9 expats living in Guatemala & walking the Primitivo May 2025

MinnehonkTom · 2024-12-11T21:28:32+0100

We are a group of friends and neighbors in Antigua Guatemala, ages 63 to 84, 1 Brit, 1 Canadian, 2 Guatemaltecos, 5 Americans. I walked the Portugues in 2018, wanted to do another Camino. Chose the Primitivo, told a few folks, got 8 compañeros. We leave from Oviedo on May 5, plan to reach Compostela on May 21. So taking it slow, including 2 rest days (Cangas del Narcea, Lugo). If you’ll be on the Primitivo same 18 days, hope we get a chance to meet!

peregrina2000 · 2024-12-12T00:09:05+0100

MinnehonkTom said:
including 2 rest days (Cangas del Narcea,

My son once spent a year as a teaching assistant in Cangas del Narcea. At that time the paraador (which I’m betting is your destination ) had been under construction for years. I think it is the biggest parador in the country (in an 18th C monastery). I took a bus from Pola de Allande to interrupt the Primitivo about 20 years ago, and then came back to Pola to walk again. If you’re going to walk Hospitales, that may be a bit inconvenient, though.

Cangas was a dying mining town, but my understanding is that they have really spruced up the historic core, which was totally abandoned in favor of the charmless main drag when I was there. I’ll be interested to hear your reports!

I’ll also be interested in hearing how you work out the togetherness of such a large group.

trecile · 2024-12-12T00:31:12+0100

Do you know forum member @Canche? I believe that she also lives in Antigua.

MinnehonkTom · 2024-12-12T03:17:24+0100

trecile said:
Do you know forum member @Canche? I believe that she also lives in Antigua.

Yes! And she has walked the Primitivo as far as Lugo. So vi a good source of information.

MinnehonkTom · 2024-12-12T03:23:57+0100

peregrina2000 said:
My son once spent a year as a teaching assistant in Cangas del Narcea. At that time the paraador (which I’m betting is your destination ) had been under construction for years. I think it is the biggest parador in the country (in an 18th C monastery). I took a bus from Pola de Allande to interrupt the Primitivo about 20 years ago, and then came back to Pola to walk again. If you’re going to walk Hospitales, that may be a bit inconvenient, though.

Cangas was a dying mining town, but my understanding is that they have really spruced up the historic core, which was totally abandoned in favor of the charmless main drag when I was there. I’ll be interested to hear your reports!

I’ll also be interested in hearing how you work out the togetherness of such a large group.

Our group consists of people who know each other pretty well. And we already walk together quite a bit. 4 of the group members are making a 3-day trek from Antigua to Lake Atitlan next week. Sort of a trial run (but walking).

I am also interested in finding out how Cangas del Narcea has developed. I’ve made 3 previous trips to Asturias, the first time was 25 years ago. Each time, I heard about how the parador was going to be. Can’t wait to see how it is.

Luka · Sunday at 10:14 PM

I was wondering what the recent numbers were per month on the Primitivo. I put the data from the pilgrim's office in a simple graph, so I could as well post it here: Yearly totals 2022: 20.958...

MinnehonkTom · 2024-12-11T21:28:32+0100

We are a group of friends and neighbors in Antigua Guatemala, ages 63 to 84, 1 Brit, 1 Canadian, 2 Guatemaltecos, 5 Americans. I walked the Portugues in 2018, wanted to do another Camino. Chose...

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