Hello everyone!
Who am I, and how did I get here?
Please allow me to introduce myself. I am florentina57, a newcomer to the Dotsama ecosystem and maintainer of the 
ValidAndina 
Polkadot and Kusama nodes in Bogotá and Lima.
I am thrilled to share that I recently participated in the 1st wave of PBA-X and applied to the 2nd cohort of the Web3 Foundation’s DN Program. I am very thankful and excited to report that my 2 Kusama nodes have been selected and are already validating! They are achieving excellent performance, despite their high latency to regions more densely populated with nodes.
ValidAndina BOG 
KSM: JMB89sS8GfRN4ebiQ8xMVVowwnzQ6oD1iXrxPP6WjsXTJXb
ValidAndina LIM 
KSM: FELETDtt5cdxYmqTudCkeqLPGqbM8VRU37fgxB4ctoXARgh
Why are my nodes different?
My strategy to further contribute to the decentralization of both networks is threefold:
- Geographical: 2 bare-metal servers in Latin America, each hosting 1 Polkadot and 1 Kusama node, for a total of 2 Kusama and 2 Polkadot nodes
- OS: my nodes run on Rocky Linux (RHEL), differentiating them from the more common Debian-based setups
- Infrastructure: hosted in 2 different and highly reputable Tier III Data Centers
What can you expect from me?
- Commitment: offer reliable and high-performing Kusama and Polkadot nodes in LATAM
- Specific: I concentrate exclusively on the Dotsama ecosystem
As an individual operator validator, I can dedicate my full attention to providing powerful, reliable, and secure operations that strengthen both networks while offering nominators the opportunity to diversify their validator pool.
My goal is to maintain my Kusama nodes in future cohorts of the DN Program by excelling in performance and diversification, while also securing spots for my Polkadot nodes in the next cohort.
How can you help me?
Meanwhile, my Polkadot node in Peru—a country underrepresented in the network—is accepting nominations. It is hosted in the most secure and reliable data center in Lima, operated by Cirion.
ValidAndina LIM DOT: 13f1iU967VsBeRxueqs9zrJV6JZ1EmEP6A1QTatThBcYbxqE
How can you contact me?
I appreciate your time and am grateful for any feedback or questions.
I look forward to interacting with you on Element, Twitter, or in person at the Web3 Summit in Berlin this summer!