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In this episode, we take you to Mexico City where Independence Day is in full swing. We use the information provided by the Irish Hooligan to go and spend the day with some lucha libre fighters in a “dangerous part” of Mexico.For Dia de los Muertos (Day of the Dead), then, we go to San Cristobal de las Casas and we attend a rave in the woods, learn about the Zapatista movement and we meet the people trying to build a gym in order to provide positive environments for the children of the city.Finally, we go to San Jose del Pacifico and we go on a magic mushroom journey in one of the most beautiful settings in the world, in the company of a former Mayo hurler.Before all that, there is part five of Eoin's hitchhiking journey, where he desperately tries to get out of Paso de Indios.Follow Eoin… https://www.instagram.com/eoinsheahan/https://x.com/EoinSheahanhttps://www.tiktok.com/@eoinsheahanEmail: eoinsheahan1@gmail.com
Après le Pérou, la Colombie, l'Australie, l'Équateur et bien d'autres pays encore, le docteur Antoine Lissorgues est établi aujourd'hui à San Cristobal de las casas et dirige la branche Suisse des Médecins du Monde au Mexique. Originaire de Toulon, sa passion pour l'international va de pair avec son engagement dans les ONG, notamment pour Terre des Hommes et Médecins du Monde. Antoine Lissorgues est très inquiet pour l'avenir de cette mission après la suppression du financement américain. Antoine Lissorgues, coordinateur général Médecins du Monde Suisse au Mexique, est l'invité de Vivre Ailleurs.À lire aussi Accents d'Europe: ONG, la fin de l'aide américaine ?
En este episodio de Café en Mano Podcast, patrocinado por ATH Móvil, exploramos los desafíos del sistema de adopción y protección infantil en Puerto Rico con la experta Shakira Maldonado Arroyo, Directora Auxiliar de Hogar Cuna San Cristóbal. Discutimos temas críticos como la adopción, los mitos comunes y la entrega voluntaria, proporcionando una visión profunda de las políticas públicas y el impacto social de estos procesos.Shakira comparte experiencias valiosas sobre cómo mejorar la vida de los niños en el sistema de protección y las opciones disponibles para aquellos interesados en la adopción. Este episodio es esencial para cualquiera que busque entender mejor la realidad de la niñez puertorriqueña y cómo contribuir positivamente.Escucha, aprende y participa en la conversación. No olvides suscribirte y comentar para entrar en nuestro giveaway de $200. Contribuye a una causa noble hoy mismo con ATH Móvil.Escucha ahora y transforma tu comprensión sobre la adopción y el cuidado infantil en Puerto Rico.0:00 - IntroducciónBienvenida y patrocinio de ATH MóvilPresentación de Shakira Maldonado Arroyo1:50 - Shakira Maldonado Arroyo: Trayectoria y Rol ActualEducación y experiencia en trabajo socialImpacto en el Hogar Cuna San Cristóbal5:40 - Realidades de la Adopción en Puerto RicoProcesos y desafíos de la adopciónMitos comunes sobre la adopción9:24 - La Entrega Voluntaria y Leyes de AdopciónProcedimientos legales y derechos familiaresDiferencias entre adopción abierta y cerrada15:59 - Trabajo en Hogar Cuna San CristóbalCuidado diario y servicios ofrecidos a los niñosImportancia de un entorno familiar para el crecimiento infantil23:10 - Desafíos en el Sistema de Protección InfantilHistorias y estadísticas impactantesProcesos legislativos y políticas públicas32:08 - Mitos y Realidades del Trabajo SocialClarificación de conceptos erróneosImportancia del apoyo comunitario y familiar41:39 - Impacto del Maltrato y Negligencia InfantilConsecuencias a largo plazo en el desarrollo infantilEstrategias de intervención y apoyo emocional50:01 - Futuros Proyectos y Cómo AyudarNuevos enfoques para mejorar la adopción y el bienestar infantilCómo la comunidad puede participar y hacer la diferencia57:20 - ConclusiónRecapitulación de puntos claveInvitación a suscribirse y donar a través de ATH MóvilDespedida y agradecimientos
Queen Michele| “Who is Gen Alpha|Why are they so important?”Meet Queen D. Michele~ Author, Blogger, Creator She lived 4 years (2017-2021) in the Lake Chapala area of Jalisco, Mexico she holds a permanent resident visa and will be returning to the state of Chiapas, to the lovely town of San Cristobal de Las Casas in 2025. Her book Considerations: A Guide for Moving Abroad is still on the market. She traveled to Guinea Bissau West Africa in February of 2023 after discovering through African Ancestry that she is from the Fula Tribe. The trip was completely documented in my blog (My Soul's Journey Home) located on the website of my nonprofit organization called Fula History and Genealogy Society in America. http://www.fulaamerican.org. She also, visited Egypt and cruised the Nile during that visit to the Motherland.She created a mindfulness curriculum for 7th-9th grade students called 52 Insights for Gen Alpha: A Conscious Curriculum. The curriculum focuses on Self-Awareness through activities that foster mindfulness, self-management, relationship skills, social awareness and conscious decision-making. It's currently being piloted in 2 Cornerstone Charter Schools in the metro Detroit area! https://fulaamerican.org/52-insights/Four years ago, She wrote “Traveling Home Together.” It's a spiritual guidebook to assist those awakening and the newly awakened navigate the shift in consciousness they're experiencing.Link:https://www.fulaamerican.org/Support PEG by checking out our Sponsors:Download and use Newsly for free now from www.newsly.me or from the link in the description, and use promo code “GHOST” and receive a 1-month free premium subscription.The best tool for getting podcast guests:https://podmatch.com/signup/phantomelectricghostSubscribe to our Instagram for exclusive content:https://www.instagram.com/expansive_sound_experiments/Subscribe to our YouTube https://youtube.com/@phantomelectricghost?si=rEyT56WQvDsAoRprPEG uses StreamYard.com for our live podcastshttps://streamyard.com/pal/c/6290085463457792Get $10.00 Credit for using StreamYard.com when you sign up with our linkRSShttps://anchor.fm/s/3b31908/podcast/rss
The 2024 #27 Cigar of the Year is the La Aroma de Cuba Connecticut Corona from Ashton Cigars. Ashton as a company does not release a lot of new cigars, but the past few years has been a busy one for Ashton's La Aroma de Cuba brand. La Aroma de Cuba, along with San Cristobal are Ashton's Nicaraguan brands that come out of My Father Cigars. For La Aroma de Cuba, the brand has undergone packaging changes. Post-pandemic, there have also been two new brands added: Pasión and Connecticut. As the name indicates, the La Aroma de Cuba Connecticut features a Connecticut shade wrapper. Full Details: https://wp.me/p6h1n1-uen
The 2024 #27 Cigar of the Year is the La Aroma de Cuba Connecticut Corona from Ashton Cigars. Ashton as a company does not release a lot of new cigars, but the past few years has been a busy one for Ashton's La Aroma de Cuba brand. La Aroma de Cuba, along with San Cristobal are Ashton's Nicaraguan brands that come out of My Father Cigars. For La Aroma de Cuba, the brand has undergone packaging changes. Post-pandemic, there have also been two new brands added: Pasión and Connecticut. As the name indicates, the La Aroma de Cuba Connecticut features a Connecticut shade wrapper. Full Details: https://wp.me/p6h1n1-uen
Milagros Martín, presidenta de la Asociación de Fibromialgia, nos habla de un teatro solidario en San Cristobal de Segovia.
Novo Resources Corp (TSX:NVO, OTCQX:NSRPF, ASX:NVO) executive co-chair and acting CEO Mike Spreadborough talked with Proactive's Tylah Tully about the company's recent sale of 38% of its holding in San Cristobal for $11.5 million. Spreadborough highlighted the liquidity this sale provides and its role in securing upcoming exploration plans for 2025. Spreadborough noted, “It's a really good chunk of cash,” further emphasising that the sale value exceeded its current book valuation. He also reassured stakeholders that the remaining 60% holding in San Cristobal continues to be a significant and strategic asset. He went on to discuss Northern Star Resources' $5 billion acquisition of De Grey Mining. With Novo Resources holding a joint venture agreement with De Grey, Spreadborough viewed this development positively, underlining its implications for Novo's tenements near the Hemi gold plant site. This interview offers insights into Novo Resources' strategic initiatives and investment plans. #ProactiveInvestors #NovoResources #ASX #TSXNVO #OTCQXNSRPF #ASXNVO #MiningInvestment #GoldExploration #SanCristobal #DeGreyMining #NorthernStarResources #GoldMiningNews
Edición especial de Hora 25 desde San Cristobal de La Laguna, 25 años después de que la UNESCO declarara la ciudad Patrimonio de la Humanidad.
Resumen informativo con las noticias más destacadas de Colombia del domingo 24 de noviembre de 2024 a las diez de la mañana.
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My conversation with Jorge, the hot waiter, unfolds in Spanglish over WhatsApp. Of course, I leave healthy delays between messages, so I don't come across as too keen.Jorge: “Hi Tash. It's Jorge. How are you?”Tash: “Good morning. Do you work at Pujol?”Jorge: “Yes, haha.”Tash: “Lol. Where are you from? How old are you?”Jorge: “I'm 33 and I'm from Veracruz.”Tash: “I'm from London, and I'm 29.”Jorge: “Cool. I have to start my shift, but let's chat soon! Do you have Instagram?”We exchange Instagram handles. I tell him I'm traveling for the next few weeks, and he tells me to get in touch once I'm back. I'm lying around the house in LA on my family holiday one afternoon when I finally look at his Instagram profile. It's private. But his profile picture tells me all I need to know.I use my thumb and forefinger to zoom in closer on the tiny circle. There he is in the picture, smiling and stubbled, clad in full hiking gear. And then, undoubtedly, unavoidably, inconveniently, there is a girl in hiking gear standing next to him. Does he have his arm around her? Well, with their hiking poles, it's hard to tell. It takes him a day or two to follow me back before I can finally see what I'm dealing with.Most of Jorge's Instagram pictures are of him and his colleagues brandishing extravagant pieces of fish or perfectly plated food alongside chefs and knives. I imagine that to work at a high-end place like Pujol, you have to be a fiend for good food, and your job is your identity. Are there lots of pictures of the girl? No. But when I do find a picture of her from way-back when, there's her Instagram handle, and her profile is public.I discover that she is also Mexican and also from Veracruz. There are plenty of pictures of them together, dining out to exquisite meals and hiking trails along Popocatepetl and El Nevado de Toluca. And yes, there is a ring on her finger. I begin to read into things, dig into things, and project my limited and nervous thoughts all over things.Here's a lovely couple from Veracruz who moved to Mexico City together. This man is clearly obsessed with his work. His fiancé loves him dearly and cherishes the dinners he takes her to because he knows all the best restaurants in the city. But she wishes he wasn't so dedicated to his work so they could spend more time together and start to build a family.I think back to the dinner with my family at Pujol. Did Jorge have a ring on his finger? I am pretty sure he didn't. Otherwise, I never would have left him my number in the first place.I pause. You see, in Mexican culture, the way I'm communicating with Jorge is not very appropriate. It's not done for a married man to have many single female friends or to be friends with his wife's friends, for example, and vice versa. So, I can't help but wonder. If Jorge is engaged or married, why is he talking to me?Summer this year has brought some of my most strange and confusing interactions with men. It is probably a complete coincidence, but soon after I got my Mexican residency in July, weird things started happening to me.The first was when I met Lorenzo, a videographer from Los Bosques, a fancy suburb of Mexico City, at an art event. We talked for about three weeks before he took me out for a dinner date at a cantina. The dinner went well, except he took a very long time in the bathroom, so his food got cold. He also told me stories about how he often came home to find his uncle sleeping with other women and prostitutes while he was still married to his aunt. That should have been a red flag. Still, I'm a sucker for men who pay for dinner.The morning after, I woke up with 6 missed calls from Lorenzo. At first, I excused it, thinking he had butt-dialed me, and we kept talking. Later, when I checked Instagram, I found that I had 13 missed video and audio calls from a girl called Luisa. She also shared a picture of her with him, in which he looked very guilty indeed, and she wrote,Luisa: “Did you go to this cantina with Lorenzo? Tell me! I am with him.”I then texted Lorenzo to ask who Luisa was. Lorenzo never responded again. As my old Economics teacher, Mr. Simpson used to say: “Extraordinary scenes!”Tash: “Haha, your poor phone.”Lorenzo: “Hi! How are you? How was your flight?”Tash: “All good, thanks. I got to San Cristobal de Las Casas already. Did you want to talk last night, or was it your phone's mistake? Also, who is Luisa?”
