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Sails of South America 2010 from Buenos Aires head for Ushuaia

Bicentennial celebrations winds arrived in Buenos Aires this week with the imposing figure of eleven tall ships, wonderfully crafted relics of the past that will be docked until next Tuesday when they sail on to the South Atlantic.

The magnificent tall chips displaying colour and pride in Buenos Aires

“Sails of South America 2010” has brought together magnificent sailing ships, among them frigates, schooners and brigs from various countries of the Americas and Europe to participate in the Bicentennial Regatta.

The event is organized by the navies from Argentina and Chile to celebrate the bicentennial of the first national governing board during the struggle of South American countries to break away from the then Spanish colonial empire.

The unique challenge has gathered thousands of navigators in the most important ports of the region, sailing emblematic places for the mariners of all times, like the circumnavigation of the mythical “Cape Horn”.

The vessels departed from Rio de Janeiro on February 7th and arrived in Buenos Aires this week after having called at Mar del Plata, Punta Del Este and Montevideo in Uruguay.

“We want the event to be a festivity for Ibero-American nations. It’s an emotive expression of fraternity and union”, said Captain Luis Maria Gonzales, PR for the Argentine Navy that is hosting the tall ships in Buenos Aires.

In the coming four days each of the vessels is scheduled to give a display of music, dance and traditions of diverse cultures each of them represents.

There will be parades in downtown Buenos Aires and open days for the public to visit the vessels.

Next week from Buenos Aires the regatta leaves for Cape Horn, Ushuaia, Punta Arenas and eventually Valparaíso. The celebration concludes in several months time in Veracruz, Mexico.

The vessels docked in Buenos Aires are: “Capitán Miranda”, Uruguay; “Cisne Branco”, Brazil; Cuauhtémoc, México; Esmeralda, Chile; Europa, Holland; Gloria, Colombia; Guayas, Ecuador; Juan Sebastián Elcano, Spain; Libertad, Argentina; Sagres, Portugal; Simón Bolívar, Venezuela, and Eagle from the US Coast Guard.
 

Published in: Politics, Latin America.

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1 harriet (#) Mar 07th, 2010 - 02:07 am Report abuse
i would like to see this regatta coming to stanley.
2 Hook (#) Mar 07th, 2010 - 11:46 am Report abuse
This is pretty much what the modern argentine navy looks like!
3 Samuel (#) Mar 08th, 2010 - 01:44 am Report abuse
@Hook

Wakeup Britain is broke in 2 years time this will be the fleet of the Royal Navy.

MEP Daniel Hannan: “where we are now bankrupted... may be we are a couple of years behind Zimbabwe...”


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4 s.martio (#) Mar 08th, 2010 - 07:21 am Report abuse
here will be no stop at “Stanley” for the UN since the islands are not officially part of anyone, nor an independent state. nor to South America. islands choose to be in this legal limbo, not Pertec to any regional or political organization, totally isolated. continent turns its back, simply do not exist, there is a dispute of sovereignty and an illegal occupation and nobody wants to make a stop at its port. while the Islanders continue their attitude of discrimination and unilateral actions will never belong to anyone or anything, just to their fictional status in Britain. and is not sure the oil issue, and less without any support of the continent. a position that is totally unsustainable and costly both economically and politically. sooner or later no matter what should happen, the world is already aware of the issue. and no one supports a powerful imposing conditions to 12000 miles from home
5 Hook (#) Mar 08th, 2010 - 10:03 am Report abuse
Samuel.

I don't care I'm not British...you spanner!
6 khh (#) Mar 09th, 2010 - 01:27 am Report abuse
Nothing to do with this subject but I here the RAF Typhoons chased a loan argentine fighter out of the Falkland zone the other day. I bet that cockey twat shat his pants big time. Bet he wont come back for seconds!
and if he does----BOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOM

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