Tourists can not leave Machupicchu sleep in the street of Aguas Calientes
SOLD OUT. Local train tickets, which costs 10 soles and only offers PeruRail, sold out until 07 August. About 100 tourists stranded nationals are unable to return. Tourists can not leave Machupicchu sleep in the street of Aguas Calientes
SOLD OUT. Local train tickets, which costs 10 soles and only offers PeruRail, sold out until 07 August. About 100 tourists stranded nationals are unable to return.
A national tourist, identified as Molly, can not leave Machu Picchu with her two children, because there are passages in the local train, which costs 10 soles. The budget that traveled to see the wonder of the world prevents them from purchasing a more expensive ticket. Molly said that with their children sleep in the pews of Aguas Calientes, because they can not afford the price of housing in excess of 60 new soles. Fortunately, he says the weather is warm these days. And Maruja and Angelica, about a hundred visitors spend the same hardships due to lack of return tickets on the service economy. PeruRail reported by the high demand and high season of tourism, “local train tickets to Machu Picchu are out until Tuesday August 7.” He called on passengers to acquire “local train tickets to Machu Picchu town, as early as possible.”
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The other two operators in Ollantaytambo-Machu Picchu route, Inca Rail and Andean Railways, do not offer social service PeruRail. Hippolytus Salas, president of the Front for the Defence of the Interests of Machupicchu, lamented that domestic tourists, not having money to be abused . It was he who contacted us with the tourists who claimed the company to sell them tickets. Read Article
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According to the director of PDMVAT, in general, each year in Peru there are 80 000 road accidents. Of which 75% occur in Lima, ie about 55 000. In addition, 1,100 deaths occur annually in Lima and Callao for this cause. While 4,500 people are injured after being victims of such accidents. 900 000 traffic […]
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Doctors in the Peruvian Social Security (Essalud) today began an indefinite strike will disregard a thousand surgeries and 70,000 outpatient visits on a daily basis, as quantified by the local press union’s general secretary of the institution, Santiago Renteria Vinces. This union called a national strike in Peruvian public health to claim a permanent increase […]
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Drug dealers have reached high levels of sophistication. It not only require payment in cash for their ‘good’, but now even have modern wireless devices to charge customers who pay with credit cards. Police and Drug Enforcement has been investigating this type of sale of narcotics, which is less risky for traffickers. According to one […]
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ojo.pe reported Carmen Masias, president of the National Commission for Development and Life without Drugs , said that the most used to smuggle drugs in the country has been through the sea, and over 60% using this method. ‘In response, measures were taken in the main ports and harbors of the country, including Callao, Piura, […]
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A total of eight clandestine drug laboratories used for the production of cocaine paste were discovered in Comumpiari, Ayacucho, Peru. 324,000 kilos of chemicals used for drug production were also found, including calcium hydroxide and muriatic acid. Anti-agents proceeded to burn destroy the laboratories and chemicals, Diario Correo reports. 126 kilos of cocaine paste were […]
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Rubén Balbuena Martich, a 20-year-old musician from the Dominican Republic, was arrested after flying back to his country from Peru. He was carrying three kilos and 340 grams of cocaine that were taped to his legs, Noticias Mundo Vision reports. He had arrived on Copa Airlines flight 448, which made a stop in Panama before […]
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Four Spanish citizens, one Ecuadorian, and one Peruvian were arrested in the Lima airport after authorities caught them attempting to traffick drugs to Spain. Silvia G. M. from Spain was carrying three kilos of cocaine in bottles of natural products. Midia R. S.(30), also of Spain, had a kilo of drugs stored in processed foods, […]
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After discovering two clandestine drug laboratories in Tamashi, Monzón, Peru, officials destroyed their contents. According to RPP Noticias, the laboratories produced cocaine paste. 720 kilos of kerosene, 840 kilos of formic acid, 60 kilos of gasoline, and other chemicals were among the items discovered and destroyed. They were hidden inside water pumps and water pipes […]
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The National Police in Peru, along with the Public Ministry, successfully stopped a drug shipment in the Zepita district of the Puno region. 31 kilos and 60 grams of cocaine paste were discovered in a rural van, RPP noticias reports. The drugs were hidden in side compartments. The driver was identified as Fredy Callata Callata […]
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Two Americans were found dead Saturday in the Peruvian Palcaraju snow, more than 6,200 meters high in the northern region of Ancash, after spending 17 days missing, police said. The bodies of the climbers Ben Horne and Gil Weiss will be moved to the city of Huaraz, which is expected to arrive in the coming […]
