ever, Soho magazine reading, I found an article in which the writers wrote from their own city. Curious, I looked hastily to "I hate Medellin to see what was said and how much it would offend people who believe that there is no place in the world as the valley (Oh delirium regional superiors' O proud legacy ! Oh Chauvismo Paisa!). In short, the author paisa * criticized in the context of the strength of our land, is the ugly habit of making money above all, despite everything, doubling the law, highlighting the "living" and no respect at all. To illustrate his point, the author takes the example of the blatant commercialism that has been the center of the city, where famous buildings of downtown as the seminar or the old courthouse are converted into low-level mall full of contraband .
must say that this is right. The center of Medellin for commercial endeavors has lost immense value as architectural, aesthetic and tourism. Because they care more about money made since the long-term benefit. Whores win silver.
But mercantilism paisa is what drives me to write this post. This time is the desire of silver of "some businessmen vallunos" and quotes because the know and so they have referred to the media. Only they do not undermine the cultural legacy, or against the urban aesthetic, architectural conservation or against. Undermine the place of reproduction and breeding of a species in danger of extinction, humpback whales.
must say that this is right. The center of Medellin for commercial endeavors has lost immense value as architectural, aesthetic and tourism. Because they care more about money made since the long-term benefit. Whores win silver.
But mercantilism paisa is what drives me to write this post. This time is the desire of silver of "some businessmen vallunos" and quotes because the know and so they have referred to the media. Only they do not undermine the cultural legacy, or against the urban aesthetic, architectural conservation or against. Undermine the place of reproduction and breeding of a species in danger of extinction, humpback whales.
Being an engineer, I understand that human activities are construction and associated environmental impacts. Cooking, bathing with hot water, buy things, transport, write, to build a dam or buy a car, all your account goes some way to the environment. But that does not mean we should stop them. One can say all the pretty lies you want, but environmentalism from the perspective of improving the future of human life, we remain first in the dirlist importance. If in fact we care about other species, we do a mass suicide. But as we also want vivre, care for the environment. Inside me there's a treehugger , but I understand that every environmental problem needs to be analyzed rationally, so that the cure is not worse than the disease. But what happens in Bahia Malaga is precisely the rationale that there is economic fundamentalism.
For days it has been said Colombia needs a port in the Pacific with more depth. Given the proximity to Buenaventura, has been proposed for this purpose Malaga Bay. Ever since in 1915 there was a discussion for this purpose. But in the end, Marco Fidel Suarez decided not to move the port there. Good move for the environment, considering that, as I have understood (because I have the fortune to know) is a natural paradise. However, the deepwater port is still needed.
Thinking that the port will bring no negative environmental impacts, and that if you bring will be manageable is one sins of dreamer. On the one hand, the ports in Colombia are handled in the absence of a better adjective, very "punks" where the technical criteria are very few and not many people trained in port issues. This can be evidenced in the fact that Colombian engineering has been devoted to domestic issues, leaving the port and coastal engineering aside. Furthermore, because a port such magntitudes brings many people, and knowing the processes of adaptation of the territory in this country, the end result is a social melting pot, where violence and lawlessness is the order of the day. Would you like someone to replicate the social situation in Buenaventura? At least I do not.
What to do then? Well due to the country's economic needs should be considered again Malaga Bay for possible port, studying the market, look at the technical feasibility, environmental impacts, agreement with the communities. And finally, do all the studies caesarean.
The Transport Ministry says it is not viable and Malaga Bay area said the public interest. The military says it is not possible because it would interfere with the operation of the military base. Environmentalists do not want for the ecosystems, marine and mangrove, and the emblem issue, the humpback ballenaz. The local community is opposed. Even the most important scientific organ of the country, Colombian Academy of Exact, Physical and Natural sdijo it was imperative to make a national park there.
And with so much study, the Ministry of Environment began to do their job, and started the paperwork to the national park natural No 56. Everything was ready, the director of parks was euphoric, and only lacked the signature of the minister. However, this firm did not arrive anywhere. The minister says ( Week Online ):
Existing technologies allow us to do calculations that deepening the access channel to Buenaventura and increase the carrying capacity of the port are more profitable than building mega ports. These investments are already being monstrous in the port of Buenaventura. It makes no sense for current demands of competitiveness, ride morning a port in Bahia Malaga.
economic pressure, however the "Entrepreneurs in the Valley" is very strong. At the end of the day are a powerful lobby in this country. These pressures continue to delay the declaration of the park, and there were even need to hire an international expert to do further studies. Although it has not delivered its final report, in his introductory remarks the expert confirmed what everyone had said, that port is not feasible.
