Welches in Peru

Welches in Peru
Our family (September 2020)

Friday 2 June 2017

A Day of Honour in Puno (Day 2)

02 March 2017

Dr Klaus John makes a Diospi Suyana presentation in the council chambers of Puno and this is followed by a short notice council ceremony awarding Dr Klaus.  Also a certificate of honour for Udo, Doris and me (we don’t seek any recognition for our work, that is not our purpose).  But for what it is worth, this certification makes us honorary lifetime members of Puno! 
 
My honorary accolade from the Puno Province.
Here is the original Diospi Suyana article posted by Klaus with additional photos;

After this quite incredible morning we took a moment as a team to reflect on the shore of Lake Titicaca and get something to eat for lunch.  It was one of those amazing perfect days – warm, sunny and peaceful.

The Puno team on the shore of Lake Titicaca (despite our winter attire it was not cold!).
Then we tracked down the landowners of the only transmission hilltop authorised to serve Puno.  This was a mother and son who reside in Puno.  We visited their house and from appearances they seemed relatively wealthy as they had on display some amazing antiques.  Their collection included antique radios, typewriters, cameras, gramophones, rifles, owl figurines (would you believe) and even some genuine Inca artefacts.
 
The landowners antique radio and camera collection (one of a number in their home).
Klaus makes his Diospi Suyana PowerPoint presentation to them and they were impressed with the story of faith.  We made a time to meet on site on the transmission hill the following day to select a transmission site for Diospi Suyana.
 
Klaus presenting to the Puno transmission hilltop landowners.
Whilst on this trip I had further contact with satellite operator Intelsat, and it became apparent to Klaus and me that their senior management in Washington were unprepared to meet us in person, as previously committed by their CEO and SVP Sales and Marketing.  Furthermore ARSAT were unresponsive in correspondence to finalise their agreement option. 

So I then looked at satellite alternatives and on the Friday 3 March I commenced discussions with the Spanish satellite operator Hispamar.  They cover South America with their Amazonas fleet of satellites which are operated out of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.  I subsequently arranged a meeting with their South American management where Klaus I would travel to their offices in Rio.

Regards,

Chris

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