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Peru will seek to build an international airport near the southern city of Cusco, a tourist magnet that has long suffered from being unable to receive major flights from abroad. Read Article
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July 25, 2012 – Tourist from the U.S. was robbed of an Ipod stolen by a taxi driver from the tourist’s luggage. Larepublica.pe reported that there is growing insecurity at the Alejandro Velasco Astete airport in Cusco, Peru. In the last two months there have been four reported cases of aggravated robbery against foreign tourists […]
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Renowned Peruvian surfer Marck ‘Maki’ Block died drowned Thursday afternoon after suffering a blow to the head while surfing on a beach south of Lima, said Friday the National Sports Federation Board. “Block, professor of surfers, drowned after suffering a heavy blow on the head with his board and left unconscious in the water without […]
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A vessel belonging to the Navy in Chile fired bullets after a Peruvian boat entered Chilean waters and engaged in a drug transaction. The Peruvian boat, docked at Caleta Vitor, was transporting 38 kilos of pressed marijuana. It had docked late at night, when four individuals arrived in a van to receive the shipment, Soy […]
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Elite troops began yesterday police searched the north of La Paz, Bolivia’s border with Peru, in coordination with authorities and security teams from the neighboring country to come up with the band Sunday docked the two buses in Apollo, according to Government Minister Carlos Romero. The police assumed that the passengers were people carrying gold […]
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Six people were arrested in Trujillo, Peru, after officials caught them with 36 kilos of marijuana hidden inside three suitcases. The suitcases were being transported in a van along a highway, RPP noticias reports. None of the six suspects claimed responsibility for the drugs, though they did admit the shipment was to be delivered to […]
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A Brazilian tourist died yesterday while visiting the Colca Valley in the province of Caylloma, Department of Arequipa. Sipou Paula, 24, fell with the mule he rode into an abyss of 200 meters, when the mule walked through the area of Sangay, or better known as the Oasis, in the district of Cabanaconde. Read Article
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A Greek, two Romanians, and one Russian were arrested at the Jorge Chavez airport in Lima, Peru. They were attempting to fly with 7.3 kilos of cocaine to Spain, according to El Tiempo. The Greek, identified as Constantinus K.M. (44) carried two kilos of drugs impregnated in clothing that was hidden in a backpack. The […]
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Officials seized and confiscated 250 panels of cocaine in the mountainous area of Las Queseras del Meta, in the state of Apure. According to Entorno Inteligente, the drugs were discovered inside a white pickup truck with the license plate 72BJAG. A drug press was also found inside the vehicle, along with aircraft accessories. No suspects […]
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After large drug seizures in the Coronel Oviedo, Caazapá, and Villarrica areas of Paraguay, officials have noted that the destination of these shipments was Caazapá. From there, the drugs would enter Argentina, according to a Color ABC report. The shipments are believed to leave Caazapá via clandestine airstrips. Anonymous sources claim a low-ranking police officer […]
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All religious sculptures sent by mail, especially those of the Virgin Mary, must be scanned in Peru do to an increase of drug trafficking. Narco-traffickers have lately been sending their merchandise hidden inside these statues, Peru 21 reports. They have also been using funeral urns to transport drugs. Authorities announced that drugs have also been […]
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Highway safety police managed to seize 4 kilos of cocaine paste that was transported on a charter bus from Huanta to Ica, Peru. The bus was stopped in the Espíritu Alto community and belonged to the Empresa Antezana Hnos bus company. According to Info Region, several bottles containing cocaine paste were discovered inside crates containing […]
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It was announced by the Medical Health Network Lido Soto Cáceres -Notes that although the percentage has declined relative to the past 2 years that have been increasing cases. -This would be occurring due to the fragility of the cold chain in health centers. There are 88 cases of chronic hepatitis B and Candoshi Shapra […]
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65% increased chance of this El Niño in the central Pacific, as global models such as NOAA (National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, for its acronym in English), which confirmed yesterday Edwin Pinto, head of department Marine Science Institute Oceanographic of the Navy. The event will be presented at coast of Ecuador in late 2012 and […]
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Alcides Gamio Mallqui (44), one of the most wanted narco-traffickers in Peru, also known as Jaime Gamio, was arrested in Tingo María. He was wanted for trafficking over 500 kilos of drugs each month, RPP Noticias reports. His principle areas of operation included Caunarapa, Chipaco, and Maravilla. The suspect also constructed his own cocaine processing […]
