Santiago Vega and Alcides Bonavitta, two Argentinians climbed the Aconcagua in January to demand from its top the immediate release of the Cuban Five sent special greetings and a hug to Cuban youths who did the same at Turquino Peak, in Cuba’s Sierra Maestra mountains.
From Neuquén, in the Argentinian Patagonia, Santiago and Alcides expressed their excitement and pride for having inspired the Cubans’ project, comprising young journalists, students from the Higher Institute of International Relations and relatives of the Cuban Five.
We send you a hug from here, from Paul, the radio comrade who has helped spread the news, from Alcides, Aldo and I, said Santiago in his message, recorded and sent to Havana via e-mail.
“We did that with our hearts,” he said, noting that for them personally and for the cause of the Five it was of great value to see that continuity was being given to their act of conquering the top of the Americas’ tallest mountain.
In his message, Alcides urged young Cubans to leave the route marked well for an upcoming try by the Argentinians on the highest point of the Cuban geography. He also stressed the importance of spreading the demand for freedom for the Cuban Five throughout the continent so people learn about the injustice surrounding the case of Gerardo Hernandez, Rene Gonzalez, Antonio Guerrero, Fernando Gonzalez and Ramon Labañino.
“From the South: strength and courage, and when your body can no more, draw strength from your beliefs, as we did in the Aconcagua,” he advised.
The some 40 members of the Cuban project named “From the Aconcagua to the Turquino” started the climb of the island’s tallest mountain after spending the previous day touring the area of military operations of Commander Ernesto Che Guevara in the Sierra Maestra.
At the top of the Turquino Peak, next to the bust of Cuban National Hero José Martí standing there, there will be a flag waving in demand for justice, freedom and the immediate return of Five to their country and their people
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