| Carlos
Persak
- Argentina |
I am an engineer
specializing
in planning and
building flour
plants for a
company based
in Uzwil, Switzerland,
with branches
in several countries.
When I was 25
years old, I
went to Mar del
Plata on vacation,
and found there
a shell store
named Caracoles
de Todos los
Mares del Mundo.
They also had
a branch in Buenos
Aires, and I
became a regular
customer there.
I was very impressed
by the number
and variety of
shells available
which I had never
seen before,
so I became interested
and researched
more information
about this very
attractive hobby.
Later I met
other collectors,
and after 40
years my collection
has about 5,000
species. My main
interest is Strombidae
(99%), Cypraeidae
and Muricidae,
in addition to
fresh water and
land shells.
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