One of the many busy roads in Manhattan early 20th century Her name was Angela, known as Angiolina. She was born in a small mountain village called Santo Stefano d’Aveto, in the high Aveto Valley in the province of Genoa, in the 70es of the 19th century. Angiolina was pour and illiterate, as most of the population of her native area, when, at just 16 years of age, she married Giovanni Cella from the same vilage. Both peasants and vegetable growers, they decided to follow the

In May 2025, José Alberto Mujica Cordano, known publicly as Pepe Mujica, died in Montevideo at the age of 89, after serving as President of Uruguay from March 1, 2010, to March 1, 2015. He was a remarkable Uruguayan politician and guerrilla fighter in the Tupamaros during the dictatorship. Before becoming president, he was elected deputy, senator, and, between 2005 and 2008, minister of livestock, agriculture, and fishing in his country. He was the leader of the Popular Part

An example of Olive grove in Tigullio area ready for the harvesting Cultivation and history of the Ligurian olive tree The olive tree is defined as a "slow" tree. It has its own pace, its own growth, its own wise behavior, capable of withstanding drought, nutrient shortages, adversity, and wind. It never dies. Today, it is considered a "tree of haste" due to the current methods and timing of olive harvesting. Nowadays, olives are harvested by dropping them from the trees on

Basilica dei Fieschi vineyard in Cogorno, inland of Chiavari Liguria is a region particularly suited to grape growing. Nestled between the mountains to the north and the sea to the south, its land is almost entirely hilly or mountainous. The beautiful, sunny south-facing exposures, the Apennines and Alps that protect it from cold northerly winds, and the sea breezes that mitigate the climate, making it mild and temperate throughout the year, create ideal climatic conditions f