The first chapel was in the terminal where the grotto of the heart of Jesus is located. The first temple was made of wood and tin, in 1968 the chapel was demolished and the new one was built, which is still standing today. When it was built it was very narrow, it is said that the church had one more cupola, but it was removed to [...]

The initial chapel was on Lobo Street, in the house of Mrs. Julia Lobo, where the few neighbors gathered to celebrate the Eucharist. Later, a wooden chapel was built near this house in 1922. Sacristan Ricardo Chavarría recalls that the neighbors on the side of Arroyo Street (now Calle al Monte de la Cruz), when the flow of the river [...]

The first chapel was in the terminal where the grotto of the heart of Jesus is located. The first temple was made of wood and tin, in 1968 the chapel was demolished and the new one was built, which is still standing today. When it was built it was very narrow, it is said that the church had one more cupola, but it was removed to [...]

This temple in honor of the apostle Santiago el Mayor, who came to Spain, was inaugurated in 1970, this is the third temple, made all of brick by the pioneer families of the district. The first temple was on the side of the square, it was known as the patio de beneficio. In that sector there was an adobe temple that fell down [...].

The construction of the temple consists of a first building of adobe walls and tile roof, in the predominant colonial style of that time, which as a consequence of earthquakes and the deterioration caused by the passing of the years was demolished and a third temple was built with the support of a Construction Board. The first priest who said mass was [...].

The heart of a canton, our Neogothic Temple is Cultural Heritage The history goes back to the first hermitage, built in adobe by neighbors in 1862, which was dedicated to our patron saint, San Rafael. But during the episcopate of Bishop Bernardo Thiel and due to the consecration of the canton, it was necessary to have [...]