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		<title>Yucatan Tour Connects With Ancient Maya Wisdom</title>
		<description><![CDATA[The Maya temples and pyramids of  Mexico&#8217;s Yucatan peninsula will be explored with a spiritual focus in a guided  tour recently announced by Sacred Earth Journeys (http://www.sacredearthjourneys.ca/current-tours/maya-sacred-path-to-2012/tour-description).
The ten-day &#8220;Maya Sacred Path to  2012&#8243; tour, December 2 &#8211; 11, 2010, will include Chichen Itza, a UNESCO World  Heritage Site and one of [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://pilgrimageplaces.com/mexico/yucatan-tour-connects-with-ancient-maya-wisdom</link>
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		<title>Labyrinths in Taos, New Mexico</title>
		<description><![CDATA[In this region of the American Southwest  where spiritual traditions have been practiced uninterrupted by the Taos  Pueblo Indians for at least 1,000 years, another ancient tradition is  gaining acceptance; the contemplative use of the labyrinth.
Found in cultures spanning the globe, the earliest known labyrinth  design was discovered on a clay [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://pilgrimageplaces.com/usa/labyrinths-in-taos-new-mexico</link>
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		<title>Machu Picchu Is Open Again</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Tourists returned to the Machu Picchu temples in Peru which was  closed for two months after deadly storms destroyed the main access to  the site.
Torrential rains in late January forced the evacuation of more than  4,000 people by air from the 15th century city in the Andes and claimed  seven lives.
The [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://pilgrimageplaces.com/peru/machu-picchu-is-open-again</link>
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		<title>21st Century Pilgrimages Make Travel More Meaningful</title>
		<description><![CDATA[A growing number of travelers are rejecting the old &#8220;sun, sand and suds&#8221; style of vacation in favor of more meaningful experiences. &#8220;The act of making pilgrimages to certain special or sacred places is probably the most popular of all world tourist motives,&#8221; said Lester Borley, Director of the National Trust for Scotland.
A Vancouver travel [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://pilgrimageplaces.com/europe/21st-century-pilgrimages-make-travel-more-meaningful</link>
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		<title>Goddess retreat planned for Aztec sacred women&#8217;s power site</title>
		<description><![CDATA[For three millennia Tepoztlan Mexico has been home to shamans, healers and artisans. The power that drew the ancients remains. In June, 2009, this well-known spiritual center where energy and mysticism converge, will be the site of the 14th annual goddess retreat organized by Elaine Dodson of Sacred Journey Retreats.
Here is how Ms. Dodson describes [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://pilgrimageplaces.com/mexico/goddess-retreat-planned-for-aztec-sacred-womens-power-site</link>
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		<title>Sacred Sites of England Tour Announced</title>
		<description><![CDATA[My friend Helen Tomei has just sent me tantalizing information about her upcoming tour of some of the most powerful sacred places in England this August. It&#8217;s called &#8220;Return to Avalon &#8211; The Magic of the Stones&#8221; and it includes many of the pilgrimage destinations I would dearly love to experience again. Here is what [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://pilgrimageplaces.com/england/sacred-sites-of-england-tour-announced</link>
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		<title>Santa Fe Tour Features Ritual Among the Ruins and Elders Teachings</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Organized by San Diego-based Yraceburu EarthWisdom, the 6-day excursion to northeast New Mexico includes a tour of Anasazi Ruins and ceremonial sites and dramatic healing in the mountains above Santa Fe.
The &#8220;Places of Vision: Initiation of Innocence Pilgrimage&#8221; is scheduled for July 28 to August 1, 2009.  Included in the itinerary are visits to the [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://pilgrimageplaces.com/uncategorized/santa-fe-tour-features-ritual-among-the-ruins-and-elders-teachings</link>
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		<title>Mayan Prophecy Goddess Retreat in Tepotzlan, Mexico</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Sacred Journey Retreats has announced that their 14th annual goddess retreat will be held June 7 to 14, 2009.
They invite attendees to awaken the divine feminine during a week of rejuvenation, beauty and fun and to join them for a truly transformational spiritual journey designed to regenerate, restore and rediscover the authentic self.
Their home base [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://pilgrimageplaces.com/mexico/mayan-prophecy-goddess-retreat-in-tepotzlan-mexico</link>
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		<title>His Holiness The Dalai Lama to Teach in Mexico City</title>
		<description><![CDATA[This is not really about a sacred site or a traditional pilgrimage place, but certainly Buddhists or anyone who has a deep respect for His Holiness The Dalai Lama may be interested to know that he is going to be in Mexico City this September.
The Dalai Lama will give a three-day teaching on the Six [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://pilgrimageplaces.com/mexico/his-holiness-the-dalai-lama-to-teach-in-mexico-city</link>
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		<title>Costa Rica spiritual travel</title>
		<description><![CDATA[I had never associated Costa Rica with sacred sites or spiritual travel, but synchronicity seems to be telling me something about this Central American country. Yesterday I learned that my friend Andrea Mikana-Pinkham has tentatively scheduled to be offering a Sacred Sites Journey retreat in Costa Rica in mid September.
Today, I heard of about a [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://pilgrimageplaces.com/central-america/costa-rica-spiritual-travel</link>
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