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On The Trail Of Che: Miami Man Revives Debate Over Remains
Miami Herald- Luisa Yanez
March 23rd, 2007 – On an October night outside the Bolivian city of Vallegrande, Gustavo Villoldo says he secretly buried the body of iconic revolutionary leader Ernesto ”Che” Guevara along with two fellow rebels. The year was 1967.
That night, he says he snipped a lock of Che’s hair and scribbled down the exact geographical coordinates before dropping the bodies into a common grave.
Now, Villoldo — a Miami Cuban exile hired 40 years ago through the CIA to hunt down Che — has come forward for the first time with his evidence to claim that Che’s remains may still be in Bolivian soil and not in a Cuban mausoleum, his official grave site — as Fidel Castro claims.
”In the hair, I’m sure there is a sample of Che’s DNA, and I’m willing to have it tested and compared against the remains in his tomb in Cuba,” he said.
To prove it, Villoldo would need the cooperation of Che’s relatives to compare DNA and that of the Cuban and Bolivian governments to examine Che’s supposed remains.
That’s unlikely, but Villoldo’s claim is sure to add more intrigue to the long-running international debate over one of the Cuban Revolution’s most recognizable faces. It’s a debate that began in 1995 when the Cuban government, amid much fanfare, announced it had located Che’s bones and returned them to Cuba in 1997…
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9 Comments
March 28, 2007 at 2:05 am
Interesting read…but if a rich lad (Ernesto Guevara) dedicates his life to help the poor, the disadvantage, the diseased, and the oppressed, then how can he a villain or a monster as Gustavo Villoldo indicates.
For those who want to know about the man before he became Che Guevara then you can rent the DVD, The Motorcycle Diaries, or purchase the book which has the same title.
March 28, 2007 at 2:39 am
Let sleeping reds lie.
March 28, 2007 at 9:32 am
Barbados in focus:
He worked for the CIA…he is now a Cuban exile in Miami……how else would he describe Che….probably broke now and looking for wealth or publicity.
Such is the nature of man.
March 28, 2007 at 5:56 pm
Chase:
You are correct. For the love of money anything can be bought, even the soul of a man.
March 28, 2007 at 9:01 pm
BarbadosInFocus:
I mean…..he knew this for years ok?If he wanted to embarass the Cuban government,why didnt he do it a long time ago when discrediting Castro was their main agenda?
People really think the rest of the world is stupid.Like you bro ,I would advise anyone to read or watch The Motorcycle Diaries before they pass judgement on Che.
March 28, 2007 at 9:20 pm
When it suits these people’s agenda,you are branded accordingly……….remember Margaret Thatcher called Nelson Mandela a terrorist.
March 29, 2007 at 3:46 am
The C.I.A up to no good again , shocking . Say it ain’t so .They would never get involved in that type of behaviour .
November 7, 2007 at 3:14 pm
Che was a piece of poo. If you think a few books and movies make you an enlightened individual then you are a fool.
November 7, 2007 at 8:48 pm
Verdad:
Don’t be as ignorant to this as most anti-Che people are.
The books or movies dont make the man………it is because of the man that there are books and movies.