Tonka
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http://maikelnai.elcomerciodigital.com/2011/02/09/el-nino-cero-de-superviviente-a-reclamo-turistico/
Spanish to English translation
Child zero, survivor tourist attraction(Picture of the statue at the link)
Surely not a dream of yours to see a bronze statue in the square of the town where you were born, which certainly was not the case of the Mexican boy Edgar Hernandez. As you can see in 2009 was erected in the poor town of La Gloria (Veracruz), a statue for being the "patient zero", ie the first person known to catch H1N1, a dangerous flu virus swine. Although the child, strong and healthy today, survived, some 14,000 people around the world were not so lucky.
The statue is based on the famous Mannequin Pis Belgian, although in this case the child is dressed and does not appear "pouring water." Instead he plays with a frog in his hand, symbol of the biblical plagues that ravaged the people of Pharaoh. According account the protagonist's mother, Maria del Carmen Hernandez Perez, the child likes the statue. And as there is an ill wind that blows no good, the Mexican government tries to promote the sculpture as far as possible, to try to become a staging point appealing to tourists, which would greatly benefit the coffers of the small rural village.
Spanish to English translation
Child zero, survivor tourist attraction(Picture of the statue at the link)
Surely not a dream of yours to see a bronze statue in the square of the town where you were born, which certainly was not the case of the Mexican boy Edgar Hernandez. As you can see in 2009 was erected in the poor town of La Gloria (Veracruz), a statue for being the "patient zero", ie the first person known to catch H1N1, a dangerous flu virus swine. Although the child, strong and healthy today, survived, some 14,000 people around the world were not so lucky.
The statue is based on the famous Mannequin Pis Belgian, although in this case the child is dressed and does not appear "pouring water." Instead he plays with a frog in his hand, symbol of the biblical plagues that ravaged the people of Pharaoh. According account the protagonist's mother, Maria del Carmen Hernandez Perez, the child likes the statue. And as there is an ill wind that blows no good, the Mexican government tries to promote the sculpture as far as possible, to try to become a staging point appealing to tourists, which would greatly benefit the coffers of the small rural village.