Best regards from the still rainy Andes. One might think
the equatorial sun would have emigrated. Flooding along the coast are cold heftig.Wir only, but do not have the water to the neck and the living room. I will not clear - but only to inform.
HCJB Global has now launched some operations in order to help the people on the ground. Here at HCJB food is collected, which are then distributed. Many have lost everything - house - Animals - land in landslides - or the Life - and family members.
I'm coming just the water up to his neck is the fact that when you move the whole email correspondence with all data, email addresses and dates up to and including 21.12. disappeared. Because I get really cold feet. Let's see whether a clever man comes to the emails and archived correspondence on the ropes.
Bisdahin I send now just the news from Ecuador. The editors had
Axel Jeroma.
A thank you at this point to Axel for his good work.
With best wishes from the center of the world,
your iris
Photo: Marco Schaa
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news on 28 February 2008
declared emergency in Ecuador
High damage caused by floods: More heavy rains in Ecuador have caused damage in the millions. But the losses to agriculture
stated by government agencies to 161 million dollars. More than 300,000 people had because of the floods in the past few days and leave their homes temporarily pull
in emergency shelters. The exact extent of the damage will be possible only to determine if the water recedes. As a result of the floods Economists now predict rising food prices in Ecuador. This should also affect exports such as bananas or cocoa.
economic crisis in America stretches into Ecuador
Less money for Ecuadorian families: The economic crisis in the United States have many families in Ecuador felt. The reason: Many Ecuadorians, in the United States as a day laborer or otherwise marginally employed earn much less and can hardly send money home. Then last week, made the daily newspaper "El Comercio" carefully. In some cases there are with the families in Ecuador to $ 300 less a month on, than before the crisis in the U.S.. The huge holes in some of tears household budget. For $ 300 for many Ecuadorians more than a month's salary. do 2015, the Galapagos Islands generate their electricity using only renewable energies:
Galapagos islands rely completely on renewable energies
ambitious goal. Reported from the districts of the regional administration of
Islands. Much of the energy is to be won on the coast by wind farms. In addition, it relies on photovoltaic panels and generators that are operated exclusively with biodiesel. Over the next few years, over ten million dollars in the field of renewable Energy invested.
Tungurahua volcano is to attract tourists
chance instead of terror: The city of Baños Tungurahua volcano will as a central element in its new tourism concept fit. So far, the Tungurahua deterred mainly by its eruptions from tourists. That should change after the considerations of the tourism industry of the region around Baños soon. You want to run night walks in the surrounding area offer the volcano. Visitors should not exercise while the eruptions and the lava flowing out as a natural phenomenon and as a threat. With other attractions such as canyoning and rafting are additional people in the mainly famous for its thermal springs Baños city are locked.
request from Ecuador coach Gomez says No return to old stamping ground: Hernan Dario Gomez is not coach of the Ecuadorian national football team. That said, the Colombians in the past week, the Ecuadorian Association and then the press. He ended the speculation about a return to Ecuador. Gomez led Ecuador's National Football Team for 2002 World Cup. In 2004 he had resigned after the botched South American championship. As a favorite for the post is now interim coach Sixto Vizuete. is brought into play also Gabriel Perrone, currently coach of the Ecuadorian first division club Deportivo Cuenca.
Deficient rainfall in the Andean highlands Finally, as always, the view of the conditions, the heavy rains in the Andean highlands of Ecuador, as in the rest somewhat. But then the forecasters expect that the rainfall will be up April, about 40 percent above the long-term average. More flooding in the coming weeks include the weather experts therefore insufficient.
In Latin America on Sunday, an era came to an end.
The Cuban leader Fidel Castro was after 49 years, the power off to his brother Raúl. Our comment of the week Eckhart Wolff recalls some stages of the political influence of Fidel Catstro.
After 49 years in power, the longest-serving head of state of the world made the business of government. The 81-year-old, mentally yet fully up to par, had exchanged the combat gear because of an intestinal illness for some time against the track suit. An era is ending. Succeeded by his brother Raul Castro, Fidel's illness since for almost 2 years directed the affairs of state temporarily.
waiting behind a younger management team. It is curious to see how the change will fail. Fidel Castro is born in 1931 as the illegitimate son of the immigrant Angel Castro and Lina Ruz his cook since the 01 January 1959 the first man in Cuba, when the dictator Bastida flees into exile. Six years ago he made a name when a group of revolutionaries a barracks in Santiago de Cuba attacks. The Cup does not succeed. The communists fled abroad but come back three years later. This time, they manage to win the people for themselves. The socialism we
the state form. But this begins a long period of isolation of the island. 1962, we excluded Cuba from the Organization of American States. But the Russians show interest in a military base 73 km south of Florida. There are repeated attempts by Cuban exiles to carry by invading and help from outside, a counter-revolution. The most spectacular, the invasion of the Bay of Cochinos ended, Fidel Castro as commander himself. That makes him an even bigger hero.
Cuba is not up to isolation. It's ideological counter-attacked and developed a sense of mission. Socialism is carried out. Che Guevara from Argentina, close associate of Castro, who travels through South America. In Argentina, Eva Perón a pioneer of socialism, 1971 Salvador Allende in Chile comes to power. In Bolivia and
many other countries, there is ferment in social issues.
Communist collaborators are constantly in the country and wiegeln on the poor peasants against the landlords. In Colombia, created the underground movements of
guerrillas. In Argentina, Chile and Bolivia, there is right-wing dictatorships as a counter-reaction. Che Guevara is, finally, in Bolivia. But Cuba is not beat. Thousands
Cubans involved in Africa, mainly in Angola. Quiet it is only when the Soviet Union collapses. The help from outside is less. Now Cuba is struggling with economic problems
. The socialist momentum is easing, but the regime is firmly on the saddle. From a Western point of view, Cuba
a backward island, the people are poor and live in a coercive system. It is time that something changed since. From a Latin American perspective, however, things are different. The health system in Cuba is still a model. Cuba takes in his specialty hospitals continues to be a year a certain number of patients from other countries of South America for treatment. Medicine is there affordable, Cuba and other countries also helps aso at affordable prices. Many students, such as from Ecuador studying medicine in Cuba. The training is practical and good. Cuba is in many ways still a role model and far from being a closed country.
Anders again the view from the United States. There you wait for the end of the Fidel Castro era, and then the "free market economy and democracy" to introduce. Lots of pressure, even assassination attempts on Fidel failed. For the people of Cuba would be a sudden political opening of the beginning of chaos. You are such Changes are not prepared. It would lead to murder and manslaughter. The fact that Cuba needs to change and is, as everyone agreed. But it should be a change in steps. Model could it be China or Vietnam. Even if it's like there is anything but fair, but the transition is controlled and not so abrupt. Cuba will be successful or if the pressure of the Cuban exiles in Florida too big? Their influence is not to be underestimated and they are numerous. There is an anecdote states the following: If the Americans to Guantanamo Bay on Cuba to return, will also return the Miami Cubans to the United States. As much truth in it.
