1984 se promulgó la Ley de Neutralidad Perpetua. Se encuentra en Centroamérica y es reconocido por sus paisajes, dada la continua protección al medioambiente por parte de diferentes proyectos gubernamentales, así, aproximadamente una cuarta parte de su territorio corresponde a selvas protegidas, repletas de fauna, como el mono araña y las aves quetzales; así como sus costas tanto en el Caribe como en el Pacífico, sus volcanes y, en general, su biodiversidad.

Cristian Alfredo Solera 

Cristian Alfredo Solera (San José, 1975) Profesor de literatura. Fue miembro directivo de la Asociación de Autores de Costa Rica. Autor de los libros: Traficante de auroras; Itinerario nocturno de tu voz; Tú no sabes nada de la ausencia; Ceniza; La piel imaginada; Criaturas alucinadas y otros poemas que mienten; Poemas para no leer en tu funeral; Epitafios inútiles; La locura que habitamos (antología). Ha representado al país en distintos eventos literarios y artículos sobre su obra han aparecido en diversos medios culturales y literarios.

Voz de exilio

Del otro lado de las cúpulas

tengo una luz

dibujada por la insistencia de sus pájaros.

De este lado

oscuridad.

Todos los sueños el mismo sueño.

Todas las mañanas la misma mañana.

Todas las gentes la misma gente.

Vivo y muero en esta isla.

Basílica de Nuestra Señora de los Ángeles en Cartago, Costa Rica

La Basílica de Nuestra Señora de los Ángeles es la Patrona de Costa Rica, la Basílica para su adoración se encuentra en Cartago y es una de las iglesias más importantes de todo el país. 

A la Virgen de Nuestra Señora de los Ángeles como término de cariño los feligreses y devotos costarricenses la llaman también: la Negrita. 

Cuentan que en 1635 Juana Pereira encontró en una piedra con la imagen de la Virgen de los Ángeles con el niño Jesús en brazos. Juana recogió la piedra y se la llevó a casa. Al día siguiente cuando volvió a pasar por ahí, el lugar se encontraba muy cerca del manantial encontró otra piedra un poco más grande tallada con la misma imagen de la Virgen de los Ángeles, de nuevo la tomó para llevarla a casa y cuando llegó no encontró la imagen del día anterior por más que la buscó, así fue como se manifestó el primer milagro, de manera que en 1755 se inició con la construcción del Altar que se ha conservado en la actualidad, incluso después del terremoto de 1991. 

Nuestra Señora de los Ángeles es conocida por sus grandes milagros y en agosto y septiembre de cada año se da lugar a la celebración más importante, la Romería, pues se lleva a la Virgen a la catedral de Cartago y de ahí se devuelve con una procesión denominada popularmente la Pasada de La Negrita de los Ángeles.

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