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Hand sanitizer?

vinotinto

vinotinto

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When I did the Camino Frances in 2007, I tried to replenish my supply of hand sanitizer (alcohol-based gel/moisturizer) at a farmacia. However, the person behind the counter told me that Spain didn't have such a product. Anyone know if that's still the case in 2011?
 
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they have it now. It´s not on every street corner, as in the germ-phobic USA, but it is widely available, in pharmacias and grocery stores.

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