Not many may recall my earliest post here at The Castle: Down The Memory Rabbit Hole we go.
Back in February 2002, I spent a week at the Colombian Naval Base in Puerto Leguízamo, instructing their Fluvial School the art of care taking of Mk19 Grenade Launchers. And where's Puerto Leguízamo? It sits along the Putumayo River, a mayor feeder of the Amazon. That stretch of the river sits right at the border with Perú, and guards the crossing of FARC Guerrillas in and out of safe-zones in that neighboring country.
Most of Colombia sits on the Northern Hemisphere, except for a small sliver of land that makes it South of the Ecuator. That's where Puerto Leguízamo is. That region is so isolated, that it doesn't have direct road connection with the rest of Colombia. It relies on barges that run only during the wet season for resupply of most of its victuals. There's a roadhead about 200 miles NW further upstream in the Putumayo. It is literally at the end of the logistics train.
So, much to my surprise, I just stumbled into this video, promoting the Colombian Navy's Southern Command and its work in the area. Much of the footage is in the base itself, and am glad to see that not much has changed in these nine years.
Boq
Back in February 2002, I spent a week at the Colombian Naval Base in Puerto Leguízamo, instructing their Fluvial School the art of care taking of Mk19 Grenade Launchers. And where's Puerto Leguízamo? It sits along the Putumayo River, a mayor feeder of the Amazon. That stretch of the river sits right at the border with Perú, and guards the crossing of FARC Guerrillas in and out of safe-zones in that neighboring country.
Most of Colombia sits on the Northern Hemisphere, except for a small sliver of land that makes it South of the Ecuator. That's where Puerto Leguízamo is. That region is so isolated, that it doesn't have direct road connection with the rest of Colombia. It relies on barges that run only during the wet season for resupply of most of its victuals. There's a roadhead about 200 miles NW further upstream in the Putumayo. It is literally at the end of the logistics train.
So, much to my surprise, I just stumbled into this video, promoting the Colombian Navy's Southern Command and its work in the area. Much of the footage is in the base itself, and am glad to see that not much has changed in these nine years.
Boq
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