Death of a guide in the Nevados National Natural Park, in Tolima - Other Cities - Colombia

On Thursday afternoon authorities confirmed the death of a tour guide in the Los Nevados National Natural Park, in Tolima. The 26-year-old lost his life after an avalanche of snow broke off and fell on him and other climbers when they were climbing the Claus Glacier.

According to information from the authorities, the snow avalanche that buried Sebastián Santa, a native of Santa Rosa de Cabal, in Risaralda, fell from about 5,000 meters high. Other people also suffered minor injuries in the events.

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Luis Fernando Vélez, major of the Civil Defense of Tolima, indicated that at the time of the events, Santa was going on a journey as a tourist, not as a guide, and he was in the company of three other friends. One is in the area accompanying the body and two others are in places of rest where there is a telephone signal and from where they reported the event.

“We know that the body is still under the snow, at this time there is an extraordinary council to determine the measures and be able to go for it. The atmospheric situation is very difficult because it is raining, but if we have all the support we hope to be able to rescue it between now and tomorrow,” Velez said.

Among the options for the rescue would be a helicopter or that the peasants who live nearby have their pack animals. “It is complicated because a body already weighs a lot and removing it on the shoulder is difficult,” added the officer.

snowfall, according to preliminary information, it would have been due to the rains, however it would not be an abnormal event. “These avalanches fall, unfortunately it was just when they passed by there,” said the Civil Defense major.

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With sadness and pain in my soul I report the tragic death of my friend Sebastián Santa.

Santa Rosa de Cabal has lost an extraordinary being, a dreamer, with an adventurous and enterprising spirit. A hug of solidarity for your family and friends. A lot of strength 🙏🏻🙏🏻 pic.twitter.com/888hnyKPRn

– Rodrigo Toro (@JoseRodrigoToro) March 4, 2022

For its part, the Mayor’s Office of Ibagué requested the closure of permits for climbers to the Los Nevados National Park.

“Unfortunately, the weather conditions are adverse, not only in Ibagué, but in the upper part of the snowy. Therefore we have requested the closure of the temporary ascent of the mountaineers to the Los Nevados National Natural Park. We cannot continue to risk the integrity and safety of our fellow citizens by making ascents in these conditions”, said César Gutiérrez, Secretary of Environment and Risk Management of the municipality.

In addition, mountaineers and friends of Santa are collecting funds to support the search efforts, as relief agencies must ascend with all possible tools to achieve the rescue.

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Spectacular Yellowstone National Park Turns 150, Highlights Native Americans

Washington — 

“Yellowstone National Park is magical, spiritual and a place of inspiration,” said historian Bruce Gourley, who has lived near the park for decades and is the author of the recently published Historic Yellowstone National Park.

As the park marks its 150th anniversary, it’s looking back at the past but focusing mostly on its future as it brings greater recognition to the Indigenous people who had roamed the land for 10,000 years.

“This isn’t just about the last century and a half,” said Yellowstone Superintendent Cameron Sholly at a recent virtual event. “We also want to use this anniversary to do a better job of fully recognizing the many American Indian nations that lived in this area for thousands of years prior to Yellowstone becoming a park.”

In the coming months, Yellowstone will be highlighting multiple tribal nations, whose members will give presentations, display artwork and engage with visitors at the park’s Tribal Heritage Center.

On March 1,1872, President Ulysses S. Grant signed the bill that created Yellowstone for the “benefit and enjoyment of present and future generations.”

However, the Indigenous people who hunted and fished there were not included in the process.

“The presence of native people was not only downplayed, but they were literally pushed out of the park because their presence discomforted many white people,” Gourley said.

Yellowstone is located mostly in Wyoming, but it also extends into Montana and Idaho. Today, some 4 million visitors come to experience the 9-million-hectare landscape that sits atop an active supervolcano whose last major eruption occurred 640,000 years ago.

Appropriately known as Wonderland in the early days, the geothermal park is famous for its beautiful lakes and mountains, incredible array of wildlife, powerful waterfalls, rainbow-colored hot springs, and amazing geysers such as the well-known Old Faithful, which erupts roughly every 1½ hours.

For professional wildlife photographer Tom Murphy, there is no better place. He especially loves the remote wilderness.

“I get to see the natural behavior of bison, coyotes, elk, wolves and grizzly bears, how they live and relate to each other,” he told VOA. “The goal of my photographs is to capture their interesting lives and give people a sense of the beauty and intelligence of the wildlife.”

He thinks it was a mistake to eliminate the wolves in Yellowstone during the last century and applauds their reintroduction in the mid-1990s, which has created greater biodiversity.