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Marco Tulio Alvarado Jimenez (63), Ricardo Luis Ascencio Miguel (34), and Héctor Trujillo Paredes were arrested after police caught them travelling with cocaine hydrochloride by the Cancas toll. The suspects were travelling in two vehicles: a Toyota van and a Toyota station wagon, Diario Correo reports. Alvarado Jimenez had been driving the van, in which […]
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Two people were arrested after officials discovered a drug laboratory in La Granja, Monzón, Peru. One of the suspects, identified as J.A.A. was 16 years old. The other, Juver Miguel Fernández Quispe, was 33, Info Region reports. After dismantling the laboratory in which the two operated, officials burned 1.5 tons of chemicals used to produce […]
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The Ministry of Environment (Minam) recommended Tuesday to regional governments adopt preventive measures to mitigate the effects of a possible El Niño according to the locations identified as vulnerable to hazards associated with this event. Neyra Fernando Palomino, head of the Bureau of Land Management of Minam, said the agency that directs recently released technical […]
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A regional-watching cruise will take place from later this month, with the participation of scientists from Ecuador, Colombia, Chile and Peru. The intent is to determine with greater certainty whether El Niño is forming in the equatorial Pacific would reach the shores. This was announced by director of the Oceanographic Institute of the Navy (INOCAR), […]
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Police in Peru located a clandestine drug laboratory in a residence in San Martín de Porres. Inside, officials discovered 100 kilograms of cocaine and chemicals used for drug production. According to Peru 21, the home belonged to José Manuel López Quispe, alias ‘Papita,’ who kept the laboratory in an area under the floor. Authorities believe […]
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In arid southern Peru, geologists are fighting time and the elements to preserve a precious find: a vast whale cemetery dating back millions of years. The fossilized remains of roughly 15 of the majestic marine mammals that lived three to 20 million years ago are currently on view in the Ocucaje desert some 310 kilometres […]
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Authorities arrested three Peruvian citizens in the north of Chile as they attempted to cross the border with 65 kilos of cocaine. The drugs had been hidden inside rocks shaped like eggs, Peru 21 reports. Police in Chile found the suspects carrying 83 packages of drugs hidden inside 113 eggs. The eggs were discovered inside […]
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During an operation led by the Special Prosecutor for Environmental Matters Mother of God reported that machinery used by illegal miners operating in the buffer zone of the Tambopata National Reserve, was destroyed. Through a statement, the prosecutor said the interdiction work was executed at kilometer 107 of the left bank of the South Interoceanic […]
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Taca Airlines announced today that it will operate direct flights from Lima to Medellin and Cali in Colombia from 24 August, and for each destination there will be three flights a week. “There is a growing demand for Peruvian passenger access these Colombian destinations, and vice versa, so from August 24 will have an easier […]
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Two Israeli tourists were killed and nine others injured in two separate accidents on the same road in Peru on Tuesday. The first accident on the Cusco-Lima road occurred when a bus overturned near the city of Ayacucho, some 550 kilometers south-east of Lima. An Israeli female tourist was killed, and many other passengers were […]
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Wicner Juver Grados Tello (35), wanted for crimes of drug trafficking, was captured in Tacna, Peru in an operation organized by police. The suspect had a long history of drug trafficking and was wanted for at least seven counts of that crime, Diario Correo Reports. He was finally spotted driving a motorcycle and was subsequently […]
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After two operations along routes to Ayachucho, Peru, officials admit this area is part of a new drug route in the country. After receiving intelligence, police were able to learn about and intercept a shipment of drugs travelling in the region, Info Region reports. The first operation occurred in the town of Rosario. Magno Huamán […]
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Relatives of the deceased, just wanted to fulfill his last wish. A religious ceremony was unique in Huachaq district in the province of Chupaca in Huancayo (Junin). A woman married the father of her four children, Inga Waldo Navarro (52), who was killed in a traffic accident on Wednesday July 4. Relatives of the deceased […]
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José Alberto Félix Herrera, who worked for the prison system in Peru, was caught attempting to bring drugs into the prison in Ancón. According to a La Republic report, he had hidden the drugs in his shoes. The type of drug was not reported. His own colleagues reportedly caught him with the drugs. He continues […]
