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

26 Feb Pucapamba/Zumba, ECUADOR 6993 kms

27 Feb Palanda 7041 kms

28 Feb Palanda 7041 kms

01 Mar Yangana 7068 kms

02 Mar Vilcabamba 7100 kms
03 Mar Loja 7140 kms
04 Mar San Lucas 7168 kms
05 Mar Oña 7222 kms
06 Mar La Paz 7259 kms
07 Mar Cumbe 7305 kms
08 Mar Cuenca 7339 kms
09 Mar Azogues 7367 kms
10 Mar Cañar 7402 kms
11 Mar Zhud 7436 kms
12 Mar Chunchi 7480 kms
13 Mar Alausi 7508 kms

14 Mar Palmira 7538 kms

15 Mar Sicalpe 7582 kms

16 Mar Riobamba 7604 kms

17 Mar Penipe 7630 kms

18 Mar Penipe 7630 kms
19 Mar Baños de Agua Santa 7632 kms
20 Mar Pellaro 7677 kms
21 Mar Latacunga 7720 kms
22 Mar Machachi 7773 kms
23 Mar QUITO 7810 kms
24 Mar Cumbayá 7840 kms
25 Mar Guayllabamba 7883 kms
26 Mar Otavalo 7938 kms
27 Mar Ibarra 7963 kms
28 Mar San Isidro 8015 kms
29 Mar Tulcan 8063 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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