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Guayaquil, July 2 (Andes) .- Ships of the eight navies of the region who participated in the sailing event "Velas Latinoamérica 2018". said goodbye Monday from the main port of Guayaquil.
Maritime Ships They arrived in this city on Thursday, June 28 and remained until that date, which began the departure, from 8:00 am (local time)
The sailboats that participated in this rendezvous were the frigate ARA "Libertad", from Argentina; the sailboat "Cisne Branco" (Brazil); School Ship "Esmeralda" (Chile); RCAF school ship "Gloria" (Colombia); the ARM training ship "Cuauhtémoc" (Mexico); BAP "Union" sailing school (Peru); the Bolivarian Armed Forces School "Simón Bolívar" (Venezuela) and the training ship "Guayas", hosted by Ecuador
The Ministry of Defense of 39 Ecuador said the ships were leaving the docks of the Naval Yacht Club, Astinave, Caraguay and Contecon, where they stayed during their visit and where the Guayaquileños shared with the midshipmen.
The eight boats said goodbye to Guayaquil, to continue their journey by the ports of Balboa, Panama; Willemstad, Curaçao; Cartagena, Colombia; Guaira, Venezuela; Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic; and Cozumel, Mexico
The crossing will end on September 2 in the Mexican port of Veracruz
Last week, President Lenin Moreno shared with the sailors and expressed his satisfaction for this meeting.
] It was very rewarding to meet naval commanders participating in "Velas Latinoamérica", the most important nautical event of the region.
They navigate by representing their country with pride. Guayaquil receives them with open arms.
Good wind and good sea! pic.twitter.com/bczYHbDPFY– Lenín Moreno (@Lenin) June 30, 2018
Also the Ecuadorian Minister of Defense, General Division of Pbadive Service Oswaldo Jarrín Román, visited several sailing ships , in order to share experiences with the military personnel who visited the country.
The event "Velas Latinoamérica 2018" began on March 25, in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. He continued his tour of the ports of Punta del Este, Uruguay; Buenos Aires and Ushuaia, Argentina; Cabo de Hornos, Punta Arenas, Talcahuano, Valparaiso and Antofagasta, Chile; Callao, Peru; and arrived on June 28 in Guayaquil, Ecuador
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