Nov. 28, 2024

Ruinas de Cartago

Ruinas de Cartago

How long ago was your last confession? In this episode, Ayden shares a story that revolves around a forbidden desire that leads to a tragic confrontation, resulting in a curse that haunts a church in Costa Rica

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How long ago was your last confession? In this episode, Ayden shares a story that revolves around a forbidden desire that leads to a tragic confrontation, resulting in a curse that haunts a church in Costa Rica

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A cool friends, it's me Adrian or Aiden. Either way,

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I am still your host and you are still listening

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to Sustal, the podcast of Ouky' spooky scary stories centered

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on paranormal folklore from Latin American and Hispanic cultures. Welcome back,

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thank you for rejoining me once again, and if this

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is your first time, don't be scared, it's okay. Welcome

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to the Haunted House, to the Susto fam, and thank

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you for being here. I cannot believe that we are what.

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It's the end of November. This is wild, this month

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flew by. I am so ready for little bit of

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a break. I'm so ready to relax. I love the

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holidays as much as I love spooky season. Right that

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is like the beginning of the holiday season itself, all

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the bur months. I said this at the beginning. They're

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my favorites. It's when it gets cooler outside I can

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dress in layers. My heated blanket is constantly plugged in.

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So I'm so excited. A couple quick things before we

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get into today's episode. If you have not heard it,

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I was recently on the I believe it's still the latest.

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I don't think she's uploaded in you and yet on

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the latest episode of True Crime Cases with Laneye or

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as I love to call her, Slaney My Honestly, I'm

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going to say it, Laney is like a mentor to

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me in the podcasting world. Go please listen to that episode,

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but not only that episode, all of her other episodes

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because her voice is like butter, It's beautiful. So I

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try to put on, you know, my Laney hat and

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deliver my best true crime script voiceover. It was a

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really interesting episode, so again highly suggest you. I'll go

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check that out again. It's True Crime Cases with Laney

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and the episode was the Kendall and Gwen Myers episode

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published on the fifteenth. I also want to give a huge,

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huge thank you to Critical Mystery Studies as a whole

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and everyone that went into that. So thank you so

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much to the Department of Chicano and Chicana Studies, the

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Department of English, the Institute for American Indian Research, the

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Center for Regional Studies of Central La La Rasa, the

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Southwest Hispanic Research Institute, and the College of Arts and Sciences.

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Thank you so much for having me out for Critical

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Mystery Studies. It was so much fun. I truly. I

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think I've said this before, but it felt kind of

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like small fish big pond, or like the big fish

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and the I don't know just whatever the fish theory

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is or analogy. I just I was out there and

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I felt a little intimidated at first, and then I again,

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I'm trying to give myself more credit and allow myself

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to feel purpose in those kinds of spaces, if that

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makes sense either way. Aside from whatever was happening in

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my head, everyone involved there made it such an amazing time.

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They made me feel so welcomed, and all the presentations

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were amazing. So definitely I would say keep an eye

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out for i'll say, maybe some collaborations to come out

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of that in the future. But I also want to

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give a huge shout out to the graduate students who

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helped organize and run the show. You all did an

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amazing job at Congratulations and also good luck in your programs.

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And I also want to give a very special shout

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out because I want to show you all how community

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really works. Whenever I ask you all to recommend me

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to an organizer or to an event planner or anything,

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or recommend them to me, this really works, so huge

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shout out to two of the graduate students, to Dante,

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who I met at the Latinix Pop Lab at UT

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a couple months ago. They introduced SUSTO to one of

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the other graduate students, Rebecca, who is actually kind of

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like my moderator for my sessions at CMS, and then

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Rebecca introduced Susto to doctor Goodwin, who then reached out

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to me. So thank you all so much, because essentially

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you your sharing of the word of Soustal, You're scheming,

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you're planning, you're plotting, whatever you want to call it.

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It worked and it provided me an amazing opportunity and

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I am so so grateful for that. So huge shout

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out to both of you, and again also to doctor

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Godwin for reaching out to me ultimately and inviting me

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to participate in CMS again. It was an amazing experience.

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I uploaded some vlogs on a Patreon for Best Goolfriends,

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So if you are a best girlfriend and you have

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not seen those, those are up there. I did like

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a like a daily vlog kind of thing while I

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was there. It was really quick three days, and on

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my final morning there, I flew out extra early to

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come back home, but I did try and recap as

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best I could my time there, because New Mexico is

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a beautiful place. It's a historic place, and it is

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truly what do they call it. I think they call

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it the City of Enchantment Albuquerque, but it was just

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it's a place full of history and folklore. Aside from that,

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so so cool to be out there and to listen

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to other people who do similar work to Sustal, or

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not even similar at all, but it's just like, I

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don't know, it was just so cool. I'm very happy

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for my time that I spent out there and grateful

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for it. Next month December. I mentioned this in a

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previous episode, but I will be taking the month of

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December off, but have no fear we will be doing

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this is the second time. Last year we did this

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and it got really positive response from a lot of you,

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so I'm doing it again this year. Whatever. I don't

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have an official name for it. It's like a creature

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feature swap monster instead of swamp monster. You get it, funny, right,

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whatever you want to call it. We are doing feed

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swaps all month, So each week of December I will

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be doing a feed swap with another show that I

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really enjoy and I think you all would really enjoy

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as well. In case you haven't heard that term before,

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feed swap, it's kind of like a promotional tactic that

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we do in podcasting. I'm pulling back the curtain for

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y'all a little bit here, but I think it's also

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a really great way to share with you all the

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things that I'm interested in and maybe that I think

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you would also like. But anyway, a feed swap is

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two podcasts send an episode to each other and we

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post it on our on our feeds. Essentially, so think

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of okay, so you've seen wife swap, right, I'm kidding,

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but yeah, essentially, it's it's what it sounds like, and yeah,

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it's just I think it's a fun opportunity to introduce

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you all to some other shows that you maybe have

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not heard of, or maybe you have, or and vice versa.

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And these shows will also be introducing me to their audiences,

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and so I'm looking forward to I think it's a

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fun kind of thing for podcasters to do. So I

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hope you all enjoyed it again this year. And I

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will also say, if you all ever think of a

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show like, oh, you know, just like the events kind

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of thing. I'm always here to hear your recommendations, so yeah,

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never be shy to kind of send those things in.

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All right, So leaning towards this week's episode, Now, this

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is our first feature episode coming out of Costa Rica.

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I don't think we've covered anything in Costa Rica before,

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so this is exciting and this is also an episode.

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Thank you again very much to Jeffrey Doyle my mam

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mam for researching and writing this episode. With that being said,

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we're going to jump into today's story, which is the

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story of Las Ruena's de Cartago. In the colonial city

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of Cartago, Costa Rica, in the year fifteen seventy seven,

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life was both simple and tumultuous. In the shadow of

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the Turrialba volcano. Gartago was a fledgling settlement, marked by

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its cobbled streets, humble homes, and an unassuming church of

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rough hewn wood. The Santiago Aposto or Saint James Apostle Parish,

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though modest, was the spiritual heart of the town. Its

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priest father, Miguel de Alvarado, was a man of command presence,

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known for his fiery sermons and iron will beneath his

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priestly robes. However, he carried a soul weighed down by

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forbidden desires and unbridled pride. Miguel's older brother, Don Esteban Dlvarrado,

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was the town's mayor. Don Esebon was a man of

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little ambition but great pomp. He was a slothful leader

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who enjoyed parading through the streets in his fine Spanish attire,

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basking in the adoration of the townsfolk. His wife, Isabella,

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was as radiant as the son, her laughter a melody

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that haunted Miguel's every thought. Miguel found every excuse to

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linger near Isabella, offering her spiritual counsel, delivering small gifts

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under the guise of parish generosity, and even visiting their

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home under the pretense of familial duty. He hung on

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to her every word, captivated by her grace, his attention

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always fell on indifferent ears. To Isabella, Miel was nothing

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more than her husband's austere younger brother and the town's priest.

