The Training Ship ARC “Gloria”, Honored Guest of the Port of Santa Cruz de Tenerife

Once again in the port of Santa Cruz de Tenerife, the grace and elegance of the Colombian training ship ARC “Gloria” —commanded by Captain Luis Fernando Lara Cogollo— returns to the Canary Islands after a nine-year absence. Upon its arrival this morning, it will be welcomed by the Consul General of the Republic of Colombia in the Canary Islands, Juan Carlos Espinosa Escallón, and other representatives of the Colombian Embassy in Spain.

Since yesterday, it has been waiting off the northern coast of Tenerife, anticipating its arrival this morning at the Tenerife port, of which it is an old and good friend.

For four days, docked at the Los Llanos Dock, the Colombian training ship ARC “Gloria” will open its doors for free public visits during the following hours:

After its stop at the port of Santa Cruz de Tenerife, the Colombian training ship —built at Astilleros y Talleres Celaya (ASTACE), Bilbao, and commissioned in October 1968— will embark on a transatlantic crossing to the port of Cartagena de Indias, where it will conclude its current training cruise.

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