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Cartago, Costa Rica
Cartago is a city in the central valley of Costa Rica, founded in 1563 by Juan Vázquez de Coronado. It was the colonial capital until 1823, when the capital moved to San José after a brief civil war between the towns. Damaged by earthquakes, notably in 1910, it is the site of the Basilica of Our Lady of the Angels, the country's main place of pilgrimage.
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