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The National Chamber of Tourism ( Canatur ) reported that the Peruvian authorities, in partnership with the private tourism sector, enact mechanisms to facilitate the delivery of tourist visas to Chinese citizens who wish to know Peru. Read Article
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The letter dictated by the executive of Peru noted that as of July 9 will be extended for 60 days a state of emergency due to the presence of the paramilitary group the Shining Path and people involved in drug trafficking. The Executive Branch of Peru, the extension of the state of emergency for 60 […]
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Ayacucho. In the second meeting of the Municipal Environmental Commission (CAM), attended by a total of onces provinces and four districts, it was decided that the main problem affecting the Ayacucho village is borne pollution from mining. The pollution primarily by the river, this essentially by waste from the production of drugs, as well as […]
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An Inca trail over four kilometers, parallel to the traditional leading to Machu Picchu was discovered by a group of specialists and technicians of the Regional Directorate of Culture (DRC) from Cusco , which carried out maintenance work, experts announced today. Oscar Montufar La Torre, resident archaeologist of the Inca Trail to Machu Picchu , […]
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Americatv.com.pe reported that Boulder Albert (52) was found dead in a room at the 17th floor of the Marriott Hotel in Miraflores where he was staying since last June 27. According to preliminary information, it is presumed that he died due to cardiac arrest. The victim of American nationality was found face down on his […]
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Miss Rojjana Thonglor (34) of Thailand was arrested in the Cusco airport in Peru after officials discovered she was attempting to fly to Lima via Sao Paulo with drugs. Officials first spotted her displaying suspicious behavior as she was shopping on the first floor of the airport. Upon searching her suitcase, cereal bags containing 5.21 […]
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Police arrested five people in the Buenos Aires area after discovering 3,030 kilograms of cocaine and substances used to treat it. 13 raids were performed in the area, leading to the seizure of the substances, La Razon reports. Three of the detained individuals are reported to be citizens of Peru, Paraguay, and Argentina. They are […]
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The Tourist Police returned today to a Brazilian tourist money that was stolen when he stayed in a hostel of Nasca and was later recovered thanks to the perseverance of the agents. Wil PNP Brigadier Almanza, 47, who led the research and managed to recover the money, was commissioned to deliver the 1,000 reais ($ […]
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SHD NEWS. Six young Australians accused of murder in Peru. L-R Jessica Vo 23, Geelong. Brothers Hugh (23) and Tom (22) Hanlon Geelong, Sam Smith 21 Sydney, Harrison Geier 22 Wagga Wagga and Andrew Pilat 21 Sydney. Photographed at Willoughby on Saturday 30th June 2012. Photo Adam Hollingworth ”We are innocent” … the friends in […]
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There is a slight chance of El Niño weather conditions developing between July and September but the strength of any such event, usually associated with significant changes in precipitation, is unknown, the World Meteorological Organization said on Tuesday. Read Article
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Anti-narcotics police seized 460 kilos of cocaine at kilometer 86 of the Frederico Basadre highway in Ucayali, Peru. The drugs were hidden inside a tanker truck, according to Peru 21. The truck had previously left from the town of Pucallpa. The mayor of Puerto Pizana, José Abelardo Payano Omalaza, was detained, as well as the […]
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Medical Cusco Regional Hospital removed a tumor of more than six kilos that had formed in the spleen of a Brazilian tourist, who arrived in the Imperial City to see the enactment of the Inti Raymi, sources of hospital. Brazilian Tourist operated in the Cusco Regional Hospital is stable and improving. Brazilian Tourist operated in […]
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According to larepublica.pe, tourist police are trying to locate two suspects that are scamming tourists with counterfeit entrance tickets for various attractions in the Cusco region. 1. At least six cases have been formally filed regarding two individuals selling the counterfeit tickets. Most of the victims have been tourists from Argentina. 2. The scam artists […]
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The increase in violent crime in that use of firearms or weapons, like robbery, theft of vehicles and attack gangs is one of the disturbing information that casts the Second Victimization Survey Metropolitan 2012, prepared by our city organization led by former Interior Minister Gino Costa. Nevertheless, the perception of insecurity on the part of […]
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INFOREGIÓN reported tha reliable sources indicated that on Saturday June 23, averaging at 6 pm, a group of about 80 terrorists were moved from the community of Limatambo Kimbiri border area and Vilcabamba, towards the town of San Antonio, in the district of Anco. This armed group was headed by Victor Quispe Palomino (a) “Comrade […]
