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Last month 1,017 pilgrims received the Compostela. Exactly one third, 339, were women and the rest were men. 929 pilgrims walked and 88 rode bicycles.<BR>
More than 95% of the pilgrims, 970, declared a religious motive for making the pilgrimage and 47 declared an educational/cultural purpose.<BR>
The number of foreign pilgrims, 578, was larger than the 439 pilgrims from Spain.<BR>
From France came 133 pilgrims, followed by 70 from Germany, 51 from Canada, 31 from Brasil, 31 from the United States, 28 from the United Kingdom, 25 from Switzerland, 23 from Austria, 23 from Japan, 20 from the Northern Countries, 18 from Holland and 121 from 25 other different countries<BR>
100 pilgrims were over 60 years old, 275 were under 30 years of age and 642 were between 30 and 60 years old.<BR>
191 pilgrims started out in Saint Jean Pied de Port, 149 in Roncesvalles, 93 in Sarria, 92 in Le Puy, 58 in Leon, 57 in Pamplona, 38 in various towns in France, 36 in O Cebreiro, 35 in Astorga, and the rest, in smaller numbers, in Villafranca, Burgos, Ponferrada and other sites.<BR>
928 of the pilgrims followed the French Way, 33 the Portuguese Way, 33 the Northern Way, 21 the Silver Way, 1 the English Way and 1 the Primitive Way.<BR>
Again, these numbers represent only those pilgrims that requested and received the Compostela, and not, in any way, all the pilgrims that may have been in the Camino during the month.<BR>
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Warm regards,<BR>
Rosina<BR>
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