But if all environmental studies say no, nor the technical studies, the military, no, no and community experts who do not ... Why "Valley entrepreneurs" are engaged in it? Perhaps the best reason given by a journalist for El Espectador, by way of gossip.
Some sources have explained that this whole controversy is reduced to a 'confrontation' in which regional vallecaucanos are committed to the fight so that if the Government decides to another port on the Pacific that will compete at Buenaventura, this is do in Malaga Bay (Valle) and not Tribugá (between Choco and Antioquia), as has also been raised. Pure
envy. In other words ... pure fucking win silver.
For days it has been said Colombia needs a port in the Pacific with more depth. Given the proximity to Buenaventura, has been proposed for this purpose Malaga Bay. Ever since in 1915 there was a discussion for this purpose. But in the end, Marco Fidel Suarez decided not to move the port there. Good move for the environment, considering that, as I have understood (because I have the fortune to know) is a natural paradise. However, the deepwater port is still needed.
Thinking that the port will bring no negative environmental impacts, and that if you bring will be manageable is one sins of dreamer. On the one hand, the ports in Colombia are handled in the absence of a better adjective, very "punks" where the technical criteria are very few and not many people trained in port issues. This can be evidenced in the fact that Colombian engineering has been devoted to domestic issues, leaving the port and coastal engineering aside. Furthermore, because a port such magntitudes brings many people, and knowing the processes of adaptation of the territory in this country, the end result is a social melting pot, where violence and lawlessness is the order of the day. Would you like someone to replicate the social situation in Buenaventura? At least I do not.
What to do then? Well due to the country's economic needs should be considered again Malaga Bay for possible port, studying the market, look at the technical feasibility, environmental impacts, agreement with the communities. And finally, do all the studies caesarean.
The Transport Ministry says it is not viable and Malaga Bay area said the public interest. The military says it is not possible because it would interfere with the operation of the military base. Environmentalists do not want for the ecosystems, marine and mangrove, and the emblem issue, the humpback ballenaz. The local community is opposed. Even the most important scientific organ of the country, Colombian Academy of Exact, Physical and Natural sdijo it was imperative to make a national park there.
And with so much study, the Ministry of Environment began to do their job, and started the paperwork to the national park natural No 56. Everything was ready, the director of parks was euphoric, and only lacked the signature of the minister. However, this firm did not arrive anywhere. The minister says ( Week Online ):
Existing technologies allow us to do calculations that deepening the access channel to Buenaventura and increase the carrying capacity of the port are more profitable than building mega ports. These investments are already being monstrous in the port of Buenaventura. It makes no sense for current demands of competitiveness, ride morning a port in Bahia Malaga.
economic pressure, however the "Entrepreneurs in the Valley" is very strong. At the end of the day are a powerful lobby in this country. These pressures continue to delay the declaration of the park, and there were even need to hire an international expert to do further studies. Although it has not delivered its final report, in his introductory remarks the expert confirmed what everyone had said, that port is not feasible.
But if all environmental studies say no, nor the technical studies, the military, no, no and community experts who do not ... Why "Valley entrepreneurs" are engaged in it? Perhaps the best reason given by a journalist for El Espectador, by way of gossip.
Some sources have explained that this whole controversy is reduced to a 'confrontation' in which regional vallecaucanos are committed to the fight so that if the Government decides to another port on the Pacific that will compete at Buenaventura, this is do in Malaga Bay (Valle) and not Tribugá (between Choco and Antioquia), as has also been raised. Pure
envy. In other words ... pure fucking win silver.
* The author, Dr. Alberto Aguirre, one of the great people who gave Medellin. Sadly it is virtually unknown to younger generations, and I knew him to make the micro-research for this post, where after your article I found his obituary in the journal Soho. Is this kind of people that make the proud country is justified, although nobody can remember. The same thing happens to so many anonymous heroic horsemen
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