- Time of past OR future Camino
- Too many and too often!
I've just been reading an article on a Ferrol news website which notes a substantial increase in numbers walking the Camino Ingles so far this year compared with 2022. Similar scale increase to that across the board in the pilgrim office statistics generally. Of course these numbers are from the records of those who request a Compostela on arrival in Santiago. The article mentions a 2022 survey by the University of A Coruña and the municipalities along the route which estimated that about 30% of pilgrims on the Camino Ingles do not claim a Compostela and so do not feature in the reported figures. A substantial number. I have had the impression for some time that the number of those who choose not to ask for a Compostela is increasing but this seems like a very large percentage. Perhaps it is a phenomenon mostly confined to the lesser-walked Caminos which are favoured more by those who have already walked one or more Caminos?
Los peregrinos despegan en marzo y superan los números de 2022
En el primer trimestre han salido de Ferrol 755 personas, la mayoría de ellas extranjeras ...
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