How long will Peru last? History weighs on today’s events
By Sergio Rodriguez Gelfenstein
The writer was the director of international relations in Venezuela’s presidential office and the country’s ambassador to Nicaragua. Currently, he is a guest professor at Shanghai University in China. This article was posted at sergioro07.blogspot.com on Nov. 13. Translation: Michael Otto.
Mariategui’s magazine, Amauta. Credit: Juan Fajardo, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
In his “Seven Essays on the Interpretation of Peruvian Reality,” José Carlos Mariátegui explains how the Spanish colonizers destroyed the “phenomenal production machine” of the Incas in Peru without being able to replace it. [The Inca empire created 25,000 miles of roads and stretched from the current borders of Colombia and Ecuador through Peru and Bolivia to northwest Argentina and Chile in the south.]
The world s first certified carbon neutral container is loaded in Ecuador
On December 12, Contecon Guayaquil SA (CGSA), the private administrator of the Liberator Simón Bolívar Maritime Port, loaded the world s first container with carbon-neutral certified land and port logistics. The merchandise, belonging to Tropical Fruit, was transported by sea by MSC to France, where it will be marketed by the Société Iternationale d Importation (SIIM).
In addition, Contecon has been accredited as the first terminal in the American continent to comply with the ISO 14064 standard in its operations. This was achieved thanks to the trust of the country s exporting companies, who choose Contecon Guayaquil for their operations, our allies, governing entities, collaborators, managers, and -above all- thanks to our private concessionaire s incessant bet on investing in infrastructure that not only leads to economic and port growth but is also friendly to the environment, stated Jose Antonio Co
Vincentian students receive certificates for passing Spanish language courses
DR RALPH Gonsalves with the students who received their certificates after passing the Spanish language courses Social Share
Forty Vincentian students last week received certificates for passing Spanish language courses at levels 2, 3 and 4, 5 and 7, and have now advanced to the next level of learning the language and the Afro-Latin American and Caribbean culture.
The students received their certificates on Thursday, December 10, at a ceremony held to mark the 190th anniversary of the last Proclamation of the Liberator Simón Bolívar (December 10, 1830) and the 8th anniversary of the Last Proclamation of Commander Hugo Chávez (December 8, 2012).
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The Venezuelan Embassy here in St. Vincent and the Grenadines has hosted a Cultural and Linguistic Gala
The Venezuelan Embassy here in St. Vincent and the Grenadines hosted a Cultural and Linguistic Gala here yesterday, to mark the 190th Anniversary of the last proclamation of the Liberator Simón Bolívar through which Bolívar called for the unity of the Great Homeland.
The event was held at the new location of the Embassy at Ratho Mill, and featured the presentation of certificates of completion to students, as well as samples of Venezuelan culture; music and cooking.
Delivering remarks at the event, Head of the Venezuelan Embassy, Ambassador Francisco Perez, noted that 2020 was a very challenging year for Venezuela.