Every year in Pamplona Spain thousands of people risk their lives for the thrill of being chased by a 1,000 lbs bull. This is known as the encierro, the famous tradition of the nine-day festival of San Fermín starting the 6^th of July.

In honor of the festival that kicked off this week, I thought that this was a great opportunity to show how Finder! can be a great trip planning tool. With the ability to download geographic datasets of your choice as well as create your own, you can use Finder! to make a custom and interactive map that displays everything you want to do and see on your trip. If you are interested in joining the chaos of San Fermines, or just want to experience the region’s famous tapas and beautiful landscapes, we have created some datasets in Finder! that can help.

Most importantly, you can upload KMLs of the route of the run and descriptions of the most dangerous sections along the route. You can use these datasets to figure out what part you want to run or just which is the best section to watch from if you plan on renting a balcony. You can also watch videos of the run to see what each section looks like from ground zero.

We also have a dataset for hotels and the top tapas places so you can find a hotel close to the run or at least one that is close to all of the bars (although anywhere in Pamplona is close to a bar!). This map, for example, shows hotels and famous tapas bars.

So make sure you reserve you hotel early and that you have your white shirt and pants and red bandana packed. Also if you plan on running, with as many as 300 injured a year and the occasional death, this is a feat to be taken very seriously (and sober!). For more information on how to participate, if you dare, check out the official Pamplona website.

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