This week, we are chatting about the Galapagos with Lindblad and Cara from Lindblad Expedition Cruises. . Welcome to this week's Cruise Chat! . If you find value in this video and wish to help this channel, you can donate using this link: https://bit.ly/KathleenPenner. . I loved meeting Cara and learning more about the Lindblad Expedition Cruises experiences. . Have you had a chance to look at my other videos? . . Explore with the Pioneers of Expedition Travel, Lindblad Expeditions, in the Galapagos! Pioneering Modern Expedition Travel since 1958 The Lindblad Fleet National Geographic Endurance 138 guests | 76 cabins National Geographic Resolution 138 guests | 76 cabins National Geographic Explorer 148 guests | 81 cabins National Geographic Orion 102 guests | 53 cabins National Geographic Endeavour Il 96 guests | 52 cabins 14 connecting National Geographic Venture 100 guests | 50 cabins, 12 connecting, 22 with balconies CHARTERED/LEASED FLEET National Geographic Quest 100 guests | 50 cabins, 12 connecting, 22 with balconies National Geographic Sea Bird 62 guests | 31 cabins National Geographic Sea Lion 62 guests | 31 cabins National Geographic Islander Il 48 guests | 26 cabins Cara has returned from her trip to the Galapagos; two ships are there year-round. Wildlife at every turn! They come right up to you! . There are so many islands within the area to visit. The best way to explore these islands is on an expedition cruise. You can visit all these areas in one trip and maximize your luxury expedition cruise experience by fully immersing yourself in the Galapagos Islands and seeing all the wildlife and everything they offer. . There is no better place on earth to see such wildlife and volcanic rock formations. Many of these animals are only found in the Galapagos Islands. . What is the Lindblad Expedition difference? Lindblad Expedition cruises provide these expedition essentials: • Zodiac Excursions • Kayaking • Hiking & Walking Tours • Photography • Undersea Adventures • Cultural Encounters • National Geographic Explorers Program • Open Bridge with Captains . You'll uncover marine wonders everywhere you look. Lindblad Expeditions provides snorkels, masks, fins, and even wetsuits! . You will have everything you need to explore under the water on your Lindblad Expedition Cruise. . Lindblad even offers Glass-Bottom Boats in the Galapagos. Lindblad Expeditions is the way to see this jaw-dropping, inspirational part of our world! . Cara saw a cow next to a giant tortoise when visiting a farm in the Galapagos! . Lindblad offers 10-night trips, 7-night trips, and 8-night trips, which can be combined to make a perfect 14, 16, or 20-day adventure. The Galapagos 10-day trip is on board National Geographic Endeavour II, and you will visit Santiago, Bertolomé, Seymour, Baltra, Santa Cruz, Santa Fe, San Cristobal, Fernandina, Isabela, Floreana, and Española with all outside cabins. There are suites if you want more space. . The eight-day wild Galapagos escape is available year-round, and it is on the National Geographic Islander II, a 48-passenger ship. There are pre- and nights available at Hotel Del Parque. You can easily charter the entire ship and bring your family. A multigenerational cruise to the Galapagos will be perfect because there will be something for all ages. This used to be a ship sailing with Crystal, and Lindblad purchased her. . EXPLORE THE EXTRAORDINARY! Contact Plenty of Sunshine Travel to arrange your Lindblad Expedition Cruise today. If you want to learn more about Lindblad or any other cruise lines I have met with, please email me. . You can also fill out THIS FORM. . Subscribe to our channel and hit the notification bell to ensure you catch all upcoming cruise videos. . . Search #PlentyofSunshineTravel on Facebook or Instagram to see our posts. . . . #Lindblad #Lindbladexpeditons #CruiseSpecialist #travelagenttips #luxurytraveladvisor #LuxuryCruiseTravelAgent
Hello there, This week, you felt liberated. You twirled to cumbia music barefoot in the sodden muddied grass at the backdoor DJ set in San Cristobal de Las Casas. You looked up at the deep pink bougainvillea against the construction site that surrounded the garden. You saw the water tank on the roof of the building next door and the clouded night sky, and you said to yourself,“I don't have to answer to anyone. Moving to Mexico was the best decision I ever made. I am free. I am still young.”You returned to the city and called up all your girlfriends and invited them to go dancing. It is just passed your half birthday. You are inching closer to turning 30. You are still young, you try to tell yourself, so you must drink four different types of alcohol and dance in a club with a bunch of 24-year-old men on a Thursday night until 2 am to prove that you still have it in you. With each passing second, you'll never be as young again as you are right now. Perhaps it doesn't matter how old you are, you consider, as you notice your knee pain is acting up again on the dancefloor. The beats pound through your body. Perhaps all life is youth, or so says some cliched phrase.Last month, when walking around in Polanco, you stopped in Santa Clara. You drank chocolate milk, fresh from the refrigerator, at 5 pm in the afternoon. You are convinced this is the height of adulting.You can't deny it. Spilling your feelings about a man you had been in love with for a year has left you weightless. The heaviness of well-kept secrets and feelings is no longer wearing you down. There are familiar male faces resurfacing with new messages to you on your phone. Did they know? It's like the universe has shifted energetically and their spirits noticed the tiny space you've cleared for yourself. They immediately lurched in and grabbed an inch for each of themselves.You discover a dirty pair of your polka-dotted socks buried in the pillows of your couch. You left them there, as you tend to do when you come home and take off your shoes after work. No one was around to tell you to pick them up because they ruined the clean aesthetic of your typical home. Instead, your dirty socks had faded into the distance of your daily passings, until now. It always bothers you to find dirty items of clothing you forget to send to the wash. It is always something. You are never perfect.PromptShare with us:What was a recent moment of liberation for you? What makes you feel liberated? What makes you feel young?Do you like dancing? If so, when was the last time you danced and had fun? When is the next time you will dance? Mark a date, time, and place in your calendar for dancing, if you dare.Tell us about a treat you like to eat, when you should be saving room for dinner. What are your guilty pleasures?Is there a person in your life that makes you feel lighter and freer? Tell us about them.Are there certain activities you only do in the privacy of your own home that you never tell anyone about?Paid subscribers are invited to overshare in the comments
En el barrio de San Cristóbal de los Ángeles, en Villaverde, los vecinos aprenden a luchar contra el cambio climático con usos tradicionales
"Mellor de madeira" é o lema da edición de 2024 da feira cientifíca Galiciencia organizada por Tecnópole en San Cibrao das Viñas. Irmandamos a Galiciencia co Día da Ciencia na Rúa en A Coruña da man da Asociación de Amigos da Casa das Ciencias e os Museos Científicos Coruñeses. (16:35) O botánico Bernabé Moya alerta sobre os problemas que sofren as árbores sobranceiras e denuncia a agresión ao teixo milenario de San Cristobal de Valdueza no Bierzo (42:15).