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Her conversations with him were polite but distant, always centered

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on faith or her husband's affairs. Each casual dismissal, every

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subtle reminder of the boundary between them fanned the flames

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of Miguel's anger and jealousy. What began as love twisted

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into a bitter obsession, the sting of unrequited desire, eroding

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his soul and replacing devotion with envy and rage. The

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priest's emotions, though bound by his holy vows, festered into

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hatred for his brother. On New Year's Eve, the church

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bells of Santiago Aposto rang out to summon the faithful

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to mass. The humble knave overflowed with villagers eager to

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welcome the new year. In odd prayer, Father Miguel delivered

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a passionate homily, his voice thunderous as he spoke of

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repentance and the wages of sin, but his gaze often

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wandered to the mayor and his wife, seated in the

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front pew. Estheban, oblivious to the sermon's intensity, yawned and fidgeted,

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while Isabella's serene demeanor only deepened Miguel's anguish. As the

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mass ended and the congregation dispersed, Miguel lingered near the altar,

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his mind clouded with dark thoughts. Estheban, as was his custom,

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stayed behind to drink from the church's modest stores of

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sacramental wine, laughing at his own witless jokes. When the

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church had emptied, Miguel confronted his brother in the shadow

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of the flickering candlelight. Words were exchanged, sharp, venomous words

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that cut deeper than any blade. Estheban in his arrogance,

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mocked miguel strict life, and hinted at his unspoken feelings

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for Isabella. Miguel, shaking with rage, seized the knife he

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used for the altar's offerings. His hand struck quickly plunging

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the blade into his brother's chest. A step on gast,

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his eyes wide with shock as he crumbled to the

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stone floor. Miguel stood over him, his holy robes stained

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with blood, the sanctity of the church desecrated by his crime.

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Miguel worked through the night digging a grave in the churchyard.

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The soil was damp and heavy, the stars above offering

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no solace. He buried his brother beneath the earth, marking

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the spot only with his guilt. In the days that followed,

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Miguel resolved to erase the stain of his sin. He

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proposed a grand plan to the town council, a new

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stone church, one worthy of Santiago Appo Bristol, would rise

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where the modest chapel now stood. The council, eager to

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elevate Gartago's status, embraced the idea. Miguev framed the construction

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as an act of devotion, never revealing his true motivations.

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As the years passed, the new church slowly took shape.

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Blocks of stone replaced the wooden beams, and skilled artisans

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crafted intricate carvings of saints and angels. The townsfolk marveled

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at the transformation, praising Miguev for his vision and dedication,

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but the priest's soul remained tormented. Each stone lad felt

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like another sin added to his burden, the weight of

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the church pressing down on his conscience. In the stillness

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of the night, he would kneel before the unfinished altar,

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whispering prayers of repentance that never seemed to reach heaven.

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The new Santiago Apostol Church became a beacon of faith

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and pride for Cartago, but Miguel could never look upon

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it without seeing his brother's shadow. The grave beneath the

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churchyard remained undisturbed, hidden beneath layers of stone and time.

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The Santiago Apostle Church was completed in fifteen eighty five,

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a magnificent structure that stood as the pride of Cartago.

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Its towering walls and ornate carvings told a story of

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faith and resilience. Yet the shadow of sin loomed over

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the holy ground. Father Miguel de Alvarado, the architect of

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this grand vision, passed away quietly in sixteen o seven,

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his death marked by a storm that rattled the church

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windows and sent a chill through its parishioners. In the

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days following his burial, eerie tells began to circulate among

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the townsfolk. A figure cloaked in mist was said to

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wander the churchyard at night, its footsteps echoing softly against

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the stone walls. An unfortunate few in the town would

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see a more dreadful figure, the priest, draped in blood

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stained robes, his face obscured by shadow and seemingly missing altogether.

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The faithful whispered that it was Miguel, his soul bound

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to the sight of his sin, unable to ascend to heaven. Soon,

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the land itself seemed to rebel against the church. In

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sixteen thirty, a violent earthquake shook Cartago, splitting the earth

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and reducing the Santiago Apostle Church to rubble. The townspeople, undeterred,

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began to rebuild, believing that their faith would overcome any obstacle,

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but the ground would not rest. The rebuilt church crumbled

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again in sixteen fifty six, destroyed by another earthquake. The

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devastating cycle repeated in seventeen eighteen, seventeen fifty six, and

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eighteen forty one. Each time the faithful tried to restore

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the church, the earth would quake, as if rejecting their efforts.

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By nineteen ten, the most devastating earthquake yet struck Cartago,

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leaving only the walls of Santiago Apostal Church standing. The

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once proud structure now resembled a skeletal ruin, its grandeur

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a memory swallowed by time. The townspeople, weary and fearful,

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began to see the pattern as a divine sign. They

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abandoned their plans to rebuild the church, leaving the cursed

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grounds untouched. Today, the ruins of the Santiago Apostal Church

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stand as a silent reminder of the past. The broken

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walls frame an open park where children play and visitors stroll,

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unaware of the secrets buried beneath their feet. Some say

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that on quiet nights, the ghostly figure of Father Miel

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can still be seen pacing the grounds, his hands clasped

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in vain. The ghost is still said to be missing, ahead,

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unable to ever say a prayer and earn forgiveness for

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his sins. The people of Carthago live in harmony, with

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the ruins, now embracing them as a symbol of resilience

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and humility. The earthquakes have ceased and the earth rests,

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Yet the story of Father Miguel and his sin lives

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on in whispers and shadows, a cautionary tale of pride, passion,

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and the inescapable weight of guilt. Welcome back, ghool friends.

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I've said this before. The idea of something that is

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not supposed to be scary is scarier when it is,

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you know what I mean? I think I said that

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that's why children ghosts are scary, because you know, kids

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are they're innocent. They're usually like fun and lively, and

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they're silly, and they're just little kids, right. But then

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when you see a ghost kid, it's like Oh, that

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is so tragic. That's not supposed to be sad, that's

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not supposed to be scary, and that's why it is

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extra scary. The same thing I think goes for religious symbols,

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even though I know I've talked about Catholicism being inherently spooky,

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but like you think of like a priest, right, the

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idea of a priest is supposed to be a safe figure, right,

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a holy figure. That is not always the case. So

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I think that's what makes it extra like. That's just

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like the twist of the knife, right, No, like call

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back to the show intended, but that's kind of the

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twist of the blade, right, is like, oh, this is

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not supposed to be bad or negative, but it is,

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and so it makes it extra bad or extra negative.

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I will say, though, again, this is our first story

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out of Costa Rica, and shout out to our research

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assistant and co writer Jeffrey Doyle. Thank you so much

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for this story. It was so well. Just some quick

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notes about the story. So, as always, there are variations

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of these stories, and there are variations because there is

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uncertainty about whether the priest killed his brother and to

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stuck there as eternal penance or if the mayor killed

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the priest by beheading him, and so that's why there's

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that detail at the end of the priest having no head.

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But also we thought it would be really cool or

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I mean, just depending what we think really cool is right,

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it would be interesting if, oh, the reason this priest

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cannot earn forgiveness or pray for forgiveness is because he

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has no head. We just thought it was like an

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interesting take. But in another popular version of the story

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is that the they I think they're still brothers. And

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again that could be another variation. But in the other version,

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the priest does have an affair with the mayor's wife

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and then the mayor finds out and then he kills

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the priest instead of the way that we did it.

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In this story, haunting by priest is a little scarier

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than like a mayor, right, I don't know, you know,

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sometimes you got to do things for the effect. But

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that it is like a real version that is told

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of this story. So one note, I think this is

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kind of sweet, but I guess maybe important to say

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that Jeffrey loved here is that the names are made up,

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and any similarity to any person living or dead is

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purely coincidental, So Miguel and a step on those are

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made up people names. But this place is a real

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place though. I always love when these stories are rooted

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in a real location. The pictures of this church are beautiful.

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Jeff was showing them to me. He sent the link

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and I was going through them, and I said, can

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we actually go get married here? Because it's a beautiful structure.

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It is gorgeous and it's truly like it says in

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the story, it's kind of like a park. But of

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course these pictures will be posted on social media and

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direct links will be available on the Sustal Google docs,

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on Patreon dot Comstal podcast. But yeah, this is it's

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a beautiful space. So I can definitely see though, how

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you know, once the sun sets and it's nighttime, and

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if it's lit up in a certain way, then yeah,

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I could definitely come off as creepy. But in the

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daytime it looks Again, I just can't keep saying how

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nice it looks. It's beautiful, and there's all these like

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plaques and signs talking about it. It's ruins of the

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temple of the Santiago Apostol Parish or in Spanish Ruinas

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de la Iglesia Barochial the Santiago. Go ahead and check

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out the social posts for this episode because those pictures

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look really cool. So the first source that we want

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to get into is from a Vacations Costa Rica dot

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com And this one, I think is a really fun

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source because this is actually a list of haunted places

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and urban legends in Costa Rica. So I'm gonna go

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through them and go through the shorter versions of these,

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and who knows, maybe we will cover or dedicate an

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episode to a few of these in the future to

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cover more Costa Rica, right, because we're missing a lot here.

