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Tall Ship “Simon Bolivar” Visits Cozumel for 3rd Time

Venezuelan Vessel Calls into the island during 29th training mission…

Photo Courtesy of Mark Lindsey

The Venezuelan Navy’s Training Ship, the AB “Simon Bolivar” (BE-11) made her third call into port on Cozumel last Friday.  With 149 crew members on board, their arrival is part of an annual training mission designed to strengthen ties with the Mexican navy.  During their stay on the island, the crew were kind enough to offer public tours of the boat, free of charge.   Docked at the downtown Punta Langosta pier, the ship was built in 1979 and is a frequent participant in the Tall Ship events.

She is one of four similar “barques” built as sail

Photo Courtesy of Mark Lindsey

training vessels for other countries in Latin America; her half-sisters are the Mexican “Cuauhtémoc”, the Colombian “Gloria” and the Ecuadoran “Guayas.”

Por 3ª ocasión el gran velero “Simón Bolívar” visita Cozumel

El buque venezolano arriba a la Isla durante su 29ª misión de entrenamiento…

El buque escuela venezolano, el AB “Simón Bolívar” (BE-11) realizó su tercera visita al puerto de Cozumel el pasado viernes. Con 49 tripulantes, su arribo forma parte de la

Photo Courtesy of Mark Lindsey

misión de entrenamiento anual diseñada para fortalecer los lazos con la marina armada mexicana. Durante su estancia el la Isla, la tripulación amablemente ofreció visitas guiadas dentro de la embarcación, sin costo alguno. Este buque que atracó en el muelle Punta Langosta, fue armado en el año 1979 y con frecuenta participa en los eventos Grandes Veleros.

 

Este es uno de cuatro buques escuela similares, construidos para otros países latinoamericanos. Los buques hermanos son el mexicano “Cuauhtémoc”, el colombiano “Gloria” y el ecuatoriano “Guayas”.

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An ex-Connecticut Yankee who has called Cozumel home for over 18 years, Laura ran away to the Caribbean years ago, bumped around the islands teaching SCUBA diving, lost some time in Jamaica, and finally stopped in Cozumel for a 2 week vacation that hasn’t ended yet. With a degree in Journalism from a fancy private college she convinced her parents to pay for, Laura writes, edits, and creates the weekly Cozumel 4 You news, social media, and promotional articles about the island, as well as moderates the Cozumel 4 You Facebook group, which currently has over 25,000 members. Her long suffering husband, Fabian, has long since resigned himself to having zero private life, as he’s been involved in her various schemes and plots since his arrival. Proud parents to a variety of rescue dogs and cats, Laura continues to be the bane of her traditional Mexican mother-in-law’s existence, as she muses her way through life in the Mexican Caribbean. ______________________________ Una ex yanqui de Connecticut quien llama hogar a Cozumel desde hace más de 15 años. Laura escapó al Caribe hace años, desplazándose de una isla a otra dando clases de BUCEO. Se dedicó a perder el tiempo en Jamaica y finalmente se detuvo en Cozumel para pasar unas vacaciones de 2 semanas que aún no terminan. Convenciendo a sus padres que pagaran una elegante universidad privada, obtuvo su título en Periodismo y Laura crea semanalmente Cozumel 4You, medios sociales y artículos promocionales sobre la Isla y también es moderadora en el grupo Cozumel 4 You en Facebook que actualmente cuenta con 25,000 miembros. Fabián, s umuy tolerante marido, desde hace mucho tiempo se resignó a no tener vida privada, pues se ha visto implicado en los diversos proyectos y planes que urde Laura. Son orgullosos padres de diversos perros y gatos rescatados. Mientras contempla su paso a través de la vida en el Caribe mexicano, Laura continúa siendo la pesadilla en la existencia de su muy tradicional suegra mexicana.

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