The National Section is the organ established by each Member State for the fulfillment of the objectives of PAIGH at the national level, with the financial support of its government.
The National Sections are made up of the persons appointed by the governments of the Member States as representatives to the different bodies of PAIGH. The government of each Member State shall designate the President and Vice President of the National Section.
Member
State
President of the
National Section
Principal Members of the Commissions
Argentina
CR (R) Ing. Geog. Jorge Horacio Machuca
Director del Instituto Geográfico Nacional
Buenos Aires, Argentina
Belize
Ms. Amalia Mai
Vice Minister
Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Belmopan, Belize, C. A.
Cartography
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Geography
—–
History
—–
Geophysics
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Bolivia
Cnl. DEM Edson Omar Peñaranda Asturizaga
Director
Instituto Geográfico Militar
La Paz, Bolivia
Proyectos: CAP. DIM. Juan José terrazas Coaquira
Cartography
MY. DIM. Arnold Osmar Coronado Tito
Geography
TTE. DIM. Maday Lequepi Limachi
History
TCNL. DIM. Christian Rocabado Villegas
Geophysics
Brazil
Dr. André Figueiredo Rodrigues
Universidade Estadual Paulista
São Paulo, Brasil
Chile
Crl. Pedro Castillo Figueroa
Director
Instituto Geográfico Militar
Santiago, Chile
Cartography
Geography
History
Geophysics
Colombia
Dr. Gustavo Adolfo Marulanda Morales
Director General
Instituto Geográfico Agustín Codazzi
Bogotá, Colombia
Cartography
Ing. Iván Alberto Lizarazo Salcedo
Geography
Geóg. Johan Andrés Avendaño Arias
History
Geophysics
Costa Rica
Dra. Marilyn Romero Vargas
Directora
Escuela de Ciencias Geográficas
Universidad Nacional
San José, Costa Rica
Cartography
MSc. Marta Eugenia Aguilar Varela
Lic. Leonardo Salazar Martínez (alterno)
Geography
Dra. Iliana Araya Ramírez (alterno)
History
MSc. Claudio Vargas Arias (alterno)
Geophysics
Ecuador
Crnl. EMC Manuel Iván Ramírez Álvarez
Director
Instituto Geográfico Militar
Quito, Ecuador
El Salvador
United States of America
Mrs. Deirdre Dalpiaz Bishop
Chief of Geography
Division US Census Bureau
Suitland, Maryland,
USA
Cartography
Geography
History
Geophysics
Guatemala
Ing. Agr. Daunno Walther Chew Dávila
Director
Instituto Geográfico Nacional
Guatemala, Guatemala
Haiti
MSc. Boby Emmanuel Piard
Director General
Centro Nacional de Información Geoespacial
Puerto Príncipe, Haití
Cartography
Geography
History
Geophysics
Honduras
Ing. Leidy Yolany Ulloa Colindres
Dirección General de Cartografía y Geografía
Instituto de la Propiedad
Tegucigalpa, M.D.C., Honduras
Cartography
Geography
History
Geophysics
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Mexico
Mtra. Graciela Báez Ricárdez
Directora General
Política Educativa, Mejores Prácticas y Cooperación de la
Secretaría de Educación Pública
Nicaragua
PhD. Vladimir Gutiérrez Corea
Co-Director
Instituto Nicaragüense de Estudios Territoriales
Managua, Nicaragua
Panama
Ing. Lenin Guizado
Director
Instituto Geográfico Nacional
“Tommy Guardia”
Paraguay
Crnel. DCEM Edgar Osvaldo Benítez Jara
Director
Servicio Geográfico Militar
Asuncíon, Paraguay
Cartography
Cnel. SG Ing. Arturo Aquino Martínez
Geography
Lic. Moisés Gadea (alterno)
History
Geophysics
Perú
Gral. Brig. Francisco Salvador Munarriz Escajadillo
Jefe
Instituto Geográfico Nacional
Lima, Perú
Vicepresidente
Secretario Técnico
Cartography
Gral. Brig. Fernando Portillo Romero
Geography
Dr. Juan Felipe Meléndez de la Cruz
History
Geophysics
Dominican Republic
Lic. Bolívar Troncoso Morales
Director
Instituto Geográfico Nacional
“José Joaquín Hungría Morell”
Santo Domingo, República Dominicana
Uruguay
Crnl. Andrés Moraes
Director
Instituto Geográfico Militar
Montevideo, Uruguay
Secretario Técnico de la Sección Nacional
Cbo. 2º Maximiliano Pérez
Cartography
Geography
History
Geophysics
Venezuela
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