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It's Vacations Costadica dot com most creepy places in Costa Rica,

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ghost Stories and urban legends of haunted places. This says,

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would you believe that at Paradise like GHOSTAA, famous for

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its lush rainforests and beautiful beaches, also has a spooky

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side filled with eerie tales and ghostly encounters. Yep. I

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love that the article says, yep, the country's haunted history

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mixes folk legends, colonial stories, and modern urban myths passed

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down through generations, and so it says a little bit more.

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But I want to get into these. So the first

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one is the haunted San Jose, San Juan de ViOS Hospital,

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San Jose. So is it the hospital or the city itself? Right? So?

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And I believe San Jose is the capital of Costa

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Rica and the Ruinas are a little bit away from them.

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But I'm sure we'll see that against you. But this

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says San Jose has plenty of creepy stories. San Juan

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de Jos Hospital, Costa Rica's oldest hospital, is steeped in

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history and ghostly tales. Built in the nineteenth century, this

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hospital is famous for the story of La Monre del

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Vaso or the Nun with the Glass again, creepy religious figures.

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A ghost nun is So I forget which movie it

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has to be one of like the movies in the

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Conjuring universe, but whenever they should or hello the nun. Right,

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But there's a shot in another movie, and I feel

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like this kind of shot is like it's a common

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trope of the floating nuns and their faces are blacked

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out or their eyes are white it out. Yeah, just

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like scary nuns are extra scary because they're nuns. Put

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that on a shirt. This says. According to the legend,

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a young woman was forced by her family to become

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a nun. She wasn't dedicated to her duties, especially when

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it came to comforting the dying. One day, a dying

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man asked her for a glass of water, but she refused. Okay,

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it's one thing to be like, no, I don't want

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to be a nun, like this isn't for me. It's

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another thing to be a mean girl. Right, this is

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kind of silly that she's a nun. And she was like, well,

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I don't want to be a nun. But aside from that,

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she's like, I'm also gonna bully this dying man. So anyway,

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it says, she refused, and he passed away soon after. Okay,

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I don't think that the glass of water would have

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made a difference on whether or not he lived or died,

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but also it, you know, for his comfort, for his dignity,

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like be nice girl, Gees says, and he passed away

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soon after. Regret haunted her, but she died before she

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could repent, leaving her spirit cursed to wander the hospital,

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offering drops of water to mourners as penance. Okay, that

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is creepy. Imagine you're in this hospital and you're being

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given water and then this figure disappears. I don't know.

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Hospitals are also scary places. This continues. Visitors and staff

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have reported sightings of the ghostly nun, particularly near the

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rooms of the dying. People have experienced sudden chills and

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heard mysterious footsteps, adding to the hospital's eerie reputation. If

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you're feeling brave, a visit to San Juan de ViOS

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Hospital might give you a first hand encounter with La

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Monchre del Vasso. The next one is House of the

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Seven Hanged Ones, again in San Jose. Jesus, all right,

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this is I already don't like the way this sounds.

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I haven't read this yet, so let's see what it says.

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Located in San Jose, the House of the Seven Hanged

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Ones is one of Gusta Rica's most notorious haunted sites.

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The house was built in nineteen twenty by Air Norr

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and was later passed down to his son John otto

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Noor and his wife. This is when it became infamous

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because of a gruesome legend. According to one version, Otto

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nor killed his five children and wife before hanging himself God.

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Another says it's seven inhabitants hung themselves for no known reason,

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one in each of the seven windows facing the street.

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That is terrifying. Despite the lack of concrete evidence and

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owners refuting the legend, this chilling tale has persisted. The mansion,

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combining Victorian and Neoclassical architectural styles, draws many visitors hoping

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to experience paranormal activities, especially around Halloween. And yeah, this

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place looks really cool too. One, two, three, four, five, six, seven.

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I can see eight windows. I mean, it's like it's

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two floors, but I don't know if it's eight rooms.

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I don't know why I'm counting anyway, but I can

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see how this just like the facade of this building,

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I think lends itself to being scary. This continues. The

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popularity of the mansion grew in the late nineteen nineties

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and early two thousands, as the building caught up in

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an inheritance dispute had fallen into disrepair, adding to its spookiness.

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Of course, the condition of it became so bad that

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the city had its slated for demolition. However, the Heritage

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Center of the Ministry of Culture and Youth gave it

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protected status as a historical architectural heritage, and it has

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since been restored to its original glory. Okay, I'm glad

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they saved it because it is a really cool building.

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I also just I love old architecture, historical buildings. They

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just look cool. You know. This finishes off. While the

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truth behind the House of the Seven Hanged Ones remains uncertain,

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its dark story continues to be a compelling part of

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San Jose's haunted history. Okay, so definitely, I think a

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trip to San Jose is in order. This next one

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says the spooky side of Nikoya Peninsula, the cursed island

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of East La San Lucas. This says East La San Lucas,

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located off the coast of Nikoya Peninsula, is famous for

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its dark part. As a former prison. Established in eighteen

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seventy three, it housed some of the country's most dangerous

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criminals until it closed in nineteen ninety one. The prison

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was notorious for its harsh conditions, overcrowding and the brutal

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treatment of inmates. So this is already kind of giving

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me Alcatraz right like prison on an island Before it

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was a prison site, The island was a burial ground

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for indigenous people. God, of course it was and was

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the location that the Spanish used as a camp for

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natives that they captured and eventually killed. That is disgusting.

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I think obviously we know why. That is gross. That

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is so terrible. To add insult to injury, that this

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was a camp and a burial ground. They built this

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a prison of all things, A prison was built over it.

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That's gross. Whoever built that? Hell immediately this continues. Over

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the years, numerous tragic events unfolded on the island. Yeah duh,

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including riots, mysterious deaths, and brutal punishments. As a matter

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of fact, a hidden passage leading to a torture cell

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was recently discovered during in renovations. Oh my god. These

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events have given rise to many ghost stories and eerie

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experiences reported by visitors. Listen, we already know what the

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soustal Ethos is right, is that trauma is inherently tied

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to the paranormal. The layers of trauma in this place

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of colonization, genocide, the prison industrial complex, and then also

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one of the worst kinds of prisons. That is horrible, Like, yeah,

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no shit, it's haunted. This says former prisoners and guards

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have shared spine chilling accounts of paranormal activity. People have

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claimed to hear disembodied voices, footsteps, and even screams echoing

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through the abandoned buildings. Some spoke of shadowy figures wandering

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the halls, while others mentioned cold spots and an overwhelming

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sense of dread. Local legends say that the spirits of

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tortured souls still linger on the island, unable to find

462
00:27:54.119 --> 00:27:57.759
peace today. San Lucas Island is a national park and

463
00:27:57.839 --> 00:28:01.880
an easy day trip from San Jose have or Santa Teresa.

464
00:28:02.000 --> 00:28:03.960
You can take a tour of the prison, and even

465
00:28:04.000 --> 00:28:06.279
if you don't see or hear anything, the graffiti in

466
00:28:06.319 --> 00:28:09.480
the abandoned buildings can send shivers up your spine. Exploring

467
00:28:09.559 --> 00:28:12.200
Isla San Lucas is not for the faint hearted, but

468
00:28:12.279 --> 00:28:15.519
it offers a unique glimpse into Costa Rica's haunted history.

