28 of us travelled from three provinces, made new friends and enjoyed looking out for one another as we journeyed together. We will look back fondly on this marvelous group, and look forward to meeting again!
We stopped to visit Iglesia de la Nuestra Señora de las Mercedes on our way from Sarchi. The instruction, shipment, and construction of the church were a coordinated effort of Grecia's population, the Catholic Church, the Costa Rican government, and Alejo E. Jiménez Bonnefil (1858-1922), a Costa Rican coffee producer and exporter who was in charge of commanding and importing the church from the manufacturer Ateliers de la Société de Couvillet in Belgium, in the late 19th Century.
