Viaje al Exterior

Chile, Peru and Ecuador, 1971

Chile
 
November 10
•    Message conveyed from the plane to President Juan Velasco Alvarado while overflying Peru.
•    Message conveyed to President Salvador Allende from the plane that is carrying Fidel on a visit to that country.
•    Interview offered to Sergio Mendiola, correspondent of ‘El Mercurio’ newspaper in Antofagasta while overflying that region.
•    Welcome ceremony at the airport of Pudahuel, Santiago de Chile, at 5:00 p.m.
•    Meeting with journalists upon his arrival al the Cuban embassy.
 
November 11
•    Visit to the ‘Palacio de la Moneda’ in Santiago de Chile.
•    Exchange held with the people at the ‘Plaza de la Constitución’ in Santiago de Chile.
•    Fidel laid a wreath at the monument in honor of Bernardo O’Higgins, Santiago de Chile.
•    Fidel had lunch at the private residence of the Chilean President, Santiago de Chile.
•    Fidel laid a wreath at the monument in honor of Jose Marti in the community of San Miguel in Santiago de Chile.
•    Words addressed to the farmers of the community of San Miguel in Santiago de Chile.
•    In the evening, an official reception was hosted at ‘Palacio de la Moneda’ in Santiago de Chile.
 
November 12
•    Interview offered to the journalist Augusto Olivares for the Chilean television at the Cuban embassy in Santiago de Chile.
•    Words pronounced by Fidel at the popular welcome offered to him in the city of Antofagasta. He is given the city’s copper key and is welcome as a guest of honor.
•    Speech addressed to the students of the North University, the University of Chile and the State Technical University who gathered at the Sokol Stadium in Antofagasta.
•    Speech given by Fidel at the Antofagasta Square.
 
November 13
•    Speech addressed to the workers of the “Pedro Valdivia” saltpeter mine in Antofagasta.
•    Speech addressed to the “Maria Elena” saltpeter miners in Antofagasta.
•    Fidel took part in the basketball game against the journalists’ team at the “Maria Elena” saltpeter mine gym.  Victory went to the Cuban team.
 
November 14
•    Speech addressed to the miners of Chuquicamata.
•    Meeting with some union members at the workers club of the Chuquicamata mine.
 
November 15
•    Speech given at the Via Mar Square, in the town of Victoria, during a tour around northern Chile.
•    Press conference offered at Iquique.
 
November 16
•    Message sent to Cuban fishermen from the fishing boat “Jagua” which was anchored at the port of Iquique.
•    Meeting with the Chilean underwater fishing champion Raul Choque.
•    Speech delivered at the “Prat” Square in Iquique.
•    Basketball rematch game at the municipal gym of Iquique. Victory went again to the Cuban team.
 
November 17
•    Telephone conversation with President Salvador Allende from the plane en route to the province of Concepcion.
•    Speech addressed to the workers of the foundry of Huachipato, in Concepcion.
•    Speech delivered at the Regional Stadium of Concepcion.
 
November 18
•    Visit to the charcoal mine of Lota, in Concepcion.
•    Speech addressed to the workers and neighbors of the towns of Lota and Coronel in Playa Blanca, Concepcion.
•    Exchange held with the students of the University of Concepcion.
•    Speech delivered at  Tome Square in Concepcion.
•    Speech delivered at ‘Puerto Montt’ in Llanquihue.
 
November 19-20
•    Trip from ‘Puerto Montt’ to ‘Punta Arenas’ on board of the Chilean navy vessel “Almirante Riveros.”
 
November 21
•    Speech delivered at Punta Arenas, capital of the province of Magallanes.
•    Speech delivered at the sheep breeding center of Rio Verde in Magallanes.
 
November 22
•    Conversation held with the students of the Technical University of Punta Arenas.
•    Speech addressed to the oil workers of Tierra del Fuego in the province of Magallanes.
•    Exchange held with workers at the local gym of Cerro Sombrero in Tierra del Fuego, Magallanes.
 
November 23
•    Meeting with the board of the CUT (Workers’ Trade Union Central of Chile) in Santiago de Chile.
•    Visit paid to Cardinal Raul Silva Henriquez at the archbishopric’s venue in Santiago de Chile.
 
November 24
•    Speech addressed to the workers of the ‘Fiat’ automotive factory, while standing on top of the trunk of one of the automobiles, in Santiago de Chile.
•    Speech delivered at the O’Higgins Square, Sewel Camp, in Santiago de Chile.
•    Speech delivered at the Rancagua stadium in Santiago de Chile.
•    Conversation held with the trade union leaders of "El Teniente" mine, Sewel Camp, Santiago de Chile.
 
November 25
•    Speech delivered at Santa Cruz, in the province of Colchagua.
•    Speech delivered at the municipality of Santiago.  Fidel was awarded a gold medal.
 
November 26
•    Speech delivered at the conclusion of a military drill in the ‘Alta Montaña’ Military School of Rio Blanco, in the Andes.
•    Fidel attended the plenum of the Socialist Party of Chile in Santiago de Chile.
 
November 27
•    Conversation held with leaders of the Chilean Social Democratic Party, Santiago de Chile.
•    Conversation held with leaders of the MAPU, Santiago de Chile.
•    Conversation held with members of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of Chile and members of the Political Commission and the Secretariat of the Communist Party of Chile, Santiago de Chile.
 
November 28
•    Conversation held with leaders of the Radical Party, Santiago de Chile.
•    Conversation held with the leaders of the Christian Left Party at the Cuban ambassador’s residence in Santiago de Chile.
•    Speech delivered at the community of San Miguel in the “Pedro Aguirre Cerda” department in Santiago de Chile.   
 
November 29
•    Speech given at the headquarters of the Economic Commission for Latin America in Santiago de Chile.
•    Dialogue held with the students of the State Technical University in Santiago de Chile.
•    Speech delivered at the “Santa Laura” stadium in Santiago de Chile.
•    Meeting held with 80 priests who represented a movement in favor of socialism.
 
November 30
•    Speech delivered at “Plaza Mayor” in the city of Valparaiso.
•    Conversation held with president Salvador Allende at the ‘Cerro Castillo’ Palace.
 
December 1
•    Meetings with different organizations and institutions of the country, Santiago de Chile.
•    Fidel presided over an official reception offered to the Chilean authorities and the diplomatic corps at the Cuban embassy in Santiago de Chile.
 
December 2 
•    Speech delivered in the National Stadium at a rally to bid farewell to the people of Chile, Santiago de Chile.
 
December 3
•    Press conference offered in Santiago de Chile.
 
December 4
•    Farewell at the airport of Pudahuel.
 
Peru (technical stopover)
 
December 4

•    Conversation held with President Juan Velasco Alvarado at the airport's presidential lounge, Lima.
•    Press conference offered at the airport in Lima.
 
Ecuador (technical stopover)
 
December 4
•    Meeting with President Jose Maria Velasco Ibarra at the Lounge of Honor of the "Simon Bolivar" airport in Guayaquil.
•    Press conference offered at the airport of Guayaquil.
•    Speech delivered in Guayaquil.