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Seven women, led by a homosexual subject, were arrested on Midsummer Day, after police succeed in identifying them as the people who were doing various robberies in the crowded beach Tingo, where they had gathered more than thirty thousand people. After capture, were recovered over thirty cell phones, cameras and camcorders recently stolen. The police […]
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Officials have reported that there are over 100 locations in the Piura district in Peru serving as points of drug sales. In this area, it is estimated that dealers sell 30 kilos of cocaine base, 20 of marijuana, and 5 of cocaine hydrochloride each day. Over 2 thousand people suffer from drug addiction problems in […]
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Two Colombian citizens were detained by National Police near Arequipa, Peru, after brawling with a drug dealer. The two, Juan Sebastián Luna Rodriguez (18) and Julián Llanasulla Delgado (21) had stabbed César Augusto Rondón Solís (34) after attempting to purchase marijuana from him, Sitio PE reprts. The victim had driven them to the small town […]
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Borja Alvaro Fernandez, a Spanish citizen, was arrested in the international airport in Lima, Peru, after officials found him with 3 kilos of drugs. The suspect claimed he was being extorted by two Colombian drug traffickers, who forced him to work as a mule in exchange for freeing his girlfriend, who had been kidnapped. They […]
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After three years of research, the Colombian police the whereabouts of a band called “The Carranza.” The gang, made up of six criminals, was devoted exclusively to the cloning of ATM cards. The tentacles of this band came to four countries in the region: Venezuela, Peru, Colombia and Ecuador. Read Article
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They ask for 2 years in prison for robbery waiter tourist Cusco, Peru The Attorney General through the Office of Tourism of Cusco called before the Sixth Court of Inquiry School, two years and eleven months in prison for a hotel valet of 5 stars who stole money from the purse of a tourist. According […]
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Cusco has reopened its doors to tourism after recovering from the disasters caused by landslides , and in recent weeks over 121 thousand tourists came to the city, officials said. The Ministry of Foreign Trade and Tourism (Mincetur) promoted the campaign “Cusco says” that bid, between February 10 and March 31, sales for Peruvian travelers […]
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Recent drug discoveries in Latin America have indicated that Brazil is becoming a top destination for drug shipments, Diario Correo reports. An official from the United Nations office on drugs and crimes affirmed this hypothesis and stated that many gangs operate to move drugs, particularly cocaine, from Peru into Brazil. Crack production has also increased […]
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Approximately 10 kilos of cocaine paste were found hidden in bags of potatoes and beans in Ayacucho, Peru. Agents of the Drug Enforcement Division seized the drugs during an operation that took place along the Los Libertadores roadway at kilometer 317, Diario Correo reports. During the operation, a bus belonging to the company Antezana Hermanos […]
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Joel Rosales Calixto (44), alias “Shiuri,” was caught by national police in Irazola, in the Padre Abad province of the Ucayali region in Peru on June 14, 2012. According to Diario Impetu, he had been one of the most wanted narco-traffickers operating in the Monzón Valley. He had moved to this area in order to centralize […]
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Daily access to the tourist and non tourist boats is a constant danger, especially in this season that the handrails, lateral areas of vessels and other areas dawn with thick layers of frost and ice, which could lead to unfortunate accidents. There is a dire need for access ramps to boast to be installed or […]
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Peru21.pe reported that new investigations by Peruvian Police confirm that a group of Australians killed the doorman of a building in Miraflores , in January 2012 after throwing him from the 15th floor of the department in which they lived, in block 2 of Malecón Cisneros. Originally it was believed that doorman Lino Rodriguez Vilchez […]
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The tranquility was disturbed on the fifth day of unemployment in Cajamarca with violent clashes between demonstrators and police anti-mining. Today there will be a rally to commemorate the ‘Bagua’, 2009. n his fifth day of an indefinite strike, which had gone unnoticed in Cajamarca, and on the eve of his meeting today to commemorate […]
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The culling of bats, a common practice in Peru to control rabies, does not reduce rates of exposure to the virus causing the disease and may be counterproductive, according to a study by the University of Michigan. The research, conducted in colonies of vampire bats in Peru, aims to help public health officials and agriculture […]
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Anti-drug special operations agents discovered five drug laboratories in the La Victoria area of the Santa Rosa district in the La Mar, Ayacucho province in Peru. The laboratories were described as rustic, and all five contained cocaine paste, Diario Correo reports. Other chemicals were found on the sites, including 893 gallons of 84 octane gasoline, […]