469
00:28:15.799 --> 00:28:18.480
Are you rave enough to visit? Ghost Hunter's international team

470
00:28:18.759 --> 00:28:21.559
was interesting. I wonder if they did like a video

471
00:28:21.759 --> 00:28:24.920
they did. There's a video of that. I'm gonna watch

472
00:28:24.960 --> 00:28:27.799
that later. Although I don't know how I feel about

473
00:28:28.599 --> 00:28:31.359
like an investigation here, Yeah, I would have to be

474
00:28:31.400 --> 00:28:34.839
done in certain way, a specific way I think, approached

475
00:28:35.200 --> 00:28:37.599
with like ethics in mind. But I don't know if

476
00:28:37.599 --> 00:28:39.160
it can be. I don't know this just and I

477
00:28:39.200 --> 00:28:42.759
wonder what the tours at this park. I mean, it's

478
00:28:42.759 --> 00:28:45.000
a national park, so I would assume that the money

479
00:28:45.160 --> 00:28:47.079
or whatever profit is made is I don't know. I

480
00:28:47.119 --> 00:28:48.839
don't want to get I know some of you have

481
00:28:48.880 --> 00:28:50.359
told me, they're like, no, we love it when you

482
00:28:50.359 --> 00:28:52.119
get in your soapbox. But I also don't want to

483
00:28:52.119 --> 00:28:55.240
be that person all the time. I would just say

484
00:28:55.519 --> 00:28:57.359
this is what I'll say. I will. I could only

485
00:28:57.440 --> 00:29:02.720
hope that whatever profit is being made is somehow being

486
00:29:03.000 --> 00:29:07.680
given to or redistributed back to indigenous communities or descendants

487
00:29:07.680 --> 00:29:11.400
of indigenous communities, especially from this area, because anything else

488
00:29:11.400 --> 00:29:14.160
I think is unethical. And I'll just leave that there. Okay.

489
00:29:14.359 --> 00:29:19.200
This next one, the Restless Spirits of Blaya Grande, Montezuma. Montezuma,

490
00:29:19.400 --> 00:29:22.319
known for its laid back vibe, hides a mysterious secret

491
00:29:22.359 --> 00:29:25.720
on its beautiful Blaa Grande Beach off the rocky shores

492
00:29:25.759 --> 00:29:29.000
of the Pacific on the Nicoya Peninsula. Blaya Grande is

493
00:29:29.079 --> 00:29:32.960
rumored to be an ancient burial ground nearby Kabuya Island

494
00:29:33.200 --> 00:29:36.720
still holds an active cemetery, adding to the eerie atmosphere.

495
00:29:36.880 --> 00:29:40.200
Visitors to Blaya Grande have reported strange happenings at night.

496
00:29:40.440 --> 00:29:43.240
Ghostly figures thought to be spirits of the indigenous people

497
00:29:43.240 --> 00:29:46.640
buried there, have been seen patrolling the beach, scaring away

498
00:29:46.680 --> 00:29:49.880
those who dare to venture out after dark. Nighttime hikers

499
00:29:50.079 --> 00:29:53.759
share tales of these ghostly encounters, describing sightings of shadowy

500
00:29:53.799 --> 00:29:57.400
figures and eerie sounds. Whether these stories are real hauntings

501
00:29:57.480 --> 00:30:00.599
or just the imaginations of not so so repart alreadygoers

502
00:30:00.599 --> 00:30:04.400
in Monte Zuma, also nicknamed Montefuma Oh God for its

503
00:30:04.480 --> 00:30:08.640
party scene That's Terrible, remains a mystery. Despite the spooky

504
00:30:08.640 --> 00:30:11.279
tales blag on this beauty and a lure are hard

505
00:30:11.400 --> 00:30:13.720
to resist. So what do you say? Would you spend

506
00:30:13.759 --> 00:30:15.799
a day soaking up the sun on this beautiful beach

507
00:30:15.960 --> 00:30:18.160
now that you know the secrets it may hold after

508
00:30:18.359 --> 00:30:22.440
the dark? Again, why are we doing things on burial grounds?

509
00:30:22.599 --> 00:30:25.240
It's rumored to be an ancient burial ground, so we

510
00:30:25.279 --> 00:30:27.319
don't know that it is. It's not. I don't want

511
00:30:27.319 --> 00:30:31.400
to say legit because what systems legitimize these things? Right?

512
00:30:31.480 --> 00:30:33.759
But I'm wondering, like what evidence is there to say

513
00:30:33.759 --> 00:30:35.960
that it is one or isn't, Like has a body

514
00:30:36.000 --> 00:30:39.720
been found there more than one set of remains or something.

515
00:30:40.079 --> 00:30:42.440
But still I don't want to be on a beach

516
00:30:42.519 --> 00:30:44.799
that used to be a grave site. I mean, there's

517
00:30:44.799 --> 00:30:49.079
one that's nearby, an active cemetery, but still spooky, Like

518
00:30:49.119 --> 00:30:50.799
I don't want to be swimming with the ghosts. I

519
00:30:50.839 --> 00:30:53.480
am already scared of big open bodies of water, so

520
00:30:53.720 --> 00:30:57.119
add ghosts to it. No thank you, haunted Ocean, No

521
00:30:57.279 --> 00:31:00.880
thank you. This next one is the ghosts of Cartago

522
00:31:01.240 --> 00:31:05.799
El Sanatorio Duran, the ruinas that we covered, and we're

523
00:31:05.799 --> 00:31:07.440
going to get more into detail about them. I know

524
00:31:07.480 --> 00:31:09.359
that I'm going like a big circle, but I thought

525
00:31:09.400 --> 00:31:11.960
this would be fun. Or in Cartago, so again the

526
00:31:12.039 --> 00:31:16.240
Santiago Apostole Parish, the church there in Cartago. But there

527
00:31:16.319 --> 00:31:20.039
is also something else here, this says. Sanatorio Duran, located

528
00:31:20.079 --> 00:31:23.519
in Cartago, is one of Costa Rica's most infamous haunted sites,

529
00:31:23.720 --> 00:31:26.640
also drawing the attention of ghost hunters International. Built in

530
00:31:26.720 --> 00:31:30.640
nineteen fifteen by doctor Carlos Duran. This sanatorium served as

531
00:31:30.680 --> 00:31:34.119
a tuberculosis hospital. AH is going to be sad. I

532
00:31:34.160 --> 00:31:37.359
don't like this verbiage. It says quote, a mental asylum

533
00:31:37.440 --> 00:31:40.440
and even an orphanage before closing in the early nineteen

534
00:31:40.480 --> 00:31:44.160
seventies because of the damage from the nearby Irasu volcano.

535
00:31:44.319 --> 00:31:46.920
The hospital was able to treat and accommodate up to

536
00:31:46.960 --> 00:31:50.680
three hundred patients, and the location was chosen for its altitude, humidity,

537
00:31:50.799 --> 00:31:53.400
and the prevailing winds, all of which today helped the

538
00:31:53.480 --> 00:31:56.519
haunting mood, as chill and fog are common to the

539
00:31:56.599 --> 00:32:00.240
area today. El Sanatorio Duran is a hotspot for ghost

540
00:32:00.319 --> 00:32:04.640
hunters and thrill seekers. Visitors report seeing ghostly apparitions, hearing

541
00:32:04.720 --> 00:32:09.240
unexplained voices, and experiencing sudden drops in temperature. Shadows move

542
00:32:09.279 --> 00:32:12.400
on their own, and people have felt an invisible presence

543
00:32:12.519 --> 00:32:16.079
watching them. Other reports include the laughter and sounds of

544
00:32:16.200 --> 00:32:21.200
ghost children playing again, ghost children, blood colored child sized

545
00:32:21.319 --> 00:32:25.240
hand prints on the walls, ew and even coins being

546
00:32:25.279 --> 00:32:29.160
tossed out of patients' rooms. That's terrifying, and of course

547
00:32:29.240 --> 00:32:31.400
the spirits of see this is what I don't like,

548
00:32:31.480 --> 00:32:34.279
and of course the spirits of former patients and staff

549
00:32:34.319 --> 00:32:37.720
are said to roam the abandoned corridors, reliving their final moments.

550
00:32:37.759 --> 00:32:41.880
This idea of this place that was a quote mental asylum,

551
00:32:41.960 --> 00:32:44.960
which is a place where people just were when there's

552
00:32:44.960 --> 00:32:49.200
say nineteen fifteen, there were definitely people that should not

553
00:32:49.279 --> 00:32:52.440
have been in there, and we're not receiving proper care.

