[Gocamino] pilgrimage in Latin America?

[Kathy & Phil Dahl-Bredine]

Thanks for this.  I do know about these big pilgrimage groups here in 
Mexico.  They always go in large groups, often bicycling, with a motor 
vehicle escort.  But it would be pretty impossible for 1 or 2 people walking 
alone because there's no room at the side of the busy highways generally, 
and there would be no places to stay at night.  What I'm wondering is if 
anyone knows of any pilgrimage situation anywhere in Latin America with a 
safe road or path to walk and places to stay along the way, as on the Camino 
de Santiago.  Or is it truly the only one in the world??

Kathy
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Richard Ferguson" <richard at fergusonsculpture.com>
To: "Kathy & Phil Dahl-Bredine" <kpdb at prodigy.net.mx>
Cc: <gocamino at oakapple.net>
Sent: Wednesday, January 17, 2007 10:07 PM
Subject: Re: [Gocamino] pilgrimage in Latin America?


>I can name a couple of walking pilgrimages in Mexico that are popular.  One 
>is to the shrine of Our Lady of Guadalupe in Mexico City.  The other is to 
>San Juan de Los Lagos, in Jalisco state.  I remember seeing a group in San 
>Miguel de Allende that was walking to San Juan de Los Lagos, unfortunately 
>I was unable to stop to talk to them.  I understand that these are 
>organized church groups with support vans for luggage.  They stay in 
>churches, I believe.  The pilgrimage to San Juan de Los Lagos sounds 
>especially appealing to me, perhaps because I have seen the pilgrims, and 
>because I had not known much about the site before I saw the pilgrims.
>
> http://www.sacredsites.com/americas/mexico/san_juan_de_los_lagos.html
>
> http://www.irapuato.gob.mx/index.php?option=content&task=view&id=1033
>
> http://www.mexicodesconocido.com.mx/espanol/cultura_y_sociedad/religion/detalle.cfm?idcat=3&idsec=19&idsub=0&idpag=1056
>
> http://www.sanluisdelapaz.com/cmsespanol/noticias/p2000_articleid/676
>
> Similarly, especially during Holy Week, people walk to Chimayo, New 
> Mexico, a Hispanic tradition still active in the USA.  Again, we are 
> talking church groups.
>
> I am not aware of any Latin American pilgrimages with hostels or 
> albergues.  But then, the flow of pilgrims to some of these sites is such 
> that there must be places to stay.
>
> Richard
>
>
>
>>Hello,
>>
>>Does anyone know of any pilgrimage in Latin America similar to the Camino 
>>de
>>Santiago -- that is, where one can actually walk and there might be 
>>hostels
>>or albergues?
>>
>>Thanks,
>>
>>Kathy
>>
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