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    More Police in tourist areas in Santiago to avoid inappropriate behavior of pilgrims

    Sadly, defacing the Coliseum has happened again. This time a Swiss teen (female) was guilty of defacing. Just curious, has anyone now walking the Camino (any route) noticed defacing actions increasing on the Camino? Not just in Santiago.
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    More Police in tourist areas in Santiago to avoid inappropriate behavior of pilgrims

    Thank you trecile
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    More Police in tourist areas in Santiago to avoid inappropriate behavior of pilgrims

    I tried to download the news article from the Orange County Register, Monday, July 10, but was unable to do so. "OC tourist's video of man defacing the coliseum in Rome makes international news".
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    More Police in tourist areas in Santiago to avoid inappropriate behavior of pilgrims

    The tourist who made the video of graffiti Ivan and then posted it on social media was an American. He also lives about 35 miles/56 Km from me here in the state of California. (I live in the County of Los Angeles, he lives in the County of Orange).
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    More Police in tourist areas in Santiago to avoid inappropriate behavior of pilgrims

    1-Will there be extra police in the Cathedral to stop "pilgrims" from speaking on their cell phones during Mass? Yes, I sat next to such a person! And he wasn't an American. It does get tiring listening to many Europeans complain about Ugly Americans while ignoring the disrespect shown by...
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    Santiago - Can you still hug him at the Cathedral?

    I was there in October 2021 and was told the prohibition on touching was to be permanent. The concern was preservation of the Saint's statue.

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