From making $10 a month in Cuba to moving to the US without papers or the ability to speak English, to Major League Soccer. The singular story of Ozzie Alonso. Herc sat down with his former Seattle Sounders roommate to discuss Ozzie's roots in San Cristobal, Cuba; his experience escaping from the Cuban national team in 2007 during the Gold Cup tournament in the US; and his love for soccer-mad Seattle.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
¿De dónde viene la pimienta? ¿Cuáles eran sus usos en la antigüedad? ¿Cuáles son los trabajos de Hércules? ¿Qué maravillas esconde San Cristóbal de las Casas? ¿De qué trata Carbón Rojo? En este capítulo hablamos de: Tipos de pimienta, El engaño de Hera, Mundos de oscuridad, Sazones asesinas, Viaje a los infiernos, Leyendas mitológicas, Gastronomía de San Cristobal, Y más en los entremeses del Banquete del Dr. Zagal.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Welcome back to Behind Greatness. We are honoured today to be speaking with Pacho Flores from Valencia, Spain, in his first interview in English. A native of San Cristobal, Venezuela and an early student of El Sistema, Pacho is a globally recognized trumpeter. He is also a leader in the blending of Latin American sounds in his compositions, with composers drafting pieces explicitly for his style. He is also the lead artist in residence with the world's leading brass instrument manufacturer Stomvi. He hear about his thoughts on genius v crazy, investing for quality, the miracle of Jose Antonio Abreu's El Sistema and the joy that the Southern Hemisphere brings to the world (of music). We learn about the trumpet as the big protagonist in music and Latin American sound, the joy and the sorrow it emotes and his personal/professional mission to show Latin culture through his repertoire. We discuss why music is "the queen of the arts", the role of empathy in music and why dreaming for Pacho is pivotal in creating pathways. Our warmest abrazo to our friend Dr. Vera Tiesler (ep 81) and a tip of the hat to Joan Koenig (ep 79) and Wynton Marsalis (ep126). Pacho, Website - www.pachoflores.com IG: @pachofloresofficial FB: https://www.facebook.com/pachofloresofficial/?fref=ts X: @pacho_flores YT - Concierto de Otoño para trompeta - Arturo Marquez https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gt06z5ZiysQ Stomvi, Website - https://stomvi.com/
人,是各自忙碌又互相牽掛情,是傳遞溫暖與思念味,是從轉角飄出的鄉愁 彰化縣政府「彰話噪咖」,由主持人內克透過輕鬆的訪談,帶大家認識彰化大小事、各區特色及旅遊攻略。 準備好了嗎?彰化的故事,我們說給你聽!https://fstry.pse.is/5npra8 —— 以上為播客煮與 Firstory Podcast 廣告 —— 本週節目要帶大家飛越到太平洋彼端,造訪一個或許不太熟悉但絕對知曉的國家:墨西哥。 我很喜歡墨西哥的文化及料理,但建築卻所知甚少,更不知道當地有何知名的建築師。 藉由再次造訪建築加的來賓:艸執荒地質造所 吳卓昊 來為大家解密! 2023年時卓昊藉朋友牽線,飛至墨西哥參與了當地的建築專案。 同時也走訪數座墨西哥國寶級建築師-路易斯·巴拉岡 (Luis Barragán)的作品。 ➜ 墨西哥是一個什麼樣的國家,有何城市景觀及建築特色? ➜ 墨西哥建築師的設計風格為何,又有什麼知名作品? ➜ 墨西哥執行專案有和挑戰? 馬上收聽吧! 本集節目中提到的幾個建築作品 1. 佩吉格爾居住區 (Jardinesde Pedregal) 2. 聖·克里斯特博馬厩與別墅(San Cristobal) 3. 巴拉岡自宅與工作室 (Casa Barragan) 4. 聖嘉布遣會禮拜堂 (Tlalpan Chapel) 5. 蛇型公寓 (Netflix 寰宇極致度假屋,第一季:奇特民宿) 封面照片來源:吳卓昊提供 / ■ 用小額贊助應援我| https://pay.firstory.me/user/archpluspodcast ■ 合作洽談|archpluspodcast@gmail.com 官方網站|https://www.archpluspodcast.com 社群平台|https://linktr.ee/archpluspodcast Powered by Firstory Hosting
Hike and Snorkel Adventures in the Galapagos Islands: Part II Learn all about visiting the Galapagos Islands and where to hike and snorkel. We discuss what you can see and do, and in particular, we also talk about whether you should visit independently or go with an adventure tour company? We discuss the pros and cons of both options in this two part series. Kit visits San Cristobal, Isabella and Santa Cruz islands to go on hikes in the highlands, and takes multiple day tours to outlying uninhabited islands to go snorkeling. Hear about the incredible wildlife and some of the history of this magical archipelago. If you want to visit the Galapagos with an adventure tour company, Kit recommends her affiliate Active Adventures. Use your exclusive ATA Active Adventures Promo Code ATA200 to save $200 OFF any Active Adventures (or their sister, Austin Adventures) tours! COMPLETE SHOW NOTES See important links for planning your adventure, photos, videos and more cool info about going on an adventure in the Galapagos Islands. Get FREE Travel Planners for ATA adventures (and each month you will get an email from Kit with links to all future Travel Planners (no spam promise!). Get the monthly newsletter here. CONTACT KIT Resources Promo Codes and Recommended Tour Companies Travel Insurance: Quickly and easily compare rates and policies from different companies Buy Me a Beer Want to support the program? You can always buy me a coffee or beer - thanks! Amazon Kit's Picks Please use my Amazon link to access your Amazon account. Even if you don't purchase any of my recommendations, I get credit for anything you DO purchase - at no additional cost to you, you'll be helping to support the show and keeping it AD FREE:) SUBSCRIBE to the Adventure Travel Show (the “How to's of adventure travel) SUBSCRIBE to Active Travel Adventures (fantastic adventure destinations) Join the Active Travel Adventures Facebook Group Follow ATA on Twitter Follow ATA on Instagram Follow ATA on Pinterest (C) Active Travel Adventures, LLC - All Rights Reserved
Hike and Snorkel Adventures in the Galapagos Islands: Part I Learn all about visiting the Galapagos Islands. We discuss what you can see and do. We also talk about whether you should visit independently or go with an adventure tour company? We discuss the pros and cons of both options in this two part series. Kit visits San Cristobal, Isabella and Santa Cruz islands to go on hikes in the highlands, and takes multiple day tours to outlying uninhabited islands to go snorkeling. Hear about the incredible wildlife and some of the history of this magical archipelago. If you want to visit the Galapagos with an adventure tour company, Kit recommends her affiliate Active Adventures. Use your exclusive ATA Active Adventures Promo Code ATA200 to save $200 OFF any Active Adventures (or their sister, Austin Adventures) tours! COMPLETE SHOW NOTES See important links for planning your adventure, photos, videos and more cool info about going on an adventure in the Galapagos Islands. Get FREE Travel Planners for ATA adventures (and each month you will get an email from Kit with links to all future Travel Planners (no spam promise!). Get the monthly newsletter here. CONTACT KIT Resources Promo Codes and Recommended Tour Companies Travel Insurance: Quickly and easily compare rates and policies from different companies Buy Me a Beer Want to support the program? You can always buy me a coffee or beer - thanks! Amazon Kit's Picks Please use my Amazon link to access your Amazon account. Even if you don't purchase any of my recommendations, I get credit for anything you DO purchase - at no additional cost to you, you'll be helping to support the show and keeping it AD FREE:) SUBSCRIBE to the Adventure Travel Show (the “How to's of adventure travel) SUBSCRIBE to Active Travel Adventures (fantastic adventure destinations) Join the Active Travel Adventures Facebook Group Follow ATA on Twitter Follow ATA on Instagram Follow ATA on Pinterest
Possibly the biggest benefit of being a digital nomad is the opportunity to go on once-in-a-lifetime weekend trips, every week. Digital nomads typically spend their Monday through Fridays working a semi-regular work schedule. Outside work hours people will often go on mini-adventures: Finding hot new restaurants, hiking, going on tours, etc. On the weekends digital nomads often go on BIG adventures to nearby locations. You could spend the week working in Florence, and the weekend driving through the hillsides of Tuscany, trying amazing new food and wine. Or you could spend the week working in a cafe in Bali, and the weekend taking a boat on island adventures. You could work in San Cristobal, Mexico and go on a rock jumping, waterfall rappelling adventure in the jungle. The one thing all of these cool locations have in common are that you would likely NEVER see these places if you weren't living and working nearby as a digital nomad. They are so far removed from the beaten path that you simply would never manage to see these places on a normal 1-2 week vacation from the office. Need help finding a remote job that lets you become a digital nomad? We help people like you find legitimate remote jobs every day! Join our email list and get remote jobs sent directly to your inbox. https://beachcommute.com/email/
durée : 00:04:53 - Sous les radars - par : Sébastien LAUGENIE - Le 1er janvier 1994, à minuit 30, l'armée zapatiste de libération nationale prend d'assaut la mairie de San Cristobal de las casas, dans la région du Chiapas, au Mexique. Portée par le verbe poétique du "sous-commandant" Marcos, cette révolte marque le premier acte du mouvement alter mondialiste.
durée : 00:04:53 - Sous les radars - par : Sébastien LAUGENIE - Le 1er janvier 1994, à minuit 30, l'armée zapatiste de libération nationale prend d'assaut la mairie de San Cristobal de las casas, dans la région du Chiapas, au Mexique. Portée par le verbe poétique du "sous-commandant" Marcos, cette révolte marque le premier acte du mouvement alter mondialiste.
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Joe Gonzalez, our new Aston, La Aroma de Cuba, and San Cristobal rep, joins us at Plaistow Cigar this week. The Mail Bag is full of great messages. The hidden herf does not disappoint. We recap the New England Cigar Expo and have a few laughs along the way. Local Spotlight – New England Cigar … Continue reading "Episode 308: Ashton Cigars w/Joe Gonzalez – Local Spotlight: New England Cigar Expo 2023"
Join Jessi and I as we travel to Santa Cruz Island and on to San Cristobal island for fun adventures on a budget!
In today's Spooky Saturday, we are going on a hike to a place in Laguna called the Devil's Mountain. Host/Script Writer/Researcher: Ethan Podcast title suggested by Djhaemy Nazareno Support the podcast: Patreon PAYMAYA 09324605660 Music: The Path of the Goblin King by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4503-the-path-of-the-goblin-king License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license .... Sources: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mount_San_Cristobal https://summits.com/peaks/philippines-mount-san-cristobal/1140 https://kami.com.ph/61874-creepy-stories-surrounding-devils-mountain-mt-cristobal-laguna.html https://www.yodisphere.com/2012/01/mt-cristobal-facing-your-own-evil-at.html https://www.wattpad.com/28905356-urban-legends-mt-cristobal-devil%27s-mountain https://thephilcontroversies.wordpress.com/2016/10/30/mt-cristobal-the-devils-mountain/ http://wikimapia.org/715665/Mt-Cristobal https://www.summitpost.org/false-summit-of-mt-san-cristobal/520178
Todo aquel o aquella que haya querido salir en los medios de comunicación ha tenido tiempo para opinar sobre la tragedia de San Cristóbal. Cercanos o lejanos, políticos, legisladores o aspirantes a legisladores han hablado con o sin conocimiento de causa sobre un hecho doloroso en el que todavía no se acaban de contar los muertos por la simple razón de que están buscando cámara. El urbanista Marcos Barinas, nuestro querido urbanista de cabecera y de profundas raices sancristobalense ha sido crudo al destacar el desorden o la carencia de planificación urbana y o uso de suelo. Pero más que eso ha puesto en evidencia la doble moral de muchos de los que hoy se rasgan las vestiduras en los medios de comunicación para tratar de sacar provecho de la tragedia humana de los sancristobalenses. Barinas que hace años incluye a San Cristobal como parte del Gran Santo Domingo, desnudó la realidad de esta tragedia al evidenciar que es un ciclo de dos años con las mismas respuestas y los mismos lamentos. “Hace 7 años explotó una planta envasadora de gas en Los Ríos; hace 5 años explotó Polyplas en Villas Agrícolas; hace 3 años explotó una envasadora de gas en Licey al Medio. ¿Notan que la negligencia humana y la falta de normas y fiscalización de las autoridades tienen un patrón?” son las palabras de Barinas citado por la colega Marien Aristy del diario HOY. Si ustedes buscan los diarios y portales digitales encontrarán a cuanto diputado quiera figurear lamentando la tragedia de SC o dando una opinión sin fundamento sobre lo que se debe hacer o no hacer, pero el reglamento para la aplicación de la ley de uso de ordenamiento territorial que fue aprobada hace más de un año no ha sido aprobado impidiendo su ejecución. Quieren saber porqué, porque los legisladores no han tenido tiempo. Trabajar tanto tiempo en los medios de comunicación, como es mi caso, endurece el espíritu, es natural porque es una forma de supervivencia humana. El oficio nos obliga a asumir con frialdad el dolor de otros para poder hacer un uso juicioso de la herramienta que son los medios de comunicación. Pero la frialdad nos deja ver el oportunismo ante tragedias como esta en la que todavía no se han acabado de contar los muertos.
[ Episode updated! Sorry for the mis-upload! ] Highlights, lowlights, travel logistics, and everything you need to know about bringing your camper van and traveling to Mexico. Kayla from Collies Without Borders has lived on and off in Central America for over a decade and is extremely well versed with the ins and outs of living van life in Mexico. If you enjoyed this episode, stay tuned for further episodes in this mini series. Kayla will dedicate an entire episode to van life in each country in Central America. Podcast Website: https://vanlifelab.engineerswhovanlife.com/ Follow Kayla: https://instagram.com/collies.without.borders Kayla's In Depth MEXICO VAN LIFE Notes: Border tips: Southbound, get your FMM at the border rather than online. If you do it online, print and keep it AND receipt. TVIP will be paid at Banjercito, requires lots of back and forth. Pretty smooth, but DO NOT just go into the border zone without your TVIP unless you're staying in Baja or very close to the border. You'll need some cash in USD to cross, so have cash on hand and plan to change to pesos. Expect to see migrants stuck at the border, be kind. General road info: Stick to the toll roads and you'll basically be ok. They're fast, but lots of cash needed on-hand. Off the toll roads, expect TONS of tumulos (speed bumps). At best they're smooth and marked, at worst they're completely hidden in shade and will WRECK your car. Also expect lots of street vendors and dogs, be careful. Overall I've found Mexican drivers pretty gracious, it looks like terrifying chaos but it works. Highlights: Ixtaccihuatl, San Cristobal las Casas, Baja, Yucatan, Oaxaca/Puebla Lowlights: Nearly hitting a bridge in Mexico city, almost driving off a cliff in Baja Words of caution: Be extremely cautious with salads. My two bouts of food poisoning in Mexico were from salads at nice-looking restaurants. As with all central america - don't drive at night, park in safe spots, don't make yourself a target, keep it cool, try to speak Spanish. Favorite camp spot: canyon outside Monterrey https://www.ioverlander.com/places/145345-epic-gulley-campspot Favorite hangout: San Cristobal las casas Misc tips: Look for Pueblos Magicos! One Story: Ixtaccihuatl https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n8bvXeV5374
Cada resultado y decisión de la selección mexicana revienta las redes sociales, al grado de influir en algunas decisiones y comportamientos, ¿será? México ya está en Phoenix para su compromiso ante Haití en la Copa Oro; Team USA se enfrenta a San Cristobal y Nieves. Concluyó la fase de grupos en el Europeo Sub 21, con triunfos para Inglaterra y Francia; tenemos definidos los cuartos de final. Shohei Ohtani y su momento en la MLB... ¡una locura!
