I agree with Bradypus. I too think that the positive economic effect of thousands of pilgrims is overestimated. The passing of hundreds of persons everyday through your village, or in front of your house surely can be a nuisance, even if the vast...
This is such a sad message. I can only pray that the no respect visitors will become bored with walking, or find the error of their ways. Living in a fire prone place the effect of having to stay indoors to avoid the smoke is not fun. Not to...
The problem with tourism - call it Camino or just Holiday - is always the same: it usually offers low-skilled jobs. This does not have a direct effect on those who are qualified, but it often leads the government to rely on this kind of revenue...
I think that we often overestimate the value of pilgrims to the local economy. Certainly the villages and towns directly on the main routes have seen benefits and places like Foncebadon or O Cebreiro have been completely transformed. But those...
Frankly, this is not for me. I'm sorry, but I don't think I will do it in the future. At least not the popular ones and/or not in the middle of summer. I am not a believer but I do not like this kind of mass behavior.
Nerd Alert: Lots of early church fathers (Gregory of Nyssa, Gregory of Nazianus, Basil of Caesarea, John Chrysostom, etc.) criticized early Christian pilgrims for wanton behaviour, gluttony, drunkenness, and failure to appreciate the true purpose...
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“There is a human intention to this fire; clearly someone started it, especially when that same evening we found a second ignition point,” said Eduardo Diego, the representative in León of the Castilla y León regional government...
I've seen the effect of pine forest fires in Ontario and my heart goes out to those affected and to the firefighters whose lives have been needlessly put at risk. Sad.
About the legal side of this case:
https://leon24horas.net/actualidad/la-junta-destaca-la-investigacion-y-rapida-detencion-del-presunto-causante-del-incendio-de-castrillo-de-los-polvazares/
The Guardia Civil has arrested on Tuesday afternoon...
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