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09-12-2006, 02:30 PM
Marine biologist Ruben Torres is returning to climb Mount Kilimanjaro in northeastern Tanzania, becoming the first Dominican to attempt the feat twice. Representing the Dominican Republic with pride, Torres is seeking to raise awareness about Alzheimer's, and calls on other Latin American nations to pay greater attention to the disease. Torres is confident about his trip, despite the fact that the mountain claims an average of ten lives a year.
Torres, who first climbed the 5,895-meter mountain in 2005 with five other Dominicans, leaves for Tanzania today, and will begin his trip on the 16th, and hopes to reach the peak on the 21st, which is World Alzheimer's Day.
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Torres, who first climbed the 5,895-meter mountain in 2005 with five other Dominicans, leaves for Tanzania today, and will begin his trip on the 16th, and hopes to reach the peak on the 21st, which is World Alzheimer's Day.
More... (http://www.dr1.com/index.html#13)