Why is pilgrimage significant for religious people?

Pilgrimage is a search for meaning, purpose, values or truth (and in this sense, like life). ... Buddhists make pilgrimage to Bodhgaya to remember the Enlightenment of the Buddha. Jewish people remember their history and develop their spiritual lives by visiting the Western Wall at Jerusalem.

countries such as spain, france and portugal colonized the region. although most of latin america was colonized by spain, the countries of portugal and france also had major influences on the region. due to war and disease, native populations were decimated.