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Oct 2021
25m 3s

Un viaje en ruedas (A Wheeled Journey)

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About this episode

In 2011, Mónica Mera survived an accident that left her paraplegic and emotionally devastated. She thought her days of adventure were over, until she received an invitation to join a special journey on the famous Camino de Santiago trail in Spain.

A transcript of this episode is available at https://bit.ly/3ucjXJB.

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