For professional wildlife photographer Tom Murphy, there is no better place. He especially loves the remote wilderness. (Photo courtesy Tim Murphy)

Yellowstone’s bison herd is important to Scott Frazier of the Crow tribe. “The bison are sacred and represent freedom to the Indian tribes, who have a symbiotic relationship with them,” he explained.

Frazier, who is 72, has been visiting the park since he was a child.

“It was so quiet, not like today,” he said of going camping and fishing with his father. “There weren’t many cars, and sometimes you’d see a bear on the road, but that’s rare now.”

“Today, it’s so different,” he said.

“People who come from the cities may not have seen a squirrel, let alone a moose. Unfortunately, a lot of them spend time taking photos or videos instead of enjoying the moment that is right in front of them,” he said in an interview with VOA.

Amazing geysers are highlighted by the well-known Old Faithful, which erupts roughly every 1½ hours. (Photo courtesy Carol Highsmith)

But Frazier is more concerned about the past 150 years, when Yellowstone barely acknowledged the tribes in the park.

It is “a dramatically important step” that Yellowstone, as well as other U.S. national parks, is reaching out to Native Americans, he said.

“I would like to see more recognition of the places the tribes consider to be sacred in Yellowstone,” said Frazier, who teaches environment classes in the park from the Indigenous point of view.

Other Native Americans also say it’s about time Yellowstone focuses more on Indigenous contributions.

“There’s very little mention about Native Americans, including the Shoshone,” said Robyn Rofkar, administrative assistant at the Eastern Shoshone Tribal Cultural Center on the Wind River Indian Reservation in Wyoming.

“It would be good to include Native American names at sites around the park. I also think Yellowstone should sell more traditional things made by the Indian tribes, like Shoshone beaded items.”

“Hopefully, we can educate the tourists so they know that Yellowstone was part of the Indians’ homeland,” she said.

In Photos: Yellowstone National Park Turns 150

Yellowstone, the first U.S. national park, draws 4 million visitors annually. Parkgoers marvel at fantastic geysers, colorful hot pools and amazing wildlife. Yellowstone National Park photos courtesy of Tom Murphy Photography

What will the park for the culture of the Pacific that they will do in Cali be like? - Cali, Colombia

The Pacific Park is an ambitious commitment to urban and cultural renewal in relation to the traditions of the coast.

In this way, the District Administration began to socialize with the community in general this project that is part of the orange development and that it will be located on 2nd Avenue between 26th and 32nd streets, on the banks of the Cali River.

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The mayor of Cali, Jorge Iván Ospina, expressed that with this cultural project they seek to “dialogue with this region of the country, and dignify the coastal community that is in the city.”

The president specified that the construction of a complex with an extension of 43,237 square meters is planned, in which a “cultural infrastructure, avant-garde concepts, environmental sustainability and an architectural design that tends towards the integration of citizenship will converge”.

This will be the Parque Pacífico, an ambitious project of the Cali Mayor’s Office, which will be located on 2A Avenue between 26th and 32nd Streets, in the north of the city.

The initial phase of Parque Pacífico contemplates an investment that could reach $35 billion, which will be allocated to the work that will be in charge of highlighting the different cultural expressions and practices such as ancestral drinks and traditional cuisine in a space where visitors can learn about the influence of the Colombian Pacific on the cultural identity of Cali.

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The Secretary of Culture of Cali, Ronald Mayorga, during the socialization of the project.

The Secretary of Culture of Cali, Ronald Mayorga, explains that since last year this project began to come to life through feasibility studies and designs. The generation of licenses is also advanced, as well as construction permits.

The official estimates that for the second half of this year the work will begin to be built in its first phase, which would generate about 320 jobs.

“We must recognize that we have a large extended territory around the city, the Colombian Pacific, where there are four departments that join us, complement us and integrate us. All this exchange produces knowledge, music, traditions and food, which we want to represent through Parque Pacífico,” said Mayorga.

Meanwhile, the undersecretary of Arts, Creation and Cultural Promotion, Diana Ledesma, assured that the Pacific Park is a “renovation project that implies a process of appropriation and cultural expansion of the traditional expressions of the Coast.”

And he added that it is one of the five mobilizing projects carried out by the Mayor’s Office of Cali under the name Parques por la vida.

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1 Killed, 5 Hurt In Park Shooting in Portland

PORTLAND, Ore. — 
One person was killed and five others were wounded in a shooting Saturday night at a Portland park where a march was planned to protest police violence.