Last time we spoke about the aftermath of the battle for Attu. The American victory over Attu meant the end of the Aleutian campaign for the Japanese, Tokyo decided to pull everyone out. Over 6000 Japanese needed evacuation from Kiska and it would be very tricky for the Japanese to get past Admiral Kinkaids blockade. Then we finished up the West Hubei offensive, with a part of it being known colloquially as the Rice Bowl Campaign. The Japanese had brutalized the Chinese, but we're stopped short of invading Chongqing or Sichuan. Thus for the Chinese it was a victory, but at the same time the Japanese had secured exactly what they wanted, stealing vast amounts of property, notably rice. Vessels left Yichang and sailed further west through the riverways acquiring large sums of goods to help the China war cause. Today we are diving back into the south Pacific. This episode is Operation Cartwheel starts rolling Welcome to the Pacific War Podcast Week by Week, I am your dutiful host Craig Watson. But, before we start I want to also remind you this podcast is only made possible through the efforts of Kings and Generals over at Youtube. Perhaps you want to learn more about world war two? Kings and Generals have an assortment of episodes on world war two and much more so go give them a look over on Youtube. So please subscribe to Kings and Generals over at Youtube and to continue helping us produce this content please check out www.patreon.com/kingsandgenerals. If you are still hungry for some more history related content, over on my channel, the Pacific War Channel you can find a few videos all the way from the Opium Wars of the 1800's until the end of the Pacific War in 1945. So honestly for awhile now we have been hitting the North Pacific and China theaters, which certainly was a change of pace, but as you can imagine these events do not simply move along in a vacuum. Yes a lot was going on in the other theaters and this episode is going to be tackling a lot of different events so buckle up buckos. First we are going to talk about Operation Cartwheel. The ULTRA intelligence that brought Yamamoto's death was not the only information the Americans received in April. A lifeboat bearing a list of the names of 40,000 active Japanese officers washed ashore after the battle of the Bismarck Sea. Using this Cryptographers were able to match each name to radio signals from Japanese army units, ensuring General MacArthurs intelligence remained as operationally up to date as it could be. At the same time William Bull Hasley showed to on April 15th to Brisbane to meet with MacArthur and the two hit it off. Halsey would later write this about their first encounter. “Five minutes after I reported, I felt as if we were lifelong friends. I have seldom seen a man who makes a quicker, stronger, more favorable impression. He was then sixty-three, but he could have passed as fifty. His hair was jet black; his eyes were clear; his carriage erect….My mental picture poses him against the background of these discussions; he is pacing his office, almost wearing a groove between his large, bare desk and the portrait of George Washington that faced it; his corncob pipe is in his hand (I rarely saw him smoke it): and he is making his points in a diction I have never heard surpassed. “ Both men would hammer out a plan on April 26th, it was a revision to MacArthur's Elkton plan, this one would be known as Elkton III, but it was soon to be coded as Operation Cartwheel. The plan consisted of 13 amphibious landings in just 6 months with MacArthur and Halsey providing maximum support to each others efforts. The first phase of the plan would see MacArthur seizing Woodlark and the Kirwina islands while Hasley invaded New Georgia. Phase 2 would commence 2 months after the start of the offensive where MacArthur would capture Lae, Salamaua and Finschhafen. Phase 3 would be the seizure of the Shortland islands and Bougainville in the south pacific. In December MacArthur would seize Cape Gloucester in Western New Britain and shortly after that they would seize Rabaul. Halsey's forces would knock out Japanese air bases on Buka, allowing MacArthurs men to clear the northwestern half of New Guinea. By January of 1944, MacArthur and Halsey figured they would be ready for the final assault on Rabaul which was their ultimate objective for victory. MacArthur resisted sending details of their joint plan to Washington, probably fearing the Europe first obsessed chiefs of staff would veto their ambitious thrust. He told them only that he anticipated that the first move toward Woodlark and Kirwina would start in June. However this was too slow for Admiral King. King wanted his protege Admiral Nimitz to begin a thrust into the central pacific, heading through the Marshalls in November and proposed shifting the Marine 1st and 2nd divisions, the ones that fell under MacArthurs and Halsey's command to help with the Marshalls offensive, this alongside two bomber groups promised to General Kenney. MacArthur was very pissed off and he sent a distressed message to George Marshall damning the entire central Pacific strategy as a quote “unnecessary and even wasteful diversion from what should be the main pacific strategy”, that being MacArthur's own.”. He added in “from a broad strategic viewpoint, I am convinced that the best course of offensive action in the Pacific is a movement from Australia through New Guinea to Mindanao. Air supremacy is essential to success, for the southwestern strategy where large numbers of land-based aircraft are utterly essential and will immediately cut the enemy lines from japan to his conquered territory to the southward. Pulling any additional heavy bombers groups would in my opinion, collapse the offensive effort in the southwest pacific area…in my judgment the offensive against Rabaul should be considered the main effort, and it should not be nullified or weakened ”. But King was adamant. There would indeed be a thrust through the central pacific led by the navy with its main axis passing through the Marshalls and Marianas towards Japan,which might I remind you listening, bypasses the Philippines. It of course was a strategy completely at odds with MacArthurs. Marshall supported King, as did the other Joint Chiefs. But in the end MacArthurs whining forced King to relent on the transfer of the two marine divisions and the bomber groups, thus MacArthur revealed his timetable for operation Cartwheel. He told them he planned to take Kiriwna and Woodlark in the Trobriand Island around June 30th. The advance on New Georgia would start on the same date, and in September the First Cavalry and 3 Australian divisions would begin operations against the Madang-Salamaua area. Meanwhile MacArthur's 43rd division would invade southern Bougainville on October 15th, while the 1st Marines and 32nd division would invade Cape Gloucester on December 1st. For all of these amphibious landings, there were no serious problems when it came to shipping and landing craft….that is for Nimitz designated areas. However at the beginning of 1943, MacArthur had practically no amphibious equipment nor experts in these types of operations. The only units available to him were the Army's engineering special boat brigade which had very few small craft. The man who would be responsible for the amphibious assaults during much of the coming campaigns was to be Rear Admiral Daniel Barbey. On January 10th, 1943 he took command of the forces that would later be designated the 7th Amphibious force. Barbey from the offset established good relations with MacArthur…because well anyone who worked with MacArthur had to. He had nearly nothing to work with in the beginning, but started with establishing bases at Toobul Bay, near the mouth of the Brisbane river and Point Stephens. MacArthur had requested more small craft and transports as early as mid 1942, but because of the European and central pacific being a priority, little had come his way. Before the equipment came, MacArthur was receiving American and Australian troops, so he got Barbey's team to improvise. They began training the troops in debarking from larger ships down cargo nets to smaller landing craft. However Barbey had no attack transports (APA), which was the key to this kind of operation. To solve this they rigged nets from cliffs, boy that must have been fun. The first Landing ship tanks LSTs and Landing craft tanks LCTs would not arrive until mid january, and on Easter Sunday 13 Landing craft infantry's LCI's were delivered, giving them very little time before the first operations were to begin to train the crews on how to use them. Now on the other side Halsey had his own three phase operation. Part 1 saw the invasion of New Georgia, part 2 was the seizure of Buin and Rekata Bay if possible and last 3 was the seizure of Kieta and the neutralization of Buka. Phase 1 was codenamed Operation Toenails. Halsey described the operation to Nimitz as “a infiltration and staging operation”. The operation would see simultaneous landings at Wickham Anchorage to hit its landing craft base; Segi point for its airfield site; Viru Harbor for its small craft base and Rendova Harbor which would serve as a new base to stage troops for a future attack upon Munda. This would all occur on June 30th. The main force assigned to Operation Toenails was General Hester's 43rd division. Admiral Turner and his Task Force 31 were in charge of the amphibious landings while Admiral Fitch would toss 1182 aircraft to give them aircower and Admiral's Ainsworth and Merrill's Task force 36 would provide further naval support. On the other side, interservice coordination between the Japanese Generals and Admirals remained intermittent and largely ad hoc, when it was not hostile. General Imamura's 8th area army HQ at Rabaul stood above Hyakutake's 17th Army, comprising 3 divisions spread over the SOlomons and New Britain, and General Hatazo Adachi's 8th Army had 3 divisions on New Guinea. Troop reinforcements were arriving in Rabaul bolstering the garrison at one point to 90,000 men. Vice Admiral Jinichi Kusaka remained in command of navy forces at Rabaul and held responsibility for the defense of the central solomons. Admiral Mineichi Koga had succeeded the slain Yamamoto as commander in chief of the combined fleet, based at Truk. Nowhere in the theater was there a blended command, the army and navy had to coordinate their operations through a meticulous process of “nemawashi / digging around the roots” for a consensus. The Japanese moved new air units into the theater, including more of the elite carrier aircrews that had trained and honed their skills prior to the war, but the loss ratios in air combat was ruining them. As a result of the devastating loss during the battle of the Bismarck Sea, the Japanese were forced to change plans. USAAF and RAAF aircraft based at Port Moresby and Milne Bay had slaughtered an entire convoy of Japanese transports attempting to land troops in the Lae-Slaamaua area using a new technique called “skip bombing”. Imperial General HQ set up a joint Army/Navy investigation board to study the disaster, seeing the IJA accused the IJN of being too focused on the Solomons rather than on New Guinea. The Army argued New Guinea was vital for the national defenses and proposed that if a retreat became necessary, it would be as a direct result of the navy's lack of support. If this were to happen they would have to pull back and create a defensive line from northwest New Guinea to Timor. The Navy's representatives argued that the Huon Peninsula must be held or its loss would swing open the western gate to Rabaul, forcing the combined fleet to withdraw from Truk. Well the fighting eventually resulted in an ultimatum with both sides agreeing the army/navy operations should focus on eastern New Guinea. It was decided that both the army and navy would literally operate as one unit, because that would go well. The Central solomons were still under the overall responsibility of the 8th fleet, now commanded by Vice Admiral Baron Samejima Tomoshige with some IJA units placed under naval command according to agreements made between General Imamura and Admiral Kusaka. It seems the Japanese could get along once and awhile, as just like Halsey and MacArthur, Imamura and Kusaka developed a deep friendship. Both of their staffs ate lunch together once or twice a week, where southeast area affairs were discussed informally and their respective staffs got to know another personally. Kusaka went on the record to say Imamura was a very great person. Many army units would be sent to reinforce the New Georgia defenses and by late May the bulk of the 229th regiment arrived to Munda, and the 13th regiment went to Vila by late June. Imamura placed both regiments under the command of Major General Sasaki Noboru's southeast detachment who responded directly to Samejima. Samejima's first orders were to arrange the responsibilities between General Sasaki's southeast detachment and Admiral Ota's 8th combined SNLF, seeing Sasaki in charge of Munda and Ota in charge of the Enogai and Bairoko area's. If the situation arose, command would be unified under the senior officer on New Georgia, General Sasaki. Ota would also have responsibility for coastal artillery defense, radio communications, and barge operations. Admiral