Foreign mountain climbers arrive for Mare festival

Some of the international professional mountain climbers invited by the Ondo State Government to participate in the third annual Mare festival have arrived in the state from Spain and South Africa.The Commissioner for Culture and Tourism in the state, Mr. Deji Falae, said on Sunday at a news conference he jointly addressed with the Commissioner for Information and Strategy, Mr. Kayode Akinmade.Falae explained that the annual three-day fiesta which will start on December 15, would also involve Marathon race, arts and cultural display, and entertainment.He described Idanre hills as an heritage and reference point for Yoruba civilisation which has not been threatened by western culture and urbanisation.The commissioner also unfolded plans by the state government to mount a technical device either as a lift or a cable car to afford elderly people an opportunity to get to the top of the mountain and see the old town on top of the rock.
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