Officers responding to a report of shots fired at Normandale Park found one woman dead, according to the Portland Police Bureau. Two men and three other women were taken to the hospital.

Their conditions have not been released, and police have not named anyone involved in the shooting.

Social media flyers show that at the same time as the shooting, a march was planned for Amir Locke, a Black man who was fatally shot by police in Minneapolis, KOIN-TV reported.

Portland, Oregon’s largest city, saw months of nightly protests in 2020 that often spiraled into violence following the murder by police of George Floyd in Minneapolis. Portland became the center of the movement to defund the police, but the sustained protests in the city have largely faded away.

The city is now dealing with a plague of gun violence.

Police responded to six shootings within a nine-hour span between Thursday night and early Friday. Shortly before Saturday night’s shooting at Normandale Park, police who were called to a separate disturbance were involved in a shooting that left one person dead. It wasn’t immediately clear if the person died by police gunfire.

Although last year was marked by record-high numbers of gun violence in Portland, the number of shooting incidents during the first month of 2022 outpaced January 2021, according to police data. During January alone, police recorded 127 shootings.

Police and city officials say the increase in violence, which disproportionally affected Portland’s Black community, was fueled by gang-related arguments, drug deals gone wrong and disputes among homeless people. The situation was exacerbated by the pandemic, economic hardships and mental health crises.

The number of homicides in Portland last year surpassed more populous cities such as San Francisco and Boston — and was more than double the number of slayings in its larger Pacific Northwest neighbor Seattle.

Portland recorded 90 homicides in 2021 amid a surge in gun violence, shattering the city’s previous high of 66 set more than three decades ago.

Tayrona Park reopened its doors - Other Cities - Colombia

Tayrona Natural Park, main ecotourism destination of Santa Marta reopened its doors to locals and visitorsafter 15 days of restrictions for reasons of environmental recovery and restructuring.

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The above in the framework of the campaign #BreatheTayrona which takes place at specific times of the year through consultation with four indigenous peoples of the Sierra Nevada.

This recess allows the nature reserve to give the entire ecosystem a break. and that the ancestral communities carry out their ceremonies and prayers.

“The first of three closures of the Tayrona Park culminates, a time in which the indigenous communities performed rituals to harmonize the ecosystem. From National Parks we carried out surveillance and control sessions to guarantee the safety of visitorss”, National Parks announced through its Twitter account.

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The first of three closures of the Tayrona Park culminates, a time in which the indigenous communities performed rituals to harmonize the ecosystem

The entity announced that from this moment, visitors will find new services within the Tayrona Park such as signs throughout the protected area, and four defibrillators, in case they need to attend to a emergency.

Likewise, the supply of lifeguards was expanded to protect bathers during their stay in the different enabled spas.

In total, 27 beach rescue experts will now be available, who will lend their work, thanks to an agreement between natural parks and the National Directorate of Firefighters and the National Navy.

The director of National Natural Parks, Orlando Molano, He informed that the installation of bathroom services, the improvement of communication equipment as well as the trails are also planned.

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The entrance to the Tayrona is available between 7:00 in the morning and 5:00 in the afternoon until the installed capacity is completed.

The entrance fees vary depending on whether it is high or low season, and if you are a national, a national born in Santa Marta, or a foreigner. To know them in detail

You can enter the link: https://www.parquesnacionales.gov.co/portal/es/ecoturismo/parques/region-caribe/parque-nacional-natural-tayrona/.

The next closures of the protected area, within the framework of the strategy #BreatheTayrona, they are scheduled from June 1 to 15 and from October 19 to November 2.

By Roger Urieles
For THE WEATHER Santa Marta
@rogeruv

They capture an ex-partner for the murder of a woman in a Cali park - Cali - Colombia

The second murder of a woman in parks of El Caney neighborhood, In less than six months, it caused astonishment and pain among inhabitants of that neighborhood in the south of the capital of Valle del Cauca.

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It was 9:00 on a Thursday night when Linda Sabrina Savi Marin He was in a park on Carrera 74 with Calle 38 in The Special Caney, in commune 17 of this city.

Linda Sabrina Savi Marín, murdered in Cali

One version says that the 32-year-old woman would have arrived at that public space minutes before, accompanied by a minor and a man. On the site were other people who shared in the place.

Suddenly, a thin man approached the place where Linda Sabrina was, who was shot at close range. She was mortally wounded and efforts for her survival were in vain.

On the site it was assured that a man would have been injured in the attack, but no further details were given, only that he would have been treated at a health center in the area.