Koga in his new role as commander of the combined fleet, preemptively sent move of his forces back to the home islands in preparation to reinforce Attu. But as the fate of the Aleutians became sealed by late May, Koga decided to concentrate the combined Fleet at Truk, so it would be primed and ready for a decisive naval battle with the Americans. Without the aid of Koga's carriers, Kusaka had launched another air counteroffensive after I-Go, this one taking place in June. The aim was yet again to prevent the Americans from invading the central solomons . Kusaka began tossing waves of Bety's against American shipping east of San Cristobal and night raids over guadalcanal. Simultaneously he also unleashed Operation SO; a major offensive to smash allied air power in the Solomon islands; and operation SE: which targeted airfields and shipping. He sent 105 Zeros to sweep and bomb the enemy airfields with a new type of gasoline bomb. Operation SE began with 25 Val dive bombers attacking US shipping in the Guadalcanal-Tulagi area and Operation SO began on June 7th with 81 Zeros led by Lt Commander Shindo Saburo assaulting the Russels. However the Russel group ran right into 104 allied fighters who shot down 9 Zeros. A follow up attack was made on the 12th with 74 Zeros led by Lt Miyano Zenjiro, this time the Japanese lost 7 fighters but took down 6 American. As usual the Japanese pilots made wild claims, stating the first attack saw 41 American fights shot down and the second attack 24. Kusaka launched the main attack of Operation SE on June 16th led by Lt commander Saburo consisting of 24 Vals and 70 Zero escorts who swung south of the Russells, turning at Beaufort Bay. Yet again they were intercepted, this time by 74 allied fighters over BEaufort Bay and the ensuing ari battle rolled over the mountainous spine of guadalcanal. This time the Japanese lost 15 Zeros and 13 Vals while only shooting down 6 allied fighters. The Japanese lost first rate pilots such as Lt Miyano who had scored a total of 16 kills during the war. Again Japanese veteran pilots were being bled dry severely affecting the nation's airpower. Despite their waves being intercepted nearly every time, the Vals were able to press through with their attacks and managed to hit the cargo ships Caleno and LST-340. But such results were hardly worth the cost, so Kusaka began to urgently request reinforcements. The carrier Ryhuo would lend her bombers to replace the lost ones, arriving on the 2nd of July. The losses taught the Japanese pilots some bitter lessons and never again would the fly over guadalcanal during daylight as the American CAP was far to powerful. Over in New Guinea, General Blamey was laying out his plan for the capture of Lae, codenamed Operation Postern which was approved by MacArthurs headquarters. Before the allies would invade Woodlark and Kiriwana, MacArthur proscribed the seizure of Lae and the Markham and Ramu valley. The Markham operations were to be based on Port Moresby while the north coast operations would be staged from Buna and Milne Bay. The invasion of Woodlark and Kiriwana islands codenamed Operation Chronicle would be entrusted to Lt General Walter Kruegers 6th army. The islands northeast of the Papuan coast would allow the allies to have air bases closer to Japanese targets in the Solomons and around Rabaul, thus Blamey had devised his plan to secure the northeastern part of New Guinea. The first phase of his plan was Lae and the Markham and Ramu Valleys; the 2nd phase was to seize a shore base within 60 miles of Lae, he chose Nassau Bay. Nassau Bay would help with the supply problems in the Wau-Mubo-Bobdubi area, as all the supplies were being flown in from Port Moresby. The mountains were serious obstacles for transport aircraft, not to mention the Japanese fighters that could spring out of nearby Lae. Taking Nassau Bay would greatly shorting supply lines for allied troops fighting in the Salamaua region and also allow a junction to be made with General Saviges forces operating at Mubo The 162nd American Regiment led by Colonel Archibald MacKechnie would help hit Nassau Bay, they would be known as the MacKechnie force. They would seize the high ground around Goodiew Junction and Mount Tambu and the ridges running down therefrom to the sea, allowing the Australians to link up with the 15th brigade at Bobdubi and the American landing force at Nassau. D-day for the Nassau Landing was set for June 30th and it was all going to act as a feint, hoping to lure Japanese forces from Lae to Salamaua. Now the last time we left off in New Guinea, General Savige had launched a limited offensive against the Japanese at Mubo and Bobdubi ridge. General Nakano was certain Salamaua was the main allied target and this prompting him on the 29th to order Major General Chuichi Muroya to lead the 51st division to fortify it. In the process Muroya's men expelled Warfe's commandos from the northern ridge. To the east of Mubo, Brigadier Moten was trying to take the Pimple, but his 17th brigade would be performing more patrolling than actual attacks throughout the later half of May. Eventually Savige would relieve the exhausted 2/7th battalion with the 2/6th battalion led by Lt Colonel Frederick Wood who would begin an advance on May the 27th. Meanwhile Nakano had brought more reinforcements to defend Mubo and launched a strong counterattack in early May, nearly breaking through towards the main Australian camp at Lababia ridge. On May 23rd Nakano received two battalions of the 66th regiment and began to work out a plan for assembling supplies and ammunition in the Mubo area to prepare for an offensive. Men would move at night in a single file along the narrow jungle trails carrying the materials by hand, through mud and rain. The main train was a slope on Komiatum ridge known to the Japanese as Regret Hill as the hard working soldiers became more exhausted with each passing day marching along it. The Japanese sought to clear out Lababia ridge as far as Guadagasal, thus securing Mubo. On June 3rd, allied patrols discovered Nakano had reoccupied Markham point which forced Savige to keep the bulk of the 24th away from the action at Bobdubi and Mubo. From their camp at the bank of the Markham Savige ordered patrols to investigate the Nadzab area. On June 14th, a 3 man patrol came across friendly natives at the village of Gabsonkek who informed them of the Japanese activity in the area. They said "that the Japs come to the village every day between 10:00 and 12:00 hours taking everything in sight—pigs, fowls, fruit, etc., without paying; they take native girls back to Lae if they can catch them. The guides would not proceed farther to Ngasawapum because Japan man come up Big Road, cut us off", and they would not go to Narakapor because they claimed there were too many Japs and two big guns". The patrol went back to camp by the 18th informing command. A second patrol was made, led by Lt Dave Burke who forded the Tabali River to get to Nassau Bay. Their report indicated the area was suitable for landing and road construction. To further prepare for the American landings, the Australians began building a footbridge over the Bitoi River and blazed a track up to Bitoi Ridge. On Lababia Ridge the main defensive position withdrew to a junction on the Jap Tracks where it would be easier to counter enemy encirclement attempts. Reports came in from forward platoons that there was considerable enemy activity along the Komiatum-Mubo track. This was Nakano's 66th regiment carrying the food and ammunition in preparation for the upcoming offensive. In response to this, Savige ordered Brigadier Frank Hosking of the 15th brigade to assume command of the Bobdubi ridge area and to begin harassing the Japanese supply route. Meanwhile the 58th/59th battalion relieved the 2/3rd independent company at Hote and a party of Warfe's commando's were sent to attack the Komiatum-Mubo track. However disaster struck as the Australians ran into their own booby-traps on June 16th suffering a number of casualties. By June 20th, the commando's established ambush positions along a ridge near the junction of Stephens Track and the Komiatum Track. They successfully ambushed some Japanese later that day, killing a few men and capturing valuable documents about the arrival of Nakano's 66th regiment. However by this point Nakano's units were already assembling in front of Lababia ridge and the offensive was about to begin. Now we gotta finish up the episode talking about some developments in India. After the disastrous first Arakan Campaign, Marshal Wavell was to receive a promotion, and by promotion I mean he was kicked upstairs as they say, succeeded Lord Linlithgow as the new Viceroy of India. But until then he began looking into training his forces in jungle warfare as the bitter lessons learned at Arakan proved the men were very unprepared. Wavell also wanted to investigate what the hell had happened during the disaster, so he sent Major General Roland Richardson in late May to head a infantry committee at New Delhi for the task. The committee's report about the Arakan campaign found the troops fighting spirit was fundamentally sound, but the major problems that affected their combat performance were more about the over expansion of the army in India. The army mobilization had been rushed, they barely met basic training and the supplying of their sheer numbers was a catastrophe. There were also issues regarding their low status, inferior pay for the infantry, which further deprived them of skilled and well educated recruits. Yet above all else the Infantry committee found their lack of jungle training to be the most egregious issue. As observed “This is the most urgent problem facing us, and one which requires prompt and energetic action if results are to be produced in time for the winter campaigning season.” The lack of jungle training severely undermined their ability to fight efficiently and ultimately led to the breakdown of infantry battalions in the Arakan. And of course there was the ever present unseen enemy, that of malaria, alongside an assortment of other ailments that were wreaking havoc on the men. But many of these problems could not be tackled until June 20th, when General Claude Auchinleck was officially appointed as the new Commander in Chief in India. For General Slim this was excellent news and certainly worked in his favor alongside the sacking of Irwin. The “Auk” as he was called, had always been a Slim supporter and was the one who recommended him to Wavell for advancement when Wavell was Commander in Chief of the middle east back in 1941. The Auk had wanted to retain Slim in the middle east and fought hard to dissuade Wavell from taking him over to Burma. Churchill never held Wavell ever in high regard and was tired of his quasi-academic effusions and preferred a “fighting general” in Burma. Alongside the Auk, Irwin was replaced with General George Giffard, and Slim had this to say of the replacement. “The new Army Commander had a great effect on me. A tall, goodlooking man in the late fifties, who had obviously kept himself physically and mentally in first-class condition, there was nothing dramatic about him in either appearance or speech. He abhorred the theatrical, and was one of the very few generals, indeed men in any position, I have known who really disliked publicity . . . But there was much more to General Giffard than good taste, good manners and unselfishness. He understood the fundamentals of war – that soldiers must be trained before they can fight, fed before they can march, and relieved before they are worn out. He understood that front-line commanders should be spared responsibilities in the rear, and that soundness of organization and administration is worth more than specious short-cuts to victory” Auckinleck went to work from the offset of his new command by improving the welfare, health and feeding of the Indian army to foster improved morale. General Giffard as the new commander of the Eastern Army had Major General Temple Gurdon to oversee some reforms for training and the development of new doctrines. A lot of effort was made to conduct intensive collective training under jungle conditions. The men would train near Nasik, Ranchi, Dehradun and in the Jhansi-Nowgong-lalitpur region. Commanders low to high were given a chance at handling units to improve standards of staff work, practice combined army tactics and build team spirit. Auchinleck also initiated a policy of active patrolling at Assam and Arakan to gather intelligence and maintain touch with the Japanese as to destroy the feeling that they were super soldiers. I would like to take this time to remind you all that this podcast is only made possible through the efforts of Kings and Generals over at Youtube. Please go subscribe to Kings and Generals over at Youtube and to continue helping us produce this content please check out www.patreon.com/kingsandgenerals. If you are still hungry after that, give my personal channel a look over at The Pacific War Channel at Youtube, it would mean a lot to me. A lot of chess pieces were moved around the board this week. Bitter lessons had been learnt in multiple theaters of the war and now it came time to reorganize and try new things to ultimately bring the war against Japan to a closer end.