554
00:32:52.640 --> 00:32:54.799
I think we know that now, right, So it's I

555
00:32:54.839 --> 00:32:57.759
think to me, it bothers me that sometimes these places,

556
00:32:57.759 --> 00:32:59.960
I'm not saying this website is doing that. A lot

557
00:33:00.200 --> 00:33:03.839
of time we see it online, people will sensationalize this

558
00:33:03.960 --> 00:33:07.359
and they're like, oh, the mentally ill spirit is here,

559
00:33:07.480 --> 00:33:12.759
And like, I don't that is so mean me being

560
00:33:12.759 --> 00:33:16.519
a cancer, of course, I'm like feeling for these spirits

561
00:33:16.599 --> 00:33:18.920
that may or may not be there. But even just

562
00:33:18.960 --> 00:33:22.039
the experience of living through something like that sounds horrible

563
00:33:22.039 --> 00:33:25.720
in itself, not just like scary for spiritual reasons, but

564
00:33:25.920 --> 00:33:28.720
just like the human experience that is so scary and

565
00:33:28.759 --> 00:33:30.799
sad to think of. But anyway, I don't like when

566
00:33:30.839 --> 00:33:35.279
people taunt alleged patience I mean, of anything. Really, I

567
00:33:35.319 --> 00:33:39.119
don't know. It's again, so boxing it's just one of

568
00:33:39.160 --> 00:33:41.960
those where we want to I think approach it carefully

569
00:33:42.000 --> 00:33:45.519
and gently, this says. The most reported of these spectral

570
00:33:45.599 --> 00:33:48.240
encounters is the ghost of Oh, here we go again,

571
00:33:48.440 --> 00:33:51.720
of a nun who was said to haunt the grounds.

572
00:33:51.759 --> 00:33:54.039
Did she refuse to give them water even while the

573
00:33:54.039 --> 00:33:57.160
hospital was still in operation? Oh, this is nice, it says.

574
00:33:57.279 --> 00:34:00.480
Her appearance is a sign of good luck for patients. Okay,

575
00:34:00.519 --> 00:34:03.759
that's sweet. Another common visitor is the little girl believed

576
00:34:03.839 --> 00:34:06.519
to be the daughter of doctor Duran, for whom he

577
00:34:06.559 --> 00:34:10.960
built this sanatorium hoping to cure her from tuberculosis. She

578
00:34:11.079 --> 00:34:13.840
died in the hospital and now continues to appear to

579
00:34:13.960 --> 00:34:17.320
visitors to share her despair. Why is she in despair?

580
00:34:17.440 --> 00:34:20.360
That is so sad? Her father did something nice for her,

581
00:34:20.639 --> 00:34:23.360
and we're like, nope, she's stuck here, says If you

582
00:34:23.400 --> 00:34:26.719
decide to visit, make sure to have power backup nearby.

583
00:34:27.000 --> 00:34:30.119
Many who bring in their electronic devices have reported suddenly

584
00:34:30.159 --> 00:34:34.920
losing all of their battery power. Scary. This next one

585
00:34:35.039 --> 00:34:38.519
is the vasilica of our Lady of the Angels. There

586
00:34:38.519 --> 00:34:41.039
are quite a few on this thing. Listen, we thought,

587
00:34:41.239 --> 00:34:43.920
if this is going to be the last episode until

588
00:34:43.920 --> 00:34:45.719
the new year, we're going to give you a hefty one.

589
00:34:45.719 --> 00:34:47.639
So I hope that you're enjoying all of these. And again,

590
00:34:47.880 --> 00:34:50.880
if you think any one of these, we should dedicate

591
00:34:51.239 --> 00:34:55.199
an entire episode to it, let me know, or multiple

592
00:34:55.239 --> 00:34:58.119
of them, this says. The Vasilica of Our Lady of

593
00:34:58.159 --> 00:35:01.800
the Angels in Cartago is a site of both miraculous

594
00:35:01.800 --> 00:35:05.760
events and ghostly apparitions. This beautiful church, dedicated to Costa

595
00:35:05.800 --> 00:35:09.159
Rica's patron saint, is a place of deep spiritual significance

596
00:35:09.199 --> 00:35:12.800
and mysterious occurrences. Locals believe that the Virgin Mary has

597
00:35:12.840 --> 00:35:16.760
appeared here multiple times, often helping those in need. The

598
00:35:16.800 --> 00:35:19.880
famous origin story involved the small statue of the Virgin

599
00:35:19.920 --> 00:35:22.840
Mary found by a young girl in sixteen thirty five,

600
00:35:23.280 --> 00:35:25.639
resting on top of a rock and a river. While

601
00:35:25.639 --> 00:35:29.239
that would be very strange to find that a Virgin

602
00:35:29.280 --> 00:35:31.400
Mary statue on top of a rock in a river,

603
00:35:31.440 --> 00:35:34.320
I'm assuming out in like the wilderness, this says. Despite

604
00:35:34.320 --> 00:35:38.719
being moved, the statue repeatedly returned to its original spots, wow,

605
00:35:39.039 --> 00:35:41.920
leading to the construction of the basilica in that area.

606
00:35:42.280 --> 00:35:45.519
Many believe the statue, known as the Black Madonna, possesses

607
00:35:45.559 --> 00:35:49.320
miraculous powers, and numerous pilgrims visit each year, hoping for

608
00:35:49.440 --> 00:35:53.639
healing and blessings. Many stories of answered prayers and interventions

609
00:35:53.760 --> 00:35:57.000
miracles if you will, are attributed to the Black Madonna's grace.

610
00:35:57.519 --> 00:36:01.199
This continues. However, the Basilica isn't known just for miracles.

611
00:36:01.480 --> 00:36:04.760
Alongside them, there are also tales of ghostly apparitions and

612
00:36:04.880 --> 00:36:09.800
unexplained phenomena. Some visitors report seeing shadowy figures and hearing whispers,

613
00:36:09.960 --> 00:36:13.599
especially during quiet hours. Others claim to have seen apparitions

614
00:36:13.599 --> 00:36:16.760
of the Virgin itself, while others report strange lights or

615
00:36:16.800 --> 00:36:21.400
feelings of unease. These stories, combined with the Basilica's rich history,

616
00:36:21.559 --> 00:36:24.840
make it a fascinating destination. Whether you come for the miracles,

617
00:36:25.000 --> 00:36:27.920
history or mysterious tales, the Basilica of Our Lady of

618
00:36:27.920 --> 00:36:31.920
the Angels offers an unforgettable experience. I believe these are

619
00:36:31.960 --> 00:36:35.000
the last two before we move on to the Santiago Apostle,

620
00:36:35.039 --> 00:36:37.760
which is the actual subject of this episode. This says

621
00:36:37.920 --> 00:36:40.800
the haunted forests of Costa Rica legends of the Monte

622
00:36:40.880 --> 00:36:44.679
Vedic Cloud Forest interesting. The Monte Vedic Cloud Forest is

623
00:36:44.760 --> 00:36:48.280
famous for its incredible beauty and rich biodiversity, but it

624
00:36:48.360 --> 00:36:51.519
also has its share of spooky legends and ghostly tales.

625
00:36:51.679 --> 00:36:54.199
One of the most common tales speaks of hikers who

626
00:36:54.239 --> 00:36:56.679
go missing, only to be found later with no memory

627
00:36:56.760 --> 00:36:59.960
of their time in the forest. This is sounding very familiar.

628
00:37:00.719 --> 00:37:03.760
Locals believe these hikers are guided by the spirits of

629
00:37:03.800 --> 00:37:06.280
those who once lived and died in these woods. Okay,

630
00:37:06.320 --> 00:37:09.360
never mind, ah. These ghostly guides are said to appear

631
00:37:09.440 --> 00:37:12.840
as shadowy but friendly figures, helping lost souls find their

632
00:37:12.840 --> 00:37:16.360
way through the thick fog and tricky paths. See. Originally

633
00:37:16.400 --> 00:37:18.679
I thought it was going to be like Lasi Lampa,

634
00:37:18.760 --> 00:37:20.559
just because of the picture here. It's showing the really

635
00:37:20.679 --> 00:37:23.519
misty kind of forest, so I thought, oh, it's another

636
00:37:23.599 --> 00:37:26.480
kind of myst But this one doesn't seem like it's

637
00:37:26.519 --> 00:37:30.159
like a blob kind of thing that eats the people.

