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Photo Caption: Juan Carlos
Gonzalez, Mayor of Cozumel, is presented with the key to the City of Miami Beach by Miami
Beach Mayor, Matty Herrera-Bower at the welcoming ceremony of the TrimaránZamna,
the ship of Peace, at the Miami Beach Marina, the vessel’s first stop.
Photo Caption: Carlos Antonio
Angulo, Ambassador of Peace, passes the flag of peace on to Miami Beach students Abigail Garcia and Emily
Witt and Miami Beach Mayor Matti Herrera Bower at the welcoming ceremony of the
TrimaránZamna, at the Miami Beach Marina, the
vessel’s first stop.
Photo Caption: The TrimaránZamna,
the ship of peace, at the Miami Beach Marina, the vessel’s first stop.
Photo Caption: Al Cassab,
Project Facilitator; Carlos Antonio Angulo, Ambassador of Peace; Teresa
Villarreal, Director of the Mexico Tourism Board in Miami; Captain Vital
Alsar, and Alberto Marrufo, Director of Promotion for Cozumel, at the welcoming
VIP cocktail aboard the TrimaránZamna, at the Miami Beach Marina, the
vessel’s first stop.
Photo Caption: Alberto Marrufo, Director of Promotion for Cozumel,
Carlos Antonio Angulo, Ambassador of Peace, City of Doral
Councilwoman Sandra Ruiz, and Juan Miguel Gutierrez, Mexico’s Consulate General in Miami, at the welcoming
VIP cocktail aboard the TrimaránZamna, at the Miami Beach Marina,
the vessel’s first stop. Councilwoman Ruiz named August 29th,
2009, the official day of the TrimaránZamna,
in the City Of Doral.
THE Trimarán Zamna “SHIP OF
PEACE” ARRIVES AT ITS FIRST STOP IN MIAMI
BEACH!
Miami, Fl; September 2, 2009— The TrimaránZamna,, the ship of peace, was welcomed by local officials and
Mexican diplomats at the Miami Beach Marina on Saturday, August 29th.
Miami Beach was the first city to receive the TrimaránZamna with a welcome by Matti Herrera-Bower, Miami
Beach City Mayor, Juan Carlos Gonzalez, Mayor of Cozumel, Juan Miguel
Gutierrez, Consulate General of Mexico in Miami, and Teresa Villarreal,
Director of the Mexico Tourism Board in Miami as
well as a group of local children, were all on hand to receive the ship’s
captain, crew and Carlos Antonio Angulo, a 12 year old Mayan boy –who has
been chosen as ambassador of peace for Cozumel
throughout the entire journey.
As part of the ceremony, there was a symbolic exchange
of flags between the Mayan boy bestowing the flag of Mexico
and the flag of peace to a Florida
child.
The 2nd of September, the ship of peace
will continue its journey to New York before
heading to Spain, Portugal, Italy,
Tunisia and Egypt on its way to the final destination in Piaro, Greece.
About the TrimaránZamna:
The Island of
Cozumel, free of any military conflict
since the ancient Maya, was recently declared the Island of Peace
by the International Committee for the Banner of Peace, a non-governmental
organization affiliated with the United Nations. And, because of this honor,
the island will be the core leader of a splendid project known as “The
Child, the Sea and Cozumel for Peace,” a symbolic expedition through the Atlantic Ocean delivering a message of universal peace
and acceptance to the world.
The TrimaránZamna, the ship of
peace, embarked on its remarkable journey on August 26th, on a trip
expected to last 4 and a half months, before reaching its final haven, the Port
of Pireus in Greece. In its route, the ship will stop in 15 ports, Miami Beach having been the first city that welcomed the
ship and its crew in the United
States. The election of this port was not
arbitrary, since Miami Beach and Cozumel established
a SisterCity relationship in 1992 to strengthen
their bond through artistic, cultural, educational and business exchanges.
The ship, a unique handcraft wooden master piece of
110 feet long and three masts, was built by a team of 40 Mexican ship makers
from the state of Veracruz
and is being commanded by Captain Vital Alsar an experienced and skilled
sailor, from a fishermen family.
About the Mexico
Tourism Board
The Mexico Tourism Board (MTB) brings together the resources of federal
and state governments, municipalities and private companies to promote Mexico’s
tourism attractions and destinations internationally. Created in 1999, the
MTB is Mexico’s tourism promotion agency,
and its participants include members of both the
private and public sectors. The MTB has offices
throughout North America,
Europe, Japan
and Latin America.
For more information on destinations and online trip bookings please go towww.visitmexico.com.
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travel and tourism information about Mexico, please contact the
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