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If you're looking for a Mexican vegan food option in San Cris, your best option is Veganos La Taqueria. In today's podcast, I'm going to talk about Veganos La Taqueria in San Cristobal de Las Casas, Mexico. A Review from my own and personal experience. About Marina 'Travel Experta'I am an Experience Collector, World Traveler, Expat Mama and WifeI have been an expat for over 20 years, raising 2 trilingual sonsMy family and I have traveled to over 40 countries and counting …I'm here to inspire you to travel, move internationally, have fun with your family and so much more!Did you enjoy the podcast?Leave a review on Apple Podcast! They are one of THE most important factors for podcasts, and it's super easy to do: Click on “View in iTunes” on the left-hand side under the picture. Leave an honest review.Thanks, you're super!
A complete vegan restaurant with many food options for different people, Te Quiero Verde in San Cris, Mexico. In today's podcast, I'm going to talk about Te Quiero Verde in San Cristobal de las Casas, Mexico. A review from my own and personal experience.About Marina 'Travel Experta'I am an Experience Collector, World Traveler, Expat Mama and WifeI have been an expat for over 20 years, raising 2 trilingual sonsMy family and I have traveled to over 40 countries and counting …I'm here to inspire you to travel, move internationally, have fun with your family and so much more!Did you enjoy the podcast?Leave a review on Apple Podcast! They are one of THE most important factors for podcasts, and it's super easy to do: Click on “View in iTunes” on the left-hand side under the picture. Leave an honest review.Thanks, you're super!
San Cristobal de las Casas is a major cultural hub for indigenous people, its streets are packed with colonial structures and there are a lot of fun things to do and interesting places to visit.In today's podcast, I'm going to talk about San Cristobl de las Casa in Mexico, learn everything you need to know about it from my personal experience.About Marina 'Travel Experta'I am an Experience Collector, World Traveler, Expat Mama and WifeI have been an expat for over 20 years, raising 2 trilingual sonsMy family and I have traveled to over 40 countries and counting …I'm here to inspire you to travel, move internationally, have fun with your family and so much more!Did you enjoy the podcast?Leave a review on Apple Podcast! They are one of THE most important factors for podcasts, and it's super easy to do: Click on “View in iTunes” on the left-hand side under the picture. Leave an honest review.Thanks, you're super!
Violeta Abitia is an artist, energy healer and reiki master who leads reiki courses and children's art and mindfulness programmes in San Cristobal de las Casas, Mexico. Violeta seeks to deconstruct the patterns that take us away from what she calls the most sacred experience granted to every human being on this planet: "Awakening". Woven into this episode is music from Miguel Angel Sui Sanz, who is an indigenous musician who busks in San Cristobal de las Casas. This episode is a nostalgic taste of a chapter in Mexico, finally reaching ears after a year and a half in the archive. We hope it brings you a joyful and nourishing taste of Violeta's wisdom and Miguel's heartfelt melodies. Join us at Ancestral, July 10-16, Yr WyddfaExplore our other gatheringsBecome a patronWith thanks to Mike Howe and Miguel Angel Sui Sanz for their music contributions.Support the show
My family and I mainly travel to places where there's a possibility to do rock climbing, and this time San Cristobal de las Casas in Mexico was our destination. In today's podcast, I'm going to talk about rock climbing in San Cristobal de las Casas, Mexico About Marina 'Travel Experta'I am an Experience Collector, World Traveler, Expat Mama and WifeI have been an expat for over 20 years, raising 2 trilingual sonsMy family and I have traveled to over 40 countries and counting …I'm here to inspire you to travel, move internationally, have fun with your family and so much more!Did you enjoy the podcast?Leave a review on Apple Podcast! They are one of THE most important factors for podcasts, and it's super easy to do: Click on “View in iTunes” on the left-hand side under the picture. Leave an honest review.Thanks, you're super!
San Juan Chamula is a tiny town with real Mayan traditions, it's well known for its church and its odd traditions. In today's podcast, we're going to be talking about San Juan Chamula outside of San Cristobal de las Casas in Chiapas, Mexico.About Marina 'Travel Experta'I am an Experience Collector, World Traveler, Expat Mama and WifeI have been an expat for over 20 years, raising 2 trilingual sonsMy family and I have traveled to over 40 countries and counting …I'm here to inspire you to travel, move internationally, have fun with your family and so much more!Did you enjoy the podcast?Leave a review on Apple Podcast! They are one of THE most important factors for podcasts, and it's super easy to do: Click on “View in iTunes” on the left-hand side under the picture. Leave an honest review.Thanks, you're super!
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El Arcotete in San Cristobal De Las Casas is one of the best places to go for outdoor activities in the area. With caves, huge rocks and a canyon!In today's podcast, I'm going to talk about El Arcotete in San Cristobal, an ecoturism park!About Marina 'Travel Experta'I am an Experience Collector, World Traveler, Expat Mama and WifeI have been an expat for over 20 years, raising 2 trilingual sonsMy family and I have traveled to over 40 countries and counting …I'm here to inspire you to travel, move internationally, have fun with your family and so much more!Did you enjoy the podcast?Leave a review on Apple Podcast! They are one of THE most important factors for podcasts, and it's super easy to do: Click on “View in iTunes” on the left-hand side under the picture. Leave an honest review.Thanks, you're super!
Mercado Viejo is one of the largest local markets of San Cristobal de las Casas, and it's a whole adventure itself!In today's podcast, I'm going to talk about Mercado Viejo in San Cristobal de Las casas.About Marina 'Travel Experta'I am an Experience Collector, World Traveler, Expat Mama and WifeI have been an expat for over 20 years, raising 2 trilingual sonsMy family and I have traveled to over 40 countries and counting …I'm here to inspire you to travel, move internationally, have fun with your family and so much more!Did you enjoy the podcast?Leave a review on Apple Podcast! They are one of THE most important factors for podcasts, and it's super easy to do: Click on “View in iTunes” on the left-hand side under the picture. Leave an honest review.Thanks, you're super!
I decided to do a typical and immersive local cooking class in San Cristobal, Chiapas, and learning to make tamales in Mexico was a whole experience!In today's podcast, I'm going to talk about learning to make Tamales in San Cristóbal de las Casas, Chiapas, Mexico.About Marina 'Travel Experta'I am an Experience Collector, World Traveler, Expat Mama and WifeI have been an expat for over 20 years, raising 2 trilingual sonsMy family and I have traveled to over 40 countries and counting …I'm here to inspire you to travel, move internationally, have fun with your family and so much more!Did you enjoy the podcast?Leave a review on Apple Podcast! They are one of THE most important factors for podcasts, and it's super easy to do: Click on “View in iTunes” on the left-hand side under the picture. Leave an honest review.Thanks, you're super!
Called Cañón del Sumidero by locals, it's a deep natural canyon located to the north side of Chipas. An amazing natural attraction worth the trip. In today's podcast, I'm going to talk about Sumidero Canyon tour from San Cristobal de las Casas, you'll learn my whole experience with tips!About Marina 'Travel Experta'I am an Experience Collector, World Traveler, Expat Mama and WifeI have been an expat for over 20 years, raising 2 trilingual sonsMy family and I have traveled to over 40 countries and counting …I'm here to inspire you to travel, move internationally, have fun with your family and so much more!Did you enjoy the podcast?Leave a review on Apple Podcast! They are one of THE most important factors for podcasts, and it's super easy to do: Click on “View in iTunes” on the left-hand side under the picture. Leave an honest review.Thanks, you're super!
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Last time we spoke about General Patchs campaign to finally rid Guadalcanal of the Japanese menace. The Sea Horse, Galloping Horse and Gifu were neutralized and now the hybrid force of US Soldiers and Marines were marching west. The newly created CAM division seized Kokumbona in astonishing speed, greatly hindering the future Operation KE. At the same time, all of the Japanese activity related to preparing Operation KE was prompting responses from the Americans. One of those responses was sending Rear Admiral Richard Giffen to Cape Chunter to rendezvous with Captain Robert Briscoe. Giffen was stubborn about making his rendezvous and this led him to make some very poor tactical decisions leading to the sinking of the USS Chicago during the battle of Rennell Island. Despite the sinking of the cruisers, the Japanese now had to push back Operation KE until February the 1st, would this setback ruin everything? This episode is Operation KE: the Evacuation of Guadalcanal Welcome to the Pacific War Podcast Week by Week, I am your dutiful host Craig Watson. But, before we start I want to also remind you this podcast is only made possible through the efforts of Kings and Generals over at Youtube. Perhaps you want to learn more about world war two? Kings and Generals have an assortment of episodes on world war two and much more so go give them a look over on Youtube. So please subscribe to Kings and Generals over at Youtube and to continue helping us produce this content please check out www.patreon.com/kingsandgenerals. If you are still hungry for some more history related content, over on my channel, the Pacific War Channel you can find a few videos all the way from the Opium Wars of the 1800's until the end of the Pacific War in 1945. Last week we spoke about the rather small battle of Rennell Island. Perhaps small in scale, but the consequences of the battle were far reaching. Operation KE had to be postponed until February 1st. Alongside this there was some shuffling about for who was to command the Reinforcement unit, and eventually it landed in the hands of Admiral Shintaro Hashimoto, with Rear Admiral Koyanagi in a reserve capacity. The 11th air fleet and the 6th air division were tasked with maintaining the CAP over the reinforcement unit during the day, while the R Area air force would cover them during the night. Now the skirmish at Rennell Islands gave the IJA and IJN a dose of anxiety, because the islands had a critical role in Operation KE. Basically if the destroyers failed to evacuate the 17th army on Guadalcanal, the backup was to be landing crafts via Russell Island. Many staff officers also sought to create a temporary garrison and base in the Russells to be a feint. Thus on January 28th, 6 destroyers bearing 328 men went to the Russells and were attacked by 33 aircraft from the cactus airforce, leading to 17 casualties, but no warship damage. The day for Operation KE to commence had finally come and it was to begin with a short battle over the air. 9 B-17's with their fighter escort bombed Shortland at 8:45. They were unable to damage or delay Operation KE very much and lost 3 B-17's for their efforts. Likewise the Cactus air force lost 2 dauntless attacking Munda while the 6th air division tossed 23 Oscars and 6 Lilies at Guadalcanal. On February 2nd, General Patch concluded that with the seizure of Kokumbona, this must mean the Japanese were all but finished on guadalcanal, unless more reinforcements came. He presumed they would prolong the struggle by making a fighting withdrawal to the southern coast, so to thwart this possibility he decided to land a battalion in a blocking position. Lt Colonel George commanding the 132nd infantry assembled a task force at Lunga using his 2nd battalion with various other units, one of which was a howitzer company of the 10th marines. The men loading up in some Landing Craft Tanks aboard the destroyer transport Stringham. Captain Briscoe's Cactus striking force escorted the group as they traveled to Nugu point, but when they were unloading they received news of nearby enemy activity, thus an emergency unloading was made 1.5 miles north at Verahue. An IJA reconnaissance pilot saw this and misidentified the destroyers as cruisers and reported this giving the Japanese the idea the Americans were about to challenge their first Reinforcement Unit run. Thus to clear a path for Operation KE's first run, a group of 13 vals and 40 zeros was launched from Buin to take out the threat. At 2:43, guadalcanal issued a condition red alert, and this led to a grievous mistake. The destroyers DeHaen and Nicholas had shepherded the remaining