638
00:37:30.400 --> 00:37:33.199
This continues. Reports of paranormal activity in the Monte Vette

639
00:37:33.199 --> 00:37:36.280
of the Cloud Forest are quite frequent. Visitors often talk

640
00:37:36.280 --> 00:37:39.440
about hearing whispers when no one is around, feeling sudden

641
00:37:39.480 --> 00:37:44.239
temperature drops, and seeing mysterious lights flickering among the trees. Okay,

642
00:37:44.360 --> 00:37:47.760
now familiar again. Some even claim to have seen apparitions

643
00:37:47.760 --> 00:37:51.199
of ancient indigenous people or early settlers, adding to the

644
00:37:51.199 --> 00:37:55.280
forest's haunted reputation. Despite its eerie stories, the Monte Vette

645
00:37:55.280 --> 00:37:58.559
of the Cloud Forest remains a popular destination for adventurers

646
00:37:58.559 --> 00:38:01.360
and nature lovers. If you're planning a visit, keep your

647
00:38:01.360 --> 00:38:04.559
eyes and ears open. You might just experience a brush

648
00:38:04.679 --> 00:38:09.239
with the supernatural. See my toxic trait is that I

649
00:38:09.280 --> 00:38:11.239
think I would keep my memory if I went in there,

650
00:38:11.400 --> 00:38:14.800
and I want to go see it. The next one

651
00:38:14.840 --> 00:38:18.960
says the mysterious Ossa Peninsula. Anyone living on the Ossa

652
00:38:19.079 --> 00:38:21.400
Peninsula will tell you it's a place where the veil

653
00:38:21.480 --> 00:38:24.599
between the natural world and the spirit realm seems thin,

654
00:38:24.920 --> 00:38:27.880
and hikers venturing into the dense frainforest may feel a

655
00:38:27.960 --> 00:38:31.000
sense of being watched and unsettling awareness that they are

656
00:38:31.039 --> 00:38:34.239
not alone. I feel like that's a common feeling in

657
00:38:34.519 --> 00:38:38.480
the wild, right, the more remote location is. I think

658
00:38:38.519 --> 00:38:41.000
that's kind of the worst case scenario in the back

659
00:38:41.039 --> 00:38:42.760
of your head, is that you think you're alone. You're

660
00:38:42.800 --> 00:38:44.920
supposed to be alone, but you're not. So I think

661
00:38:45.000 --> 00:38:48.559
that's why these kinds of places always present themselves as

662
00:38:48.719 --> 00:38:52.400
really scary, because yeah, that's the worst case scenario. Versus

663
00:38:52.400 --> 00:38:54.679
if you go like a more crowded kind of hiking

664
00:38:54.719 --> 00:38:57.119
spot or place out in the wild. It's less scary

665
00:38:57.119 --> 00:38:59.840
because you're expecting people to be there. So anyway, this

666
00:39:00.079 --> 00:39:03.159
as local Indigenous communities have long spoken of spirits that

667
00:39:03.280 --> 00:39:06.440
roam the dense forests and remote beaches. These spirits are

668
00:39:06.440 --> 00:39:10.119
believed to protect the land, often appearing as shadowy figures

669
00:39:10.199 --> 00:39:12.880
or strange lights to those who venture too far off

670
00:39:12.920 --> 00:39:17.000
the beaten path. I'm seeing a pattern here, these entities

671
00:39:17.000 --> 00:39:21.360
whatever they are presenting themselves as light. I know we've

672
00:39:21.400 --> 00:39:23.400
seen that with other things, like you know, like the

673
00:39:23.400 --> 00:39:26.719
Brugues in Mexico are said to be able to transform

674
00:39:26.760 --> 00:39:29.119
into like balls of fire right and travel that way.

675
00:39:29.280 --> 00:39:31.800
I think with the Leasi Lampa, I think, I want

676
00:39:31.800 --> 00:39:34.480
to say, if I remembering correctly, there was mention of

677
00:39:34.840 --> 00:39:38.320
an orb of light kind of being in the mist figure,

678
00:39:38.519 --> 00:39:40.360
and so again we just saw it in the other one,

679
00:39:40.440 --> 00:39:42.880
the Montevette de Forest, and now this one that lights

680
00:39:42.920 --> 00:39:45.920
are appearing. Anyway, this continues. One of the most chilling

681
00:39:45.960 --> 00:39:48.800
tales involves an ancient curse said to be placed on

682
00:39:48.880 --> 00:39:52.000
anyone who disturbs the sacred sites of the indigenous tribes.

683
00:39:53.159 --> 00:39:57.239
It says legend says that those who disrespect these areas

684
00:39:57.280 --> 00:40:01.639
are doomed to suffer misfortune or even disappear without a trace.

685
00:40:01.920 --> 00:40:05.960
Another chilling story tells of cursed gold mines, their entrances

686
00:40:06.000 --> 00:40:09.639
guarded by vengeful spirits who drive away anyone seeking riches.

687
00:40:09.960 --> 00:40:14.280
And then there's Ciudad Beddida, a lost city swallowed by

688
00:40:14.280 --> 00:40:17.880
the jungle after its inhabitants angered the spirits of the forest.

689
00:40:18.199 --> 00:40:21.400
Their restless souls are set to roam the Osa forever

690
00:40:21.519 --> 00:40:24.880
seeking redemption. Oh my god, I need to go to

691
00:40:24.960 --> 00:40:27.559
Costa Rica now. There's so many cool places that I

692
00:40:27.599 --> 00:40:31.360
want to visit. Okay, the last one that is on

693
00:40:31.400 --> 00:40:33.400
this list, it's not last on the list, but I

694
00:40:33.400 --> 00:40:36.000
saved it for last from this list is, of course,

695
00:40:36.440 --> 00:40:41.639
the namesake for this episode, Las Ruinas la Barochilla or

696
00:40:41.719 --> 00:40:44.119
Ruins of Cartago. I'm gonna explain this because I got

697
00:40:44.119 --> 00:40:46.239
confused when I was first trying to read this, I

698
00:40:46.239 --> 00:40:49.360
was like, there's too many names. Okay, So ruins of Cartago,

699
00:40:49.440 --> 00:40:54.000
it's their Garthago is the place. Barochia is a Spanish

700
00:40:54.079 --> 00:40:58.639
word for parish, so it's also known as the Ruinas

701
00:40:58.679 --> 00:41:02.519
de la Barochia. I'm assuming it's Barochia, so ruinas de

702
00:41:02.599 --> 00:41:05.639
la Barochia, of course, ruins of the parish, and the

703
00:41:05.679 --> 00:41:11.719
parish is the Santiago As parish, so the Santiago as

704
00:41:12.360 --> 00:41:17.199
the ruins of the Santiago apostle parish in Cartago, which

705
00:41:17.320 --> 00:41:21.440
again is a city in Costa Rica. So this says Gartago,

706
00:41:21.679 --> 00:41:24.039
once the capital of Costa Rica, which I think now

707
00:41:24.039 --> 00:41:26.840
at San Jose, is home to the famous Ruinas de

708
00:41:26.920 --> 00:41:30.519
la Barochia or the ruins of the parish. Again, the

709
00:41:30.519 --> 00:41:34.840
parish being Santiago, an unfinished church with a haunting past.

710
00:41:35.280 --> 00:41:38.400
This site is steeped in history, dating back to the

711
00:41:38.480 --> 00:41:43.880
sixteenth century. The church's construction was repeatedly halted by devastating earthquakes,

712
00:41:44.000 --> 00:41:46.719
and it was never completed. Legend has it that the

713
00:41:46.760 --> 00:41:50.119
parish priest was the brother of the town's fiery mayor

714
00:41:50.320 --> 00:41:53.159
and secretly in love with his brother's wife. So again

715
00:41:53.519 --> 00:41:57.800
the version that I told is a variation of this,

716
00:41:58.199 --> 00:42:01.320
and so now even the personalities are switched. Right. When

717
00:42:01.320 --> 00:42:04.400
the mayor discovered this betrayal, he took his brother's life

718
00:42:04.440 --> 00:42:07.239
in a fit of jealousy. Another version of the story

719
00:42:07.280 --> 00:42:09.760
claims that it was the priest who took his brothers

720
00:42:10.000 --> 00:42:12.480
or the mayor's life during New Year's Mass. Again that's

721
00:42:12.480 --> 00:42:15.400
the version we told. Either way. Consumed by guilt, the

722
00:42:15.480 --> 00:42:19.480
surviving brother dedicated himself to building a church to atone

723
00:42:19.559 --> 00:42:22.000
for his sins. I think, not only a tone, but

724
00:42:22.039 --> 00:42:24.559
also to hide what he did. If he wanted to

725
00:42:24.559 --> 00:42:26.679
atone for his sins, he would have maybe I don't know,

726
00:42:26.920 --> 00:42:31.360
confessed turn himself in anything except for hiding the body.

727
00:42:31.480 --> 00:42:36.159
Right anyway, this says, however, shortly after the Fratris side.

728
00:42:36.320 --> 00:42:40.360
Whichever version you believe, I guess Fratris side is murder

729
00:42:40.480 --> 00:42:42.800
or the homicide or the killing of a brother like

730
00:42:42.880 --> 00:42:46.719
frat fraternity brotherhood Fratris side. I'd never heard that word before. Interesting.