The Commander of the Metropolitan Police of Cali, General Juan Carlos Leónsaid that a patrol of the Quadrant Surveillance Model, with the support of the Judicial Police, was activated and located a man who would be the woman’s former permanent partner.

He noted that during the follow-up it was possible to arrest the man, a firearm and proceeded to present it to the Prosecutor’s Office. He was given a gauntlet test, but would not have accepted charges.

Pregnant woman crime in July

On the night of July 8, 2021, she was shot to death Katherin Andrea Dorado Vargas in the El Búho park in the same El Caney neighborhood.

the young woman, mother of a child and pregnant, who had arrived from Mexico two months earlier, was attacked by a motorcyclist dressed in black, in that public space on Carrera 85 C with Calle 42.

The assailant escaped while the victim died after medical attempts to save his life at a care center.

So far, no arrests have been reported for the crime of the young woman who had been in Mexico since 2020 and returned in May 2021, under days of a pandemic in the world.

The motives for the murder have not been specified.

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Santa Marta: case of animal abuse in a park - Other Cities - Colombia

Indignation was generated in Santa Marta by the brutal attack suffered by some cats in a shelter located in the sports center of 22.

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People who came to bring food to the cats were terrified to find at least five animals dead with signs of torture.

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“They killed them with stones. Several have their heads completely smashed,” said one of the women who discovered what had happened.

The right place to cover cats from the cold and rain also has damage caused by strangers.

The community believes that this action was presumably committed by young people who gather at that point to consume drugs.

In fact, boxer pots were found at the scene, which give an indication that the person or persons responsible would be inhaling this glue that generates a hallucinogenic effect.

Animal foundations immediately spoke out to reject what happened and asked the authorities to locate and punish those who committed this cruel act.

“In Santa Marta, they continue to attack the animals and nothing happens. What happened cannot remain like this, a precedent must be set, ”said animal activist Cristina Bermúdez.

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They offer a reward to find those responsible

I will be personally attentive to the course of these investigations so that the person or persons responsible are sentenced

Mayor Virna Johnson also condemned the murder of these cats and announced severe measures against those who committed the attack.

The president said that she will establish complaint to the Public Prosecutor to carry out the respective investigation and offered a reward of 5 million pesos to anyone who provides information that leads to the identification and prosecution of those responsible for this case.

“I will be personally attentive to the course of these investigations so that the person or persons responsible are sentenced and pay for their heartless actions against these sentient beings, who do not deserve under any justification to be victims of mistreatment or cruel actions,” said the mayor. .

Similarly, Virna Johnson issued guidelines to the Government Secretariat and the Dadsa in order to initiate the necessary processes to support the authorities in clarifying what happened.

“We urge the public to also support the investigations, providing data that will allow the capture of the people who killed these cats,” the mayor pointed out.

Roger Urieles
For THE WEATHER Santa Marta
@rogeruv

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Yellowstone Park Visits Hit Record in 2021, Straining Staff

MAMMOTH HOT SPRINGS, WYOMING — 

A record number of visitors flocked to Yellowstone National Park last year despite fewer hotel rooms and campsites being available because of the coronavirus pandemic and construction projects.

About 4.86 million visits were tallied in 2021, breaking the prior record set in 2016. It’s a million more people than visited in 2020.

Known worldwide for its wolves, bears and other wildlife and thermal features such as the Old Faithful geyser, Yellowstone will mark its 150th anniversary in 2022. It straddles the borders of northwestern Wyoming, southern Montana and eastern Idaho.

Visits to national parks across the U.S. have been trending up in recent years. Others such as Utah’s Zion National Park also set new visitor records in 2021 as tourism bounced back from the shutdowns imposed during the early days of the pandemic.

At Yellowstone, a rush of people from May through September last year strained employees and park services. It came as the park was understaffed through the summer because of worker housing caps and difficulty recruiting new employees, park officials have said.

There were also 20% fewer campsites and hotel rooms in 2021 compared to previous years. That meant hundreds of thousands of visitors left the park at night and would re-enter after staying elsewhere. Each time they entered the park counted as a separate visit.

Park officials said they are trying to find a way to differentiate between new visits and people who enter the park multiple times on the same trip.

Yellowstone’s road corridors and parking lots can get crowded, but they make up less than one-tenth of 1% of its 8,903 square kilometers (3,400 square miles) — an area about 150 times the size of New York’s Manhattan Island.

Most visitors stay within a half-mile of those roads, according to park officials. Park crowds drop sharply during winter when much of it is inaccessible except by snowmobile or skiing.