landing craft tanks 2 miles southeast of Savo, but the fighter director scrambled all the wildcats to go protect the other destroyers of the Cactus striking force. Thus DeHaven and Nicholas were dangerously exposed without aircover when some of the Vals found them. 6 vals attacked DeHaven, with the first bomb hitting her at 2:53 amidships on her port side. An eye witness said it “caused tremendous burst of flame to envelop the central part of the ship.” A second bomb hit just aft of her bridge and a third exploded her forward magazine. The Dehaven jackknifed and disappeared under the waves claiming 167 men and officers with her. Over on the Nicholas, Lt commander Andrew Hill barely managed to evade the bombs taking his ship 32 knots. One bomb exploded near his ships hull killing 2 men and injurying 7, but the Nicholas returned the favor by taking down 3 aircraft while some Wildcats came to the scene eventually claiming a dozen kills. The actual Japanese losses would be 5 vals and 3 zeros. As this was going down, Admiral Hashimoto left Shortland with his Cruisers and 21 destroyers sprinting down the slot. A coast watch saw Hashimoto's reinforcement unit just due north of Vella LaVella around 1pm, prompting the Cactus air force to toss up 92 aircraft in 2 waves. The first wave consisted of 17 avengers, 17 dauntless, 4 P-39's, 4 P-38s, 4 p-40s and 5 Wildcats. The second wave consisted of 11 avengers, 10 dauntless, and 20 wildcats. The first group claimed the sunk a destroyer and 7 zeros while the second claimed they landed 2 bomb hits on destroyers and took down 10 zeros. During the actual attack, Hashimoto's flagship the Makinami received a near miss, while Koyanagi took charge of the flotilla. Hashimoto was forced to move his flag to Shirayuki and gradually reigned back command. The shuffling set back the force 30 minutes and at 8pm the screening ships began peeling off to conduct a sweep ahead. While this was happening 11 PT boats from Tulagi came in groups of 2 and 3 from Savo, Cape Esperance and Doma Cove to hit the reinforcement unit. Meanwhile on Guadalcanal, Generals Miyazaki and Sano had reached their boarding point at Cape Esperance around 8pm. Thousands of their men were making the grueling trek up muddy trails through the night. Miyazaki was frustrated by the man wandering from the designated area and making too much noise, then both he and Sano heard a single rifle shot. A staff officer was sent to investigate and he came back reporting a soldier of the 229th infantry had reached the area supported on the shoulders by 2 comrades. He was unable to move any further, and his comrades were exhausted, thus he received his comrades assistance to commit suicide. The reinforcement unit was set to arrive for 9pm, but minutes were passing by 9pm without a ship in sight. Then the Japanese began hearing gunfire and saw fires emerge seward. The reinforcement unit were pulling 30knots when PT boat 48 and 111 found them around 10:10pm launching 4 torpedoes. Lt Lester Gamble, the most successful PT skipper of the Guadalcanal Campaign managed to scurry his PT 48 away, fleeing to Savo, while Lt John Clagett aboard PT 111 took a direct hit from the Kawakaze at 10:54 killing 2 men. Off of cape esperance, Japanese float planes strafed PT 59, 115 and 37. PT 115 launched 4 torpedoes at the destroyers. PT 37 also fired 4 torpedoes, but was fired upon killing all but a single man aboard. PT 124 and 123 moved in to attack south of Savo. A Pete of the R Area air force managed to plant a bomb on PT 123 killing 4 and sinking the boat, an amazing hit. PT 124 fired 3 torpedoes claiming hit, bringing the American loses at 3 PT boats and 15 dead sailors. The R Area air force Petes began to drop flares over the Cactus striking force which now was just 3 destroyers trying to harass 18 IJN destroyers. The Pete flares thwarted any chance of surprise. 6 transport destroyors reached Cape Esperance at 10:40 and at 12am, Kamimbo began to launch their boats. Admiral Koyanagi described the sight of the evacuees as such; “[They] wore only the remains of clothes [that were] so soiled their physical deterioration was extreme. Probably they were happy but [they] showed no expression. All had dengue or malaria [and their] diarrhea sent them to the heads. Their digestive organs were so completely destroyed, [we] couldn't give them good food, only porridge. A report informed Admiral Yamamoto that the evacuees . . . were so undernourished that their beards, nails and hair had all stopped growing, their joints looked pitifully large. Their buttocks were so emaciated that their anuses were completely exposed, and on the destroyers that picked them up they suffered from constant and uncontrolled diarrhea.” By 1:53am the last man board at Kamimbo and 5 minutes later over at Esperance. Because of all the delays, 1270 men were stuck on the beach at Cape Esperance and 300 over at Kamimbo. The Destroyer Makikumo was chasing away one of the PT boats when she was ordered to help at Cape Esperance. When she was heading over a large explosion suddenly occurred in her hull at 1:45am. It could have been a mine, or perhaps one of the PT torpedoes had finally hit its mark. Regardless, the Makikumo was dead in the water and forced to be scuttled by a sister destroyer, the Yugumo. The 11th air fleet launched 8 Betty's over Guadalcanal during the night to keep the Cactus air force grounded, but 6 Dauntless managed to get up around midnight. Despite the enemy being illuminated well, the dauntless did not manage to score any hits. At 8am the Cactus air force made another go trying to hit the enemy destroyers, but failed to score any hits. By noon the reinforcement unit successfully landed 4935 men at Bougainville, including General Sano. The first run was a large success and helped boost morale for the 17th army HQ, as they were quite frankly fearing the worst. As a deception, they had the soldiers over at Cape Esperance ignite campfires and move them gradually south towards Tassafaronga over the course of 2 nights. Meanwhile the 2nd division began to march in the opposite direction towards their own disembarkment points. On February 3rd, the 8th area army ordered the next run to have soldiers and sailors wait offshore in boats rather than on the beach. Despite the success of the first run, the 17th Army was still skeptical about the IJN making 3 runs. This led them to dispatch orders to Colonel Matsuda incharge of the rear guard, warning him it may be likely that he would have to make his own way out with a landing craft. The Japanese high command was also gravely concerned with a growing situation at Marovovo. Lt Colonel Georges battalion had successfully departed from Verahue and around 9:10am one of their patrols ran into a pair of Japanese staff officers and 140 soldiers near Titi. There was a brief skirmish and the Japanese captured 2 of Georges men who were interrogated, revealing that around 600 of their comrades were marching around Marovovo. On the morning of February the 3rd, Matsuda's rear guard of 350 troops of the Yano battalion were holding a position about half a mile west of Bonegi, alongside 60 survivors of the 124th infantry. His main force consisting of the remnants of the Ichiki detachment, which is simply incredible that any of them still exist at all at this point, alongside the 124th regiment were holding the right bank of the Segilau river. Fortunately for Matsuda the Americans were limiting their actions mostly patrolling for the day and he used the time to plan out the evacuation of his rear guard. His general plan was to lead his forces to Kamimbo and disembark to the Russells by boat. The next day General Patch ordered his 161st infantry to relieve the 147th infantry, taking their job of advancing to Cape Esperance. The 147th would head west to an area between Bonegi and the Umasani rivers to clear out the area. 128 men under first Lt Miyano were ordered to hold the eastern bank of the Segilau river and Major Yano was ordered to leave a rear guard of 70 men to the west of Bonegi before he took the rest of his command to advance on Marovovo. Major Yano strongly objected to performing actions at Marovovo and that his units would be better served remaining with the rear guard. Basically Matsuda was ordering Yano to leave men to die at Bonego and Yano began to argue all his men should make a stand if so. So Matsuda caved in a bit and allowed Yano to leave only those unable to walk at Bonegi while he took everyone else to Segilau at 3pm. For those poor men left at Bonegi, each was given 2 tablets of mercury bichloride. From February 2-4th around 15 Bettys hunted the sea around guadalcanal and they reported very strong American naval presence, including carriers. Each day saw more bettys failing to return home, one of which carried Lt Commander Genichi Mihara the leader of the 705th air group. Despite the presence of many american naval units, on February 3rd the second run of Operation KE was approved to go. Admiral Yamamoto ordered the Asagumo and Samidare to replace the lost Makikumo and Makinami and on february the 4th, Hashimoto readied his cruisers and 20 destroyers to dare another run. His reinforcement unit left Shortland at 11:30 and at 3:50 his CAP of 29 Zeros clashed with 33 dauntless and avenger alongside 41 assorted fighters in two waves trying to take out his destroyer. The Americans lost 11 aircraft while the Japanese lost 2. A near miss crippled the Maikaze, forcing the Nagatsuki to tow her back to shortland and yet again Hashimoto was forced to change flag as the Shirayuki's engines failed and thus he jumped onto the Kawakaze. Over on Guadalcanal 7 Bettys emerged at night dropped flares and bombs over Henderson field while IJN reconnaissance planes hunting PT boats. The embarkations proceeded smoothly, in 2 hours 3921 men were loaded off. General Hyakutake and his staff boarded the Isokaze, Maruyama and his staff got aboard the Hamakaze and both transport groups left with their screens completely unmolested up the slot, reaching Bougainville by 12:50 on february 5th. Miyazaki recounted seeing countless soldiers aboard the Isokaze sun bathing, as they had been long denied such a pleasure. There was nowhere to walk about the destroyers decks. He also found a soldier holding a corpse of a friend aboard, insisting the man was still alive. On Bougainville, Lt General Moritake Tanabe, the deputy chief of stuff of the IJA's section of the Imperial General HQ met the evacuees. Miyazaki exchanged a wordless salute with the man, then as Tanabe approached him, he blurted out with tears, his desire for an appointment that would give him a death in battle. Tanabe was quite overcome by this and stated “Everything about this is the responsibility of Imperial Headquarters.” As Operation KE was whisked away men, the Yano unit withdrew from Bonegi to the Segilau river. Colonel Matsuda now took charge of the forces left on Guadalcanal as he took his men from Segilau over to Kamimbo. He ordered the Oneda Unit, consisting of the remnants of the 3rd battalion, 230th infantry to head west of Cape Esperance to block any american advances from Marovovo. Now Matsuda pondered how he was going to evacuate his rear guard. Lt Colonel Sakuji Matsuyama gave his very pessimistic view, the American air forces would whittle down the amount of boats available to them to most likely just a handful. They also received word from a tapped signal to the IJN on Rabaul that they were looking to use at minimum 3 or 4 destroyers with an adequate number of boats to be detailed for the final run. Thus Matsuda figured any attempt to evacuate the rear guard to the russells by boat would be suicidal. Matsuda wrote in his diary that night he doubted any destroyers would come, from his perspective, the sacrifice of 2000 men would be less than that of a single destroyer. Over on the American side, Colonel George's men reached Titi on the 4th and would remain there for 2 days. Because of the smaller size of his command and not fully knowing the Japanese composition forced George to act cautiously. All of the Japanese activity had really confused the American's and they presumed there was a major offensive afoot, there was of course just not what the Americans were thinking. Over on the west coast the 161st infantry advanced to the Umasani river by February 6th. Despite the apparent American inactivity, Matsuda feared that if they decided to make a thrust from the southern coast this would cut him off from Kamimbo and thus an embarkation spot. To keep this option open, he sent 100 men to move down the west coast to hold a position about 3.5 miles due east of Cape Esperance. He ordered them to march during daylight and to light cooking fires as a deception. Later that afternoon he received the demoralizing report that the IJN might only be able to pick up men already waiting in boats, those on the land would have to find their own way to new Georgia. The 17th army estimated that Matsuda had a 50% chance of getting the men out. On the 6th, senior IJA and IJN commanders met over the issue. The chief of staff of the 8th fleet said he doubted the third run of operation KE