Winter Pilgrim's Winter Pilgrimages: 2012-2013 Route Day by Day in Chile

15 Oct Rio Blanco, CHILE, 1326 kms

16 Oct Los Andes, 1360 kms
17 Oct Chacabuco 1397 kms
18 Oct Santiago 1445 kms
19 Oct Peñaflor, 1480 kms
20 Oct Bollenar 1517 kms
21 Oct Casablanca 1562 kms
22 Oct Valpaiso 1609 kms
23 Oct Concon 1637 kms
24 Oct Puchuncavi 1670 kms
25 Oct Papudo 1711 kms
26 Oct Los Molles 1757 kms
27 Oct Los Vilos 1798 km
28 Oct Huentelauquen Sur 1839 kms
29 Oct Las Palmas 1893 kms
30 Oct Peñablanca 1936 kms
31 Oct Chalinga 1976 kms
01 Nov Ovalle 2012 kms
02 Nov Las Cardas 2054 kms
03 Nov La Serena 2096 kms
04 Nov Los Hornos, 2134 kms
05 Nov Los Choros Bajo 2190 kms
06 Nov Carrizalillo 2234 kms
07 Nov Caleta Vacuñan 2278 kms
08 Nov Caleta Los Bronces 2322 kms
09 Nov Huasco 2356 kms
10 Nov Carrizal Bajo 2410 kms
11 Nov Caleta Pajonales 2458 kms
12 Nov Nr Barriquillo 2504 kms
13 Nov Caldera 2554 kms
14 Nov Flamenco 2610 kms
15 Nov Chañaral 2646 kms
16 Nov Taltal 2671 kms
17 Nov Caleta Paposo 2725 kms
18 Nov Caleta Colorada 2772 kms
19 Nov Caleta El Blanco 2810 kms
20 Nov Antofagasta 2851 kms
21 Nov Mejollanes 2892 kms
22 Nov Itata 2926 kms
23 Nov Caleta Buena 2978 kms
24 Nov Tocapilla 3026 kms
25 Nov Caleta Urcu 3072 kms
26 Nov Caleta Chipana 3123 kms
27 Nov Caleta Rio Seco 3167 kms
28 Nov Chanabayita 3204 km
29 Nov Iquique 3255 kms
30 Nov Humberstone 3302 kms
01 Dec Huara 3335 kms
02 Dec Crossroad to Pisaqua 3382 kms
03 Dec Crossroad to Chiza 3427 kms
04 Dec Cuye 3465 kms
05 Dec Chaca 3522 kms
06 Dec Arica 3569 kms

I became a pilgrim in October 2007

My name is Ann Sieben. I'm American by birth and global in existance. I was in Spain waiting for a work permit for a project in Bulgaria that never came through. Not wanting to look around for another project at the moment, on a lark, I was inspired to join the growing movement of modern pilgrimages along medieval routes across Europe. I made my way to León, Spain, and then walked 200 miles to Santiago de Compostela through gorgeous countryside during the days and enjoyed the camaraderie of other pilgrims in the special hostels in the evenings. After 11 days of walking, I was hooked.

In December 2007, I began a longer pilgrimage from Canterbury to Rome along the Roman-era Via Francigena route, crossing the Alps in the thick of winter. It was fabulous - the enjoyment of meeting people everyday, relying on their kindness to help me along, the discovery of Europe at 3 miles and hour... history, culture, architecture, gastronomy...I walked from December 16th to March 17 th. I didn't think about blogging about that trip until afterwards - oops, sorry.

After that, I found that there were still many miles in my legs. I chose a route with Aix la Chapelle (aka Aachen, Germany ) as the starting point of another winter pilgrimage. The home-base of Charlemagne, the Father of Europe. During the winter months, I walked through Belgium, France, and Spain to Santiago de Compostela., and then for the fun of it, pushed on a few more days to Finesterre on the coast – ‘the end of the earth’.I was on trail from December 12th to March 4th.

The life of a winter pilgrim suits me just fine. As winter approached, I prepared to walk the next ancient path discovering the world at a comfortable pace, meeting people, experiencing an interesting world in a slightly non-traditional way. Another winter, another walk; I walked from Kyiv, Ukraine to Patras, Greece along the general route of St Andrew in the first century.

A silent pilgrim does the world no good, so I've given talks and spoken to many diverse groups about these pilgrimages. A recurring, slightly cynical, comment was often made - 'sure something like this might be able to be done in Europe, but not in the US...it's not in our culture, no one would open their door to a pilgrim.;

It saddened me to hear this, and I disagreed. To demonstrate that North Americans are just as kind as Europeans, I set out last autumn from my home in Denver, Colorado to Mexico City on yet another historical path. The early Spanish settlers established a Royal Road from Mexico City as far north as Taos, New Mexico, a little over 100 miles south of Denver. What a success!! Americans are just as friendly as Europeans. So are Mexicans.

Just when I thought my pilgrim life was a thing of the past, the Arab Spring allowed inspiration to enter my heart with the possibility to walk across the history of North Africa. While full of trials and tribulations - barred from entering Algeria, prematurely expelled from Libya, and hurried across the Sinai - the fact that the world is really full of good people was underscored with more great success.

o City, this time through South and Central America. Follow along...

Shortly after arrival at the pilgrim destination, I was inspired again by the Empress of the Americas and am compelled to make a long journey again to the Basilica of Guadalupe in Mexic

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