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El Camino de la Virgen is a route of great religious significance of 21 kilometers, but can be extended to 60 for those interested in something longer.
It's located in Chontales, Nicaragua in a beautiful tropical savanna setting. Worth checking out...
El Camino de la Virgen in Chontales, Nicaragua. Beautiful tropical pilgrimage site of great significance.
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El Camino de la Virgen is a "new" pilgrimage route being developed in Chontales, Nicaragua.
Worth checking out.
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Hi, Thomas. My wife and I will be starting from Roncesvalles on December 19. Perhaps we'll see you. If not, enjoy the solitude and peace of a winter Camino.
You've inspired me, Don. In April, my wife and I took a group of students on the Camino (we both teach at the same school). We also started in Sarria. On the first day, in trying to keep pace with the kids--I'm 61 years old--my right knee gave out. Thus, on the second day, my Camino was over...
Greetings, Pilgrims,
I just want to let folks know that the student trip went marvelously. We have a Facebook page you can visit.
https://www.facebook.com/groups/382645531918520/
As for myself, well, I learned a painful personal lesson, but the kids were absolutely wonderful and they all say...
Thank you, everyone, for your excellent suggestions. We are travelling through WORLDSTRIDES, a company that has arranged many of our school trips. For teachers outside of Spain, I recommend them highly. A bit pricey, but they take care of all the logistics, provide excellent and experienced...
I appreciate Jill's and Falcon's concerns. I guess I exaggerated about letting students walk ahead. We have been hiking together on weekends for a couple of months now--about 15 kilometers each outing--and the group has really bonded and learned to walk at a pace that seems to satisfy everyone...
Thanks, Laurie. Our plan is to let everyone walk at his or her own pace and we meet up for lunch and then again at our destination for the day. The benefit of our students being responsible is that we can absolutely trust them.
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