Just as extraordinary can describe the holding of the last edition of the National Minerals and Fossils of the Union held at the Old Public Market, between days 5 and 7 April.
Specifically, they have been over 12,000 people, representing a new record of attendees, who visited the event to enjoy the splendid collections of Minerals, Fossils and Meteorites exposed, and those who have stood out on its own this year Egg collection of dinosaur fossils.
The closing ceremony was attended by the President of the Federation of Associations of Entrepreneurs and Professionals Union, Mariano Miranda, among other attendees, and the same presented the following awards:
Best Stand-decoration of the Fair:
Antonio and Amalia Alvarez.
-Best Mineral de la Sierra:
Coated quartz chalcedony, Juan José Martínez Pardo.
-Best Mineral Fair:
Panasqueira apatite Portugal, Alberto Ledo.
-The draw of the mineral quartz, amethyst Cato mine (mine's Pajaritos), was awarded to an amateur 10-year old Emma Rosique of Santiago de la Rivera.
The story of the days the starred a group of Chinese businessmen, after visiting the fair and Mining Park of La Union, went to the technicians of the City Tourism Office to ask if the resort was for sale, as it were impressed with Mina Groups Vicenta and inquired about the possibility of taking his holding.
Source: Ayuntamiento de La Unión