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[QUOTE="sillydoll, post: 16579, member: 8"] Thank you for this update Javier. I am always amazed at how many people are devoting hours of their time to develop and maintain the different camino routes for US pilgrims. When reading different newsletters, bulletins and newspapers along the camino I couldn't believe how much goes on behind the scenes that we pilgrims are not even aware of. There are many people, groups and associations that work constantly to develop new routes and work on keeping the established routes accessible and safe. Meetings, seminars, workshops, field trips etc are ongoing. Rights-of-way must be negotiated; massive rocks placed in traditional river beds or torrent courses; paths, worn out by the tramping of thousands of pilgrims are rehabilitated or diverted – like the hill on the way to Trinidad de Arre where one has to detour a landslide, or on the way to Maneru where a new, wide path has been developed to replace an eroding, dangerous path. Just think of the yellow arrows. Consultation takes place before a decision is made on where to physically place the arrows. Then groups of volunteers painstakingly cover the route, painting new arrows or touching up old ones. From painting arrows and placing of way markers, to the research and preservation of monuments, establishing refuges and organizing associations of hospitaleros to printing of brochures and leaflets. The pilgrim’s office in Santiago is run on a shoestring by a small staff of dedicated workers (the young lady in charge of the office has been there for 7 years). We pilgrims must never take the camino for granted. It isn’t a wilderness trail that cares for itself – it is there, initially as a result of the vision of one man, Don Elias Valina Sampedro who re-animated the pilgrimage in the late 1970’s, painted the arrows in the 1980’s and inspired the church, municipalities and organisations to continue with his work. We can thank people like Javier and Fernando who are just two of the dedicated 'friends of the camino' who do this work. [/QUOTE]
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