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Miriam Margoth Martínez
Miriam Margoth Martínez Díaz (born March 2, 1966, Pasto, Colombia) is a Colombian urban planner, human rights defender, and civil engineer. She holds a master's degree in administration from Charles III University of Madrid and has run as a candidate for mayor of Pasto, Colombia, Pasto. Early life Martínez Díaz was born in Pasto, Colombia, Pasto, Columbia and is the second of seven children of Adiela Miriam Díaz and José Ignacio Martínez. She completed her primary education at a public school in the Miraflores neighborhood and her secondary education at Ciudad de Pasto CCP School. She later attended the University of Nariño. Career As a manager at the Unidad Administrativa Especial de Servicios Públicos (UAESP) in Bogotá, Martínez Díaz worked to reduce public sanitation fees and integrated district recyclers into the work model. During her tenure, with Gustavo Petro as district mayor, her efforts led to a change in the city’s waste management operator. This decis ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pasto, Colombia
Pasto, officially San Juan de Pasto (; "Saint John of Pasto"), is the capital of the department of Nariño, in southern Colombia. Pasto was founded in 1537 and named after indigenous people of the area. In the 2018 census, the municipality had a population of 392,930. Pasto is located in the Atriz Valley on the Andes cordillera, at the foot of the Galeras volcano. History The etymology of the word ''Pasto'' can be traced to the indigenous people who inhabited the region at the arrival of the Spanish conquerors, the Pastos. However, the Atriz Valley itself was inhabited by the Quillacingas. In the 2018 Colombian census, 163,873 people self-identified as Pasto, and in the 2010 Ecuadorian census, 1,409 people self-identified as Pasto. Pasto was founded in 1537 by the Spanish conquistador Sebastián de Belalcázar. In 1539 Lorenzo de Aldana, also a Spanish conquistador, moved the city to its current location, and established it under the name "San Juan de Pasto". A majo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
