[Gocamino] 2007 Pilgrims data to 8/31

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Hello you all,

Here are the pilgrims' data Jan-Aug. 2007 of those pilgrims who were awarded the Compostela:

 

January 350

February  666

March 1,680

April 8,109

May 12,867

June 15,144

July 20,096

August 27,113

 

Men:  50,259; women 35,766

 

Walkers 70,890;  bicycle riders 14,721;  on horseback  374; by wheelchair 40.

 

Motivated by solely by religious purposes,  33,761;  by religious/spiritual reasons 45,352;  by cultural motives  6,912.

 

Following the French Way (including the “Aragonese” route)  68,773;  the Portuguese Way 6,314;  the Northern Way 4,732;  the Via de la Plata  3,204; the Primitive Way 1,894; the English Way 859 and various other qualifying routes, 249.

 

Pilgrims from Spain 43,602.

>From countries outside of Spain, 42,511:

            Germany  9,814

            Italy  8,671

            France 4,913

            Portugal  2,913

            U.S.A.  1,666

            Holland  1,259

            U.K.  1,178

            Austria  1,155

            Canada  1,035

            Belgium 951

            Brasil  900

            Ireland  777

            Poland  659

            Switzerland 644

            Denmark  530

            Australia  467

            Norway  428

            Check Republic  416

            Sweden  402

            Mexico  342

            Japan  195

            South Africa  168

 

The rest came from forty-two different countries.

 

 

Again, these data reflect only those pilgrims who did receive the Compostela.  It has been estimated that the number of pilgrims on the Camino are from three to five times those who receive the Compostela.

 

Hugs!

 

Rosina

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