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The Caracas Basque club plants an “Apamate” Trumpet Tree, typical of Venezuela on Tree Day

06/05/2013

Planting the tree is Unai Azpiritxaga Badiola, with helpers Oriana Ainoa Arriaga Lobascio (stroller), Anton Arriaga Aguirre and Julen Azpiritxaga Zubizarreta (photoEE)
Planting the tree is Unai Azpiritxaga Badiola, with helpers Oriana Ainoa Arriaga Lobascio (stroller), Anton Arriaga Aguirre and Julen Azpiritxaga Zubizarreta (photoEE)

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Members of the Caracas Basque club planted an Apamate or Trumpet Tree, that is typical of the country, on June 2nd in honor of Tree Day that was celebrated the week before in Venezuela. Prior to the event, nearly 80 people gathered at the clubhouse for monthly mass which is celebrated on the first Sunday of the month, and this time celebrated in memory of María Luisa Iglesias de Pernia, Iñaki Baroja and Victor Elkoro.

Caracas, Venezuela.  Last Sunday’s get-together began at the clubhouse with mass celebrated by Aita Odriozola SJ in memory of members and friends who had recently passed away María Luisa Iglesias de Pernia, Iñaki Baroja and Victor Elkoro.

As Pedro Javier Arriaga Aguirre, club president told EuskalKultura.com, after mass and since Tree Day was celebrated in Venezuela the weekend before, “In our Basque club we don’t let such important dates pass, since it is a reminder of the importance of protecting wooded areas that help regulate temperature, purify air, contribute to rainfall cycles and protect the soil that contains diverse ecosystems, without forgetting its aesthetic value to our environment.”

The tree that was chosen by the Eusko Etxea, which has large area, including in various green zones, was the Apamate or Trumpet Tree, typical in Venezuela “that when full-grown offers a beautiful show when blossoming creating a spectacular pink blanket,” concluded the club president.

 



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