06 April 2017
In the morning Klaus makes a presentation to an Uripa church
pastor who was interested in Diospi Suyana.
This was followed by another alternative site visit (so we had a fall
back option and we did not have to return as we had to do on this trip). But we soon realised that site had a number
of access and ownership issues and we would not pursue it.
Back on the road and we returned to Andahuylas to drop off
our site construction manager Juan, and reinspect the tower progress. I was amazed at the progress. Klaus reports this visit on the Diospi Suyana
website (with some minor edits for clarification by me);
The difficult journeys to
Andahuaylas during which we tried extremely hard to get the approval from
Poltocsa’s village council have almost been forgotten. Since yesterday Diospi Suyana’s FM aerial
tower stands proudly on the Lasimarca Mountain just outside the city of
Andahuaylas. The Australian Chris Welch
(centre of the photo) was seriously impressed by how quickly it was erected. Doris Manco, head of our media centre, could
also hardly believe her eyes and Dr John could not stop taking photos!
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| Juan Talaverano (on the right) and his team worked quickly and thoroughly so that the foundations were laid in no time. |
Within ten days he could start
working on Diospi Suyana’s third aerial tower in the Province Chincheros. The metal construction was made by the
company ICESE in Lima.
A few minutes after the above
photo had been taken a German, a Peruvian and an Australian gave thanks to God
in their respective mother tongues.
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| The 36 m high free standing ICESE tower standing proud above the almost completed 3 m high compound brick wall. |
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| Two ICESE company riggers at the top of the tower add the final touches. |
Here is the link to the original Diospi Suyana post (in
English);
But then when Klaus, Doris and I are back in the car we receive
news that the Uripa community purchase has again stagnated due to political factions
and the requirement for over 2,000 signatures (being 75% of the community
governing this parcel of hilltop land). This
was the deal breaker.
So at this point we decide it is no longer a viable option
and that we should return to Chincheros whilst we are relatively near, as it is
only a 2 hour drive back from Andahuylas (and one 4,300 meter high mountain
pass). This is in order to finalise the
purchase of our yesterday visited alternate Casabamba FM site.
After a phone call to get the blessing of our amazing wives
back home to be away another one or two more days, we return to Chincheros yet again
and arrive in evening to our re-welcoming favourite Uripa hotel.
Regards,
Chris
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