731
00:42:46.920 --> 00:42:51.159
A devastating earthquake reduced the parish to rubble. The townsfolk

732
00:42:51.239 --> 00:42:54.559
tried to rebuild numerous times throughout history, in sixteen thirty,

733
00:42:54.599 --> 00:42:57.960
sixteen fifty six, seventeen eighteen, seventeen fifty six, and eighteen

734
00:42:58.000 --> 00:43:00.880
forty one, but every attempt to re the church was

735
00:43:00.960 --> 00:43:05.119
met with the earth trembling, demolishing it over and over again.

736
00:43:05.440 --> 00:43:08.840
By nineteen ten, the townspeople gave up, leaving the ruins

737
00:43:08.880 --> 00:43:12.559
as a stark reminder of the love triangle gone horribly wrong,

738
00:43:12.840 --> 00:43:16.880
and warning to never let such darkness happen again. Today,

739
00:43:17.079 --> 00:43:21.079
visitors to the Ruina ze Laparochia report ghostly sightings and

740
00:43:21.159 --> 00:43:26.599
unexplained events. Local speak of eerie apparitions, strange lights again lights,

741
00:43:26.719 --> 00:43:31.119
and unsettling sounds, especially at night. Some believe the spirits

742
00:43:31.199 --> 00:43:34.000
of those who perished perished with an e not within

743
00:43:34.119 --> 00:43:37.920
a parish, of those who perished in the earthquakes still

744
00:43:38.000 --> 00:43:40.960
linger here. And of course let's not forget the ghost

745
00:43:41.039 --> 00:43:46.119
of a headless priest who still wanders around the ruins. Wow, Okay,

746
00:43:46.119 --> 00:43:47.760
we have a few more sources, but that was a

747
00:43:47.800 --> 00:43:51.360
great one. I loved this collection of all of those stories.

748
00:43:51.760 --> 00:43:54.480
Who wants to go to Costadiga with me and enter

749
00:43:54.559 --> 00:43:57.039
these places first so that I can go behind you.

750
00:43:58.679 --> 00:44:03.159
So the next that we have here is of course Wikipedia,

751
00:44:03.320 --> 00:44:06.920
and this is just about the Santiago Aposto Parish ruins.

752
00:44:07.119 --> 00:44:09.920
So it goes over the history and the folklore. Probably

753
00:44:09.960 --> 00:44:12.119
gonna repeat some of what we heard, but of course

754
00:44:12.159 --> 00:44:14.599
I like to hear from different perspectives. This one says

755
00:44:14.679 --> 00:44:18.320
several churches have existed on this site since fifteen seventy five.

756
00:44:18.360 --> 00:44:21.039
I wonder if it means the iterations of the church itself.

757
00:44:21.239 --> 00:44:23.760
The first building was damaged in sixteen thirty by an

758
00:44:23.800 --> 00:44:27.159
earthquake and was demolished in sixteen fifty six, when a

759
00:44:27.159 --> 00:44:29.880
new one began to be built. Okay, yeah, this is

760
00:44:29.920 --> 00:44:32.920
just going through the different iterations of it. The new parish,

761
00:44:32.960 --> 00:44:35.000
I guess. The most recent one was built and designed

762
00:44:35.039 --> 00:44:40.800
by engineer Lewis jach and German architect Francisco Kurtz, respectively,

763
00:44:40.960 --> 00:44:44.000
and had a Romanesque style, the only one found in

764
00:44:44.000 --> 00:44:48.039
Costa Rica. Okay, different. Its construction was halted for thirty

765
00:44:48.119 --> 00:44:50.599
years and was restarted again in nineteen oh three or

766
00:44:50.719 --> 00:44:53.920
nineteen oh four, before being completely canceled in nineteen ten.

767
00:44:54.079 --> 00:44:56.920
I think yeah, after the Santa Monica earthquake. So that

768
00:44:57.039 --> 00:44:58.480
was the last time that they were like, all right,

769
00:44:58.719 --> 00:45:00.360
we're not gonna do it anymore anything. That's why it

770
00:45:00.400 --> 00:45:03.440
has that really kind of striking style to it. They

771
00:45:03.440 --> 00:45:06.480
are not ruins in the strictest sense, since the church

772
00:45:06.559 --> 00:45:11.079
was never actually completed. Oh okay, so technically right today

773
00:45:11.079 --> 00:45:13.679
it is a tourist destination used as a public park

774
00:45:13.719 --> 00:45:17.440
with occasional masses. It was declared a historic relic in

775
00:45:17.519 --> 00:45:21.159
the presidential decree I'm assuming number one three seven nine

776
00:45:21.239 --> 00:45:24.320
ninety C, published in the official Country's Gazette or La

777
00:45:24.480 --> 00:45:27.760
Gasetta on August twenty fifth, nineteen eighty two. And then

778
00:45:27.800 --> 00:45:30.880
it goes through a course the legend of the Two

779
00:45:30.920 --> 00:45:35.360
Brothers here. The next source is from a Costa Rica

780
00:45:35.519 --> 00:45:39.079
rios dot com Historic Costa Rica Your Guide to the

781
00:45:39.159 --> 00:45:42.960
Ruins of Gortago, and this says the Ruins of Gartago

782
00:45:43.039 --> 00:45:46.039
are one of Costa Rica's most beautiful and significant historical

783
00:45:46.119 --> 00:45:50.360
treasures and make a wonderful addition to any adventure vacation. Itinerary.

784
00:45:50.599 --> 00:45:54.119
Costadika entices with a myriad of outdoor adventures, and it's

785
00:45:54.119 --> 00:45:58.159
certainly revered as a natural playground. Continues, yet many visitors

786
00:45:58.159 --> 00:45:59.960
forget that this is a country steeped in a made

787
00:46:00.039 --> 00:46:03.639
US history, both pre and post colonialism. The Ruins of

788
00:46:03.719 --> 00:46:06.840
Gottago are not only easy to visit for anyone flying

789
00:46:07.000 --> 00:46:10.360
into San Jose, but are actually worth a detour even

790
00:46:10.400 --> 00:46:13.599
if you're flying into Liberia but planning to tour the

791
00:46:13.599 --> 00:46:16.800
Central Valley, which you really should do, they say. And

792
00:46:16.840 --> 00:46:19.639
they're talking about planning your trip, of course, I'm going

793
00:46:19.679 --> 00:46:21.599
to read here. There's more, but I want to read

794
00:46:21.639 --> 00:46:23.679
through this section that's talking about the history of the

795
00:46:23.800 --> 00:46:26.639
Ruins of Gartago. The site of the Ruins of Gottthago

796
00:46:26.840 --> 00:46:30.000
was home to several churches. Okay, this is kind of repeating.

797
00:46:30.280 --> 00:46:32.280
I guess maybe the Wikipedia took from this. It says

798
00:46:32.280 --> 00:46:34.840
the oldest of which was built in the mid sixteenth century.

799
00:46:34.920 --> 00:46:37.920
The original church was destroyed by an earthquake in sixteen thirty,

800
00:46:37.960 --> 00:46:41.039
and this particular natural disaster would continue to plague the

801
00:46:41.079 --> 00:46:44.360
location for centuries. The first church, to be consecrated in

802
00:46:44.400 --> 00:46:48.320
sixteen sixty two, suffered through three devastating earthquakes, and each

803
00:46:48.360 --> 00:46:51.760
time it was lovingly rebuilt. The final earthquake blow occurred

804
00:46:51.800 --> 00:46:55.239
in eighteen forty one, and the new church, damaged beyond repair,

805
00:46:55.440 --> 00:46:58.920
was left to its demise for almost three decades. Resilient

806
00:46:58.920 --> 00:47:01.880
parishioners and local author already alike began the next and

807
00:47:01.920 --> 00:47:04.239
what would become final attempts to rebuild the church in

808
00:47:04.239 --> 00:47:06.719
the early nineteen hundreds. Again, we already know about that

809
00:47:06.760 --> 00:47:10.199
one read through it in the Wikipedia. The infamous Santa

810
00:47:10.199 --> 00:47:13.280
Monica earthquake. I wonder if they were when did they

811
00:47:13.280 --> 00:47:18.719
start measuring the seismic scales for the magnitude right, Okay,

812
00:47:18.800 --> 00:47:22.599
so this says nineteen ten Costatica earthquakes. The nineteen ten

813
00:47:22.639 --> 00:47:26.119
Costeatica earthquakes were a series of destructive seismic events that

814
00:47:26.159 --> 00:47:31.119
affected Gottago, of course Costatica, from April thirteenth to May fourth. Wow.

