The Minister of Culture and Tourism of the Government of Navarra, Juan Ramón Corpas, has been appointed by Turespaña and Spanish communities through which passes the French
Camino de Santiago, the coast and the primitive, to represent them in the launch events of the Pilgrim's Way that will take place tomorrow in Copenhagen (Denmark), and Thursday the 12th, in Helsinki (Finland) before the celebration, in 2010, the Year of St James.
The Spanish and foreign distribution is 50 percent, with a slight advantage to other countries (51.26 percent). Overall, Europe contributes 92 percent, North America by 3.8 percent, and South America 2 percent. The nationalities of origin of the pilgrims numbering more than 100, and half of them are Spanish, ranking below Germany, Italy, France, Portugal, USA, Canada, Holland, Austria.
Denmark, one of the countries he will visit Corpas, is ranked No. 17, with 986 pilgrims in 2008, 151 more than last year. In 18th place is Sweden, on May 21, Norway and 23 in Finland and it brought 619 pilgrims in 2008, 192 more than in 2007.
In 2008 there were 331 people who began their tour in Switzerland, 230, in Belgium, 97 in Italy, 29 in Ireland, 16 in United Kingdom, and 10 in Poland. In that year he left Denmark only visitor, but in 2006 were 25 and in 2007, 15. It also paved the way in Finland in 2008, a pilgrim, when in 2007 he had not done either and in 2006, three.
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