While Spanish is the first language along the Camino, it is possible to get by using minimal Spanish and some English. In Galicia, there is a local language called Galician which has some variations on Spanish although they are still quite similar.

Where does Camino come from?

Spanish: topographic name for someone who lived by a thoroughfare, from camin 'path', 'way' (from Late Latin caminus), or a habitational name from any of numerous places named with this word. Italian: topographic name from camino 'root', 'hearth', 'furnace', or 'olive press'.

What does the Camino?

Definition. CIMO. Centre for International Mobility. CIMO. Commission for Instruments and Methods of Observation (WMO)