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The heavy load carriers of the National Land Transport macro southern region, composed of interprovincial carriers threaten to launch protest actions in rejection of the constant rise in fuel prices and the excessive costs of fines, including its main sources demandas.Fernando Peralta, Secretary General of heavy freight of Arequipa, said the fighting platform, which includes […]
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The Official Tourism Guide specializing in high mountain nosy Dueñas Bustos, Ausangate mountain while climbing the more than 6 000 m in the imperial city accompanied by two Spanish tourists, for purposes of an avalanche of snow and ice by the Spanish tourist died Miguel Angelo , being saved by a miracle the wife of […]
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High Mountain Unit of the National Police of Peru confirmed the death of 11 tourists (nine Korean and two Australians) and two crew of a helicopter that fell into a country’s Amazon region. The accident aircraft was found in the area called Pirhuayani after disappearing on the eve on his way Mazuco area in Madre […]
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Police seized more than 900 kilos of dynamite in Chilca, Peru, along with several tons of supplies, including fuses and detonators. Two people, Efraín Vásquez Palomino and Ricardo Obregón, were arrested in the home raid, Peru 21 reports. Both suspects work for the company JHK. The bomb disposal unit arrived at the location of the […]
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Five Spaniards, one Italian and one Peruvian were arrested in Lima, Peru, while attempting to fly to Spain with 17 kilos of cocaine. According to El Correo, the Spaniards taken into custody were Otilio R.S. (51), with 3.9 kilos of cocaine hidden in wine bottles; Eludina R.P. (42), with 2.2 kilos stuffed inside a suitcase; […]
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General Raul Salazar, on behalf of the police in Peru, agreed to an interview to discuss cocaine production in the country. While he admits cocaine production does occur in Peru, he states the same occurs in Bolivia, and that cocaine in Bolivia does not necessarily originate in Peru. Officials had discovered a cocaine route from […]
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German tourist dies in traffic accident in Pomata viewpoint – Puno Losandes.com.pe reported on May 26, 2012, a German tourist died after a traffic accident en route Puno – Desaguadero, after the dismissal and overturning of the truck that was driving exactly at kilometer 1461, Faro sector tourist lookout, Pomata district, province of Chucuito. The […]
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Insecurity on the roads. Several people injured was the balance left a vandalism attack from a group of gang members against various interprovincial buses covering the route Lima – Ayacucho. The attack occurred on the road Via The Liberators, height and Canan Humay locations in the Ica region juridisción d ela. The incident occurred around […]
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In the past 11 years the rate of teenage mothers in Peru remains almost unchanged at 13%, and the most frequent cases occur in the forest regions, according to the National Population and Family Health (Endes) on 2011 National Institute of Statistics and Informatics (INEI) . The study also reveals that chronic malnutrition in children […]
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Five thousand board feet of Shihuahuaco timber were found in a clandestine mill along the Fernando Belaúnde Terry highway in the Puerto Inca province of Peru, Diario Correo reports. Commissioner Victor Leon Garcia said officials arrived at the mill and found the timber covered with black drapings. The total value of the timber is estimated […]
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Officials with the anti-narcotics division in Peru arrested Julio Cesar Jinnpe Castilla, a truck driver found to be transporting drugs. The drugs originated in Valle de los Ríos Apurímac and Ene, Diario Correo reports. The driver argued that the truck had been taken to the San Francisco locality in order for him to transport goods. […]
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Interpol captured Ecuadorian citizen William Alsivar Medina Rodríguez, 40, in Guatemala City on May 28, 2012. He was wanted in Peru for crimes against public health and drug trafficking, El Universo reports. The arrest occurred at the immigration office in Guatemala City, where Medina had been in the process of completing an application for residency […]
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Social conflicts in Peru have made a total of 10 deaths since the beginning of the government of Ollanta Humala , according to the Ombudsman to elcomercio.pe. According to figures provided by the institution to this newspaper online, between August 2011 and April this year had a total of 8 dead. To this figure we […]
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The mission of Unesco , consisting of five experts who evaluated the preservation and conservation of the archaeological park of Machu Picchu , suggested Thursday that emergency measures are in place in the buffer zone of the sanctuary and the people known as Aguas Calientes . Nuria Sanz, head for Latin America and the Caribbean […]
