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@KatefromOz - Hi Kate - picture taken at 8.30 on morning of 8th Sep. Like you we wondered about all the airline traffic - maybe this skyline motorway is busier now with other routes (e.g. Ukraine) no longer useable? Buen Camino!
An atmospheric place - as we passed we were told that another passing pilgrim had liked the place so much that she had decided to stay and run the hostel there. There is a thread about the convent - search under San Anton
Olivares - thank you for your thoughtful and interesting reply. It seems to be a feature of the Camino that it can take you off to so many unexpected places - not one journey but a million different ones! Regards, Philip
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We passed this cross (see pic) at the entrance to the village of El Burgo Ranero. I wonder can anyone add any more to the story behind this cross? Here is what I have been able to find out so far from the internet:
Rufino Banos Lozano joined the Spanish Republican Army in 1937 aged 20. He was...
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