Walk of faith. . .

August 2 was the traditional pilgrim's walk here in Costa Rica and in a lot of other places in Central America. Most of the folks head to the church in Cartago (right). Here, people walk to the church in Los Angeles, which is maybe 8 or so miles from us here at the hotel.

Unfortunately, I'm not well-versed in the lore or rationale behind the walk, as it is primarily a Catholic thing.

It is a yearly occurrence and while the roads aren't closed, they are pretty crowded with folks walking from all over to get to the respective churches. Some people walk 1 or 2 miles, others walk 10 or 12, depending on where they live.

Interestingly, this is about the only time of the year that people walking on the sides of the roads have on reflective vests and carry flashlights. The rest of the time, they don't have any safety gear on at all.