815
00:47:31.159 --> 00:47:35.119
The sequence began with a that says, ms, I'm assuming

816
00:47:35.239 --> 00:47:38.960
a magnitude five point eight earthquake. The largest and most

817
00:47:38.960 --> 00:47:41.960
destructive in the sequence occurred on the fourth of May,

818
00:47:42.280 --> 00:47:45.840
measuring six point four magnitude. A total of twenty four

819
00:47:45.920 --> 00:47:48.239
hundred and fifty people were killed and the city of

820
00:47:48.320 --> 00:47:53.000
Gartago was severely affected. Wow. So from five point eight

821
00:47:53.039 --> 00:47:56.239
to six point four. And just to give you an idea,

822
00:47:56.679 --> 00:48:00.760
the earthquake magnitude scale goes up to eight point zero

823
00:48:00.880 --> 00:48:04.360
or greater. So five point eight is one two, it's

824
00:48:04.400 --> 00:48:07.239
like in the middle, I would say to six point four. Yea,

825
00:48:07.239 --> 00:48:10.000
it's the midtire. So it goes from slight damage to

826
00:48:10.039 --> 00:48:12.480
buildings and other structures too, may cause a lot of

827
00:48:12.519 --> 00:48:14.800
damage in very populated areas. Just because I didn't know

828
00:48:14.840 --> 00:48:16.440
what the scale was. It goes from two point five

829
00:48:16.480 --> 00:48:19.280
to eight or greater. So yeah, pretty intense. We're going

830
00:48:19.320 --> 00:48:22.000
to move on to the next source, which is from

831
00:48:22.000 --> 00:48:25.880
a website called amy'scrypt dot com. The Cursed Church Ruins

832
00:48:25.880 --> 00:48:29.559
of Gartago Ruinas de la Barochia. I love your website,

833
00:48:29.559 --> 00:48:31.400
by the way, if you're out there, if you're listening. Actually,

834
00:48:31.480 --> 00:48:33.480
I'm gonna go find her on Instagram and follow her

835
00:48:33.840 --> 00:48:37.880
right now because this looks so fun. She's Amy's Crypt

836
00:48:37.960 --> 00:48:41.199
on Instagram as well. This is from her website, Las

837
00:48:41.280 --> 00:48:45.599
Ruenas la Barochia Gartago. Amy has rights here. Gartago is

838
00:48:45.639 --> 00:48:49.440
a neat, charming little town just outside the bustling metropolis

839
00:48:49.440 --> 00:48:52.559
that is San Jose, Costa Rica. It presents visitors with

840
00:48:52.599 --> 00:48:55.920
a colorful and laid back atmosphere that culminates within its

841
00:48:55.920 --> 00:49:00.079
lively town center. A large paved square surrounded by retailers

842
00:49:00.079 --> 00:49:04.000
with pumping music and appealing eateries, attracts scores of visitors

843
00:49:04.039 --> 00:49:07.599
to what is obviously Goddago's heart. Oddly, the ruins of

844
00:49:07.639 --> 00:49:10.880
a church embellish this central location, adding what is an

845
00:49:10.960 --> 00:49:14.639
equally beautiful and eerie touch to the area. Okay, writer,

846
00:49:14.960 --> 00:49:17.440
this is great and this is also published in May

847
00:49:17.519 --> 00:49:21.960
of twenty eighteen, there's some great pictures here, and some more,

848
00:49:22.039 --> 00:49:24.599
of course amazing writing. I'm going to skip ahead to

849
00:49:25.280 --> 00:49:27.880
the where she covers the ghosts and the curse that

850
00:49:27.920 --> 00:49:30.960
says the ghost and curse of Gottago's haunted church ruins.

851
00:49:31.119 --> 00:49:34.559
The Gottago Church ruins are surrounded by mysterious legends and

852
00:49:34.639 --> 00:49:37.360
thought by many to be cursed. These legends have stemmed

853
00:49:37.400 --> 00:49:41.159
from the church's long history of failed construction, natural disasters,

854
00:49:41.280 --> 00:49:45.639
and even murder. The Gottthago Parish ruin cites date back

855
00:49:45.760 --> 00:49:49.480
to fifteen seventy five. At this time, the initial construction

856
00:49:49.599 --> 00:49:52.119
of a church began, built in dedication to the first

857
00:49:52.199 --> 00:49:56.800
patron Saint of Costa Rica, Santiago Apostle. This parish, and

858
00:49:56.880 --> 00:50:00.880
each attempt to rebuild subsequent churches were destroyed by earthquakes.

859
00:50:01.199 --> 00:50:04.159
Construction on the structure that remains today began in eighteen

860
00:50:04.199 --> 00:50:06.840
seventy and was halted years later in nineteen o three,

861
00:50:07.159 --> 00:50:09.559
and for the final time again in nineteen ten, when

862
00:50:09.559 --> 00:50:13.599
a devastating earthquake destroyed its foundations. After so many failed

863
00:50:13.599 --> 00:50:16.639
completion attempts, the church was considered to be cursed and

864
00:50:16.800 --> 00:50:20.000
kept in its current unfinished state. Yet there is more

865
00:50:20.039 --> 00:50:22.599
to the curse's story to be told. Years before the

866
00:50:22.599 --> 00:50:27.119
string of devastating earthquakes, Godthago's local priest mediterrible fate. It

867
00:50:27.199 --> 00:50:29.960
is told that this priest engaged in a love affair

868
00:50:30.079 --> 00:50:33.320
with his own brother's wife. The priest's brother happened to

869
00:50:33.320 --> 00:50:36.320
be an angry, jealous man who held great power within

870
00:50:36.360 --> 00:50:39.159
the community as its mayor. Upon learning of his wife

871
00:50:39.199 --> 00:50:43.239
and brother's betrayal, the mayor decided to exact revenge. It

872
00:50:43.320 --> 00:50:46.039
is told that he murdered his brother, buried his body

873
00:50:46.119 --> 00:50:49.360
underneath the church's ground, and used his political influence to

874
00:50:49.440 --> 00:50:53.079
hide the crime he had committed. Since then, countless sightings

875
00:50:53.079 --> 00:50:56.440
of a headless priest wandering through the Cartago Parish ruins

876
00:50:56.480 --> 00:50:59.440
at night have arisen. Many believe that the ghost of

877
00:50:59.480 --> 00:51:02.000
this Headland priest could be the reason why the church

878
00:51:02.119 --> 00:51:05.639
was never completed, having cursed the ground he was murdered upon.

879
00:51:06.199 --> 00:51:09.039
All right, and there is also a video that Amy

880
00:51:09.079 --> 00:51:10.920
did here, she says, make sure to check out my

881
00:51:11.000 --> 00:51:13.800
video exploring the Gottadago Paris ruins where I conduct a

882
00:51:13.760 --> 00:51:16.880
spirit box session at night. I will be watching that later. Amy.

883
00:51:17.559 --> 00:51:33.719
With that, we have reached the end of our sources.

884
00:51:34.639 --> 00:51:38.239
Welcome back, Ghoul friends. Thank you so much for tuning

885
00:51:38.280 --> 00:51:41.960
in to this episode, the last episode of the year

886
00:51:42.039 --> 00:51:44.840
before my little break. I will see you all in

887
00:51:44.920 --> 00:51:48.920
twenty twenty five. Thank you for another amazing year. I

888
00:51:48.960 --> 00:51:52.400
hope that you all enjoy your holidays, however you choose

889
00:51:52.679 --> 00:51:55.840
to celebrate or not celebrate. I hope you have some

890
00:51:55.920 --> 00:51:58.679
time off. I hope you get to rest and relax again.

891
00:51:58.800 --> 00:52:00.840
Make sure to tune in through the month of December

892
00:52:00.920 --> 00:52:04.719
for feed swaps. It's all different shows from last year

893
00:52:04.760 --> 00:52:06.639
as well. I really want to kind of keep the

894
00:52:06.719 --> 00:52:09.360
variety alive in that so I hope that you all

895
00:52:09.360 --> 00:52:11.519
tune in for those and check out some amazing shows.

896
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I will still be active on social media so you

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can interact with me on there. See what I'm posting,

898
00:52:17.119 --> 00:52:19.599
see what I'm doing. As always, if you have your

899
00:52:19.599 --> 00:52:21.760
own scary stories that you would like me to share,

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