<html><div style='background-color:'><DIV>
<P>Based on experience on the Camino (and else in Europe, Asia, and Latin America), the word "cybercafe" is understood by almost anyone under age 30. On signs in Spain it is usually spelled "cibercafe." </P>
<P>When I walked last autumn, such facilities become increasingly common with proximity to Santiago but were somewhat rare prior to Burgos. I needed to find a cibercafe or other internet access every couple of days, and that was a problem between Somport and Burgos but no problem at all beyond there. I was amazed when the tourist office in Puente la Reina (Navarra) told me there was no public computer access in that town, and the two internet facilities I managed to find in Burgos were more than a little difficult to locate. On the other hand, there were three cibercafes in tiny Castrojeriz, and at least three in Sarria. On weekends and school holidays getting a computer can be a problem, however, for many of the cafes are popular places for local teenagers to play games.</P>
<P>There is a list of cibercafes on <A href="http://www.muncicamino.com">http://www.muncicamino.com</A> , but it was neither complete nor up-to-date last autumn.</P>
<P> </P>
<P>E. O. Pederson<BR>Seattle, WA<BR><BR></P></DIV></div><br clear=all><hr>Join the world’s largest e-mail service with MSN Hotmail. <a href='http://g.msn.com/1HM1ENUS/c157??PI=44364'>Click Here</a><br></html>