would be possible because there were reports of American carriers near guadalcanal. Admiral Mikawa assured the IJA, the IJN would do its best to meet the enemy. Colonel Konuma went to see Admiral Hashimoto to fish out his views, and Hashimoto asserted regardless of the orders or desires of the chief of staff of the 8th fleet, he would personally see to it that they evacuated all the men. Konuma requested to accompany the 3rd run personally. Hashimoto said to this it would be a stain on the IJN's record if it was said they only made a run because an Army officers presence aboard their ships was the causation. On the 7th, General Patch reported his belief that the Tokyo Express had made to successful runs, landing another regiment with supplies. Though in the same report he also acknowledged they may have extracted the HQ of some depleted units as well. Over on the west coast, 161st tossed patrols near the Tambalego river, 9 miles away from Cape Esperance. That day Colonel George had to hand command of his task force over to Lt Colonel Ferry after injuring his leg. Upon taking command, it was Ferry's judgment that the Japanese were withdrawing to Cape Esperance or perhaps evacuating guadalcanal. Their native guides began reporting to them that the Japanese had just abandoned Marovovo, so the task force marched upon it. At 12:40, the units assigned to guard Marovovo did abandon it stating they had been subjected to severe artillery bombardment, earning anger from Matsuda who demanded they go back to prolong the american advance. They rushed back just in time to fire their machineguns at the Americans who were advancing 2000 yards north of Marovovo by 3:30pm. Meeting resistance, Ferry told the men to dig in for the night. February 7th was a day of decision making for Matsuda. Ever hour brought him more stress, the severe shelling that was reported to him at Marovovo could be heard alongside American machine gun fire at Kamimbo. Then at sundown, 26 land craft still remained operational, it was a miracle american air forces had not destroyed them all! Compared to the experiences of the entire guadalcanal campaign, it really did seem a miracle. Matsuda set to work organizing his boarding plan to provide for 4 units of 500 men each. In a very tense 45 minutes starting at 9:30pm, the remaining movable Japanese survivors of guadalcanal got onto the boats as American artillery could be heard smashing Segilau. On the boats many Japanese prayed, the rendezvous time of 11pm passed, greatly demoralizing them. Then they saw the blue recognition lights of approaching destroyers. The second run of operation KE went off very well compared to the first. But Admiral Yamamoto suspected the third would see major american naval forces that were lurked around just outside their search plan range waiting to pounce. The submarine forces combed the area without success as the Advance force was ordered to come within 550 miles of Guadalcanal to be ready to support the Reinforcement unit. Hashimoto would have 18 destroyers this time, grabbing men from two points, Kamimbo and the Russells. Despite reported sighting of American carriers and other naval units just due south of San Cristobal, Hashimoto departed Shortland and made one last sprint to save the men of starvation island. 15 Dauntless, 20 wildcats and a single F5A bore down upon the reinforcement unit after a search plane tipped them off. 17 out of 49 zeros sent by the 11th air fleet intercepted them. At 5:55 the Isokaze was hit by 2 bombs to her deck and around her forward gun mount killing 10 men and starting fires. She limped away with the help of the Kawakaze as the Urakaze took a near miss doing slight damage. One zero and the F5A failed to return home. Over on Guadalcanal, the men in their boats climbed aboard the destroyers. By 12:04am, on the 8th, Matsuda received word that the boarding was complete. To honor Hashimoto's pledge, the sailors had even rowed boats along the shore waters calling out again to make sure no one was left behind on the beaches. By 1:32am, the boats returned and the destroyers began to depart. It was to be the last time the Rising Sun fluttered from a surface ship near the blood soaked shores of Guadalcanal. On the way Matsuda signaled the 17th army “With the help of 20,000 souls the recovery of 1,972 men from Guadalcanal is reported complete.” When Matsuda reached Bougainville at 10am, he reported to General Hyakutake the end of his special mission, adding thanks for the 17th army's efforts to guarantee the last run made it. Hyakutake praised Matsuda's command as the rear guard. As Matsuda and Hyakutake pointed out and so will I here, the first unit to fight on Guadalcanal was the Ichiki detachment and they were amongst the last to leave on the third run of Operation KE, simply incredible. Operation KE was an enormous feat, over 10652 men were evacuated with 4935 on the first run, 3921 on the second and 1796 on the third. For naval units they had lost the Makikumo and major damage was dealt to the Makinami, Maikaze and Isokaze. They sank the Chicago, DeHaven and 3 PT boats, while also heavily damaging the LaVallette. For the air war, between January 25th to February the 9th the Japanese lost around 56 aircraft while taking down 53 American. Needless to say, Operation KE was a major success from a figures point of view. The Japanese attributed the success of Operation KE to the careful planning by the combined fleet and to those men who sacrificed their lives prolonging the American pursuers on the ground. After receiving word that the Reinforcement unit returned on the morning of the 8th, Admiral Yamamoto commanded all units involved. The American forces at Marovovo after observing the sea littered with small boats and debris from the nights activities set off in hot pursuit, reaching Kamimbo at 5pm. During these hours over on the western coast the 161st pushed towards Cape Esperance where they ran into sporadic skirmishes with the Japanese, but the enemy they skirmished with were in extremely poor condition, mostly wounded men unable to walk. Based on the condition of the enemy, Colonel Dalton of the 161st sent a report that he believed the enemy was not defending nor delaying, but actually fleeing. General Patch concurred with this and advised Hasley that be believed the last Tokyo Express runs were not reinforcements but rather evacuations. On the morning of the 9th, the 1st battalion, 161st infantry met up with the 2nd battalion of the 132nd at the village of Tenaro. Colonel Dalton shooks hands with Major Butler of the 132nd at 4:50, then General Patch announced to the men “Total and complete defeat of Japanese forces on Guadalcanal effected 1625 today. . . . [the] Tokyo Express no longer has a terminus on Guadalcanal.” Now there were of course Japanese left behind on Guadalcanal, but organized resistance was all but over by the 9th. Encountered with some isolated pockets and stragglers occurred for the next few days. Some stragglers would go on to live within the interior with the last known survivor surrendering in October of 1947. Given the vast disparity in fire power between the two sides on guadalcanal and likewise the severity of how debilitated the 17th army was compared to General Patchs soldiers and marines, the failure of the Americans to annihilate Hyakutakes men was strange. Hyakutake believed that if the Americans had focused on marching towards Cape Esperance, they would have completely destroyed his army. The failure to do so was because of 2 major reasons. The first was the relatively small size of the forces engaged in the pincer attack against Cape Esperance. After January 25th, the American forces typically involved no more than a regiment on the western coast. After February 1st this was supplemented by an additional battalion on the southern coast. The second reason was the pace of the advance of those forces which was hindered by a combination of logistical factors, rough terrain and the Americans thinking an offensive was about to kick off any moment. The logical way the Americans could have foiled operation KE would have been something Vandegrift repeatedly had done, amphibious hooks. General Patch considered this often in mid January, but again, all the indications from the Japanese activity was a major offensive was about to occur, and you simply don't toss units into the abyss. Admiral Nimitz confessed in his report “Until the last moment it appeared that the Japanese were attempting a major reinforcement effort. Only skill in keeping their plans disguised and bold celerity in carrying them out enabled the Japanese to withdraw the remnants of the Guadalcanal garrison. Not until all organized forces had been evacuated on 8 February did we realize the purpose of their air and naval dispositions. “ It has been 6 months of blood sweat and tears over 2500 square miles of jungle that was called Guadalcanal. She was in American hands, the great prize being her airfield capabilities. Both the Japanese and Americans knew her worth and both sides evaluated the costs and returns of trying to hold her. Now I have said it quite a few times, when it comes to turning points or quote en quote “the turning point” of the pacific war, a lot of people generally fall victim to the allure of the battle of midway. Sure thing the battle of midway was a turning point, but in comparisons to Guadalcanal it is arguably not as important. Midway halted the Japanese from further major operations in the Central Pacific. It thwarted Yamamoto's attempt to create more favorable conditions militarily and diplomatically to bring American to the negotiating table. Midway also caused severe losses to the IJN, but did the Japanese go on the defensive? No they did not, in fact they immediately tossed a large scale operation against Port Moresby. Given the Japanese took Port Moresby, the course of the war would have dramatically changed, it was a pivotal place to hold. The Japanese were not simply on the defensive footing awaiting counter attacks from the enemy after midway, they still held the initiative. If you look at what the Japanese military high command was thinking directly after Midway, you find they all believed, falsely mind you, that the allied counterattack would commence no earlier than 1943, probably even later. This was not a stupid conclusion by the way, if we look at the situation in Europe, it did not seem possibly a nation like America could allocate that many resources to the pacific at the time. General Douglas MacArthur and Admiral King aggressively pushed for offensives in the south pacific, albeit for differing reasons. MacArthur wanted to leap to Rabaul, which was obviously insane and the Navy rightfully pushed back against this. Kings proposal was much more realistic and won the day in the end. Its incredible given hindsight, that the American offensive in the south pacific began when it did. They had little in land based or carrier based aircraft, not to mention limited amphibious shipping. Yet Kings insistence produced great reward, they achieved tactic surprise and a strategic surprise of great magnitude. The Marines on guadalcanal reaped the benefits of the surprise for a long time. Given what the Japanese were capable of doing, their response to the landings on Guadalcanal was a terrible miscalculation. It took the Japanese far too long to figure out Guadalcanal was potentially the decisive battle they sought. Operation WatchTower held countless flaws that could have been exploited by the Japanese to produce a major victory. The American navy in the pacific could not hope to challenge the Japanese even after Midway, so much of their strength lay in the battle over the Atlantic, but Guadcanal offered them a unique chance to boost their ground and aerial forces in the Pacific, dramatically compensating for the lack of carriers. With the victory over Guadalcanal, the Americans would develop it and Tulagi in major bases to support the allied offensive up the Solomons. Extensive airfields, naval ports and other logistical facilities would be built up. The Japanese had lost the initiative for the Pacific War, now they were on the defensive in the Pacific. The fall of Guadalcanal went hand in hand with the campaign in New Guinea, Japan kept juggling both campaigns and each suffered because of the other. The IJA and IJN were not beaten of course, but now the allies were in the driving seat for once. I would like to take this time to remind you all that this podcast is only made possible through the efforts of Kings and Generals over at Youtube. Please go subscribe to Kings and Generals over at Youtube and to continue helping us produce this content please check out www.patreon.com/kingsandgenerals. If you are still hungry after that, give my personal channel a look over at The Pacific War Channel at Youtube, it would mean a lot to me. The allies had finally seized guadalcanal and now the Japanese were on a defensive footing, they had lost the initiative for the pacific war. Things were going to dramatically change for the empire of the rising sun who now would look to a new strategy, that of bleeding the allies dry.