Coronel Suarez (Espa??ol / English)

El pueblo de Coronel Suarez y la ??rea alrededor eran lleno de historia y Rotarios bien interesante. El equipo de IGE estuvo solamente tres d??as en Coronel Suarez, pero cada d??a pas?? con mucha actividad.

En Coronel Suarez el club de Rotary tiene algunos socios que son muy activos y nos pasamos mucho tiempo con ellos. Eso grupo de socios nos llev?? a un restaurante hist??rico ???El Gringo Viejo??? la primera noche donde comimos una cena muy rica que incluy?? aperitivos, fiambre o antipasto (incluy?? pan, queso, aceitunas, salame y chorizo), pasta, pollo, carne, patatas y un bar de postres (foto). Fue una buena manera de empezar nuestro tiempo en Suarez!

El d??a siguiente visitamos a la f??brica de Reebok ubicado en el pueblo y nos impresion?? mucho. La fabrica produce 15,000 pares de zapatos cada d??a y ahora 3,500 personas trabajan all?? con producci??n 24 horas al d??a. Aunque no pudimos sacar fotos, todos salimos con im??genes de todo el equipo, maquinas de cocer, y componentes que son necesarios a hacer un zapato. Incre??ble!

Visitamos Las Colonias que cosiste de tres pueblos distintos que son de Alemanes. Aprendiendo de la historia de c??mo la gente lleg?? y empez?? en los campos y ranchos fue muy interesante. Tambi??n conocimos a la iglesia tan linda en la segunda colonia que fue construido con dinero de los inmigrantes.

La segunda noche presentamos de nosotros y a Idaho a los ciudadanos y los socios de Rotary en una biblioteca apoyado por Rotary. M??s tarde en la noche cenamos tranquilamente con los socios del Rotary club de Suarez (foto).

El ??ltimo d??a en Suarez pasamos en el campo hermoso de la familia Sim??n. La familia, con los otros socios de Rotary, nos prepar?? un almuerzo de asado. Montamos los caballos y gastamos tiempo afuera gozando el aire tan fresco (foto). Esa noche fuimos a la reuni??n del Rotary club de Las Colonias donde presentamos a los socios. El club es muy animado y al fin de la noche bailamos con m??sica toc?? por acorde??n de un socio (foto).

Much??simas gracias a las familias anfitrionas en Coronel Suarez quien nos cuidaron tan bien y aseguraron que cada minuto de nuestro visita fue divertido!

The small town of Coronel Suarez and its surrounding area were filled with interesting history and Rotarians. The Boise GSE team had a short stay in Coronel Suarez, but each day was full of activity.

In Coronel Suarez the Rotary club has a few very active members whom we were able to spend a lot of time with while we were in town. This group took us to a great historical restaurant ???El Gringo Viejo??? our first evening where we had a great dinner which included aperitifs, fiambre or antipasto (includes bread, cheese, olives, salami and chorizo), pasta, chicken, beef, potatoes and a dessert bar (photo). It was an amazing way to start our time in Suarez!

The following day we visited a Reebok factory located in the town and we were very impressed. This facility produces 15,000 pairs of shoes daily and currently employees about 3,500 people with production running 24 hours a day. While we weren???t able to take photos, we all left with images of all the many tools, sewing machines and parts it takes to make just one running shoe. Incredible!

We also were able to visit ???Las Colonias??? which comprises three different small communities of German immigrants. Learning the history of how the people arrived and started their farming and ranching was great. We also visited the beautiful church in the second colony which was built with funds from the various immigrants.

The second night we presented about ourselves and Idaho at a Rotary sponsored library for Rotarians and for the public. Later in the evening we had a relaxing dinner with the Suarez Rotary members (photo).

Our final day in Suarez was spent at the lovely ranch of the Simon family. They along with the other Rotary members were kind enough to provide us with a delicious asado lunch. We were able to ride their horses and enjoy their beautiful property by just walking around and taking in the fresh air (photo). That evening we attended the Las Colonias Rotary dinner where we shared our presentation. That group was definitely a lively one as we ended up dancing in a sort of conga line to polka music provided by a Rotarian playing the accordion (photo).