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Criminal youths fit a different profile than their adult counterparts, experts claim, leading some officials to push for a youth-only detention center in Peru. This center would house minors that have been convicted of serious crimes, especially for those under 18 years of age, according to La Republica. Adult prisons often breed or encourage the […]
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The Peruvian police captured after years of searching for a suspected member of the Shining Path guerrilla group that appears involved in 50 murders, 31 of them police and military officials said. Leoncio Ruiz, “Hector”, fell in the city of San Miguel, Department of Cajamarca, in an operation that went beyond the details, appropriated the […]
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Money laundering in Peru moves some $6 billion per year, with two-thirds of that amount coming from the illegal gold industry, Peru’s attorney general, Jose Pelaez, said. Illegal gold mining moves around $4 billion a year, while drug trafficking moves the rest of the $2 billion per year, Pelaez said. Elmer Cuba of Macroconsult, puts […]
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Nilo Cachay Ojeda, the leading drug supplier in Alto Huallaga, was captured by national police in an operation that took place along the Fernando Belaúnde Terry highway between the cities of Aucayacu and Tocache in Peru. He is known to supply drugs to cartels in Colombia, Mexico, and Brazil, reports Info Región. He was captured […]
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Luz Espinoza, head of ticket sales, was unable to explain how 600 sticks of dynamite found their way onto an Arequipa charter bus headed toward Chala. According to the RPP Nacional, the dynamite was accompanied by other types of explosive materials. This discovery has resulted in the adoption of new security measures, including increased supervision […]
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Nearly 100 children under the age of five died of pneumonia between January and April in Peru due to a cold wave that swept through the country’s Andean region, the Health Ministry said Wednesday. The ministry reported over 797,000 episodes of non-pneumonic acute respiratory infections in toddlers during the period, along with 9,286 cases of […]
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Peru’s benchmark borrowing costs in dollars rose to a two-month high as concern that Europe’s debt crisis will worsen should Greece leave the euro curbed demand for higher-yielding, emerging-market assets. Read Article
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Soccer Jerseys Serve as Method of Drug Concealment in Peru The Diario Correo in Peru reports police discovered and intercepted the shipment of cocaine-impregnated soccer jerseys from Lima to a possible foreign destination. 12 Jerseys were found with approximately 368 grams, or $60 thousand (currency is Nuevo Sol) worth of cocaine stitched into the logo. […]
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Exporters in Peru and importers in the United States and around the world are currently timber from the Peruvian Amazon. Sometimes intentionally, sometimes through sheer negligence, each of the actors and agencies involved in this system are working as gears in a well-oiled machine that is ransacking Peru’s forests and undermining the livelihoods and rights […]
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Narco-Terrorist Attack in Peru Indicates New Drug Trafficking Route El Comercio reports on May 10, 2012 that an attack occurred in Quellouno, Peru. Experts agree that this attack indicates an attempt to open a new drug trafficking route in the area. Quellouno is positioned within easy access to Calca, Arequipa, Puno, and Cusco. Narco-trafficking expert […]
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400 Kilos of Drugs Seized in Peru; Possible New Drug Trafficking Route Discovered The Agenda Pascua reports on May 20, 2012 that 400 kilos of drugs were seized in Cacazu (Villa Rica), Peru. The type of drug was not specified. The drugs were packed into 350 individual brick-like packages. The dump truck in which the […]
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A month after the jungle hostage crisis in Peru—when 36 pipeline construction workers were briefly abducted by Shining Path rebels—facts are starting to emerge about the murky affair, and the revelations have prompted the resignation of two cabinet ministers. Defense Minister Alberto Otarola and Interior Minister Daniel Lozada stepped down May 10, when President Ollanta […]
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Last year, 1168 people passed legal exams for alleged attacks on the honor. According to police, after Lima, the White City tops the list of sexual insults. The White City (Arequipa) is considered by the Police as the second city in the country after Lima, where most number of violations. So far this year, about […]
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jefe, váyase a la punta del cerro y déjeme hacer mi trabajo – Boss, go to the top of the hill, and let me do my job. The employee maintains a relationship with your boss is more important than it seems at first glance. But this, in general, is always subject to conflict and discussions. […]
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University rejected the recent remarks of former President on the Conga project. Former President Alejandro Toledo was unable to give a keynote lecture at the National University of Cajamarca after being rejected by the students of this house of studies for his recent statements on the Conga project. According to a correspondent of ATV +, […]
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