Old Pruiscal Cathedral

Remember some time ago I showed a photo of a painting of an old cathedral that was done by the woman who lived here before us?

Well, last Sunday we discovered that cathedral in person. We went to this town to speak in Sacrament meeting. That was quite an experience too. Puriscal is a mountain town south of the road we take from here to get to the Manuel Antonio beach park. The roads were very windy and narrow but otherwise paved and in good shape. It was a sunny and pretty day.

Since it is the rainy season, everything is green and full of life. But the Cathedral is a ruin.

Apparently some few years ago it was destoyed by an earthquake.

It is still very beautiful and interesting and I can see why Sister Larkin wanted to paint it.

But because of the danger involved, there is a chain link fence surrounding it and no one is allowed to enter even the grounds.

View from the steps leading up to the front.

We walked all around it but the pictures were all taken through the chain link fence.

Once a beautiful colored glass window over the front balcony.

Side view.

Arched windows.

Front towers and side view including chain link fence.

I don't know when it was destroyed. The book didn't have much to say about it, but to me it was very intriguing.