Elcomercio.com reported A French neuroscientist sought justice on Tuesday called on the authorities of Ecuador for the death of his daughter, who he did not receive proper medical care after being shot in Quito in 2009. “I just want truth and justice,” said Bernard Mazoyer, who last Monday was presented to the Ecuadorian attorney testifying […]
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PORTOVIEJO-MANTA-SANTO DOMINGO The lectures in educational institutions, training medical staff and the spraying and mingas neighborhoods remain in the provinces where the highest number of dengue patients, according to the directions of Health. But these measures have not slowed the number of cases, because dengue has attacked so far 14,258 people. Of this figure, the […]
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The orense Elsa Lopez, wife of U.S. businessman James Thomas Mosher, 46, reported to the Office of Salinas the disappearance of her husband. Mosher owns a tour operator that specializes in renting jet skis at the resort peninsula. According to Lopez, the incident occurred Sunday morning when her husband went to sea in one of […]
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Thomas Mosher a U.S. citizen has been missing off the coast of Ecuador since Sunday July 29, 2012. He left Chipipe Beach at Salinas Ecuador at 9:30am to go whale watching. He was using a wave-runner and had a life jacket and key lanyard. Mr. Mosher’s wave-runner was located Sunday afternoon drifting between one and […]
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A bill that seeks to end the long hours of pilots and aircrew in the country was filed in Congress. The intent of the initiative is to get workers to achieve a maximum of 160 hours per month and 1,760 per year. According to Juan Manuel Galan, author of the project, the idea is to […]
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The statutory provision includes a complete revision to the areas of maintenance and operations of the company, who has starred in four incidents in the past five days, affecting passenger safety. The Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) today announced it will conduct a thorough investigation of the local airline, Sky Airlines, after four “events” […]
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Some 200 workers at the Chilean airline Lan today began a work stoppage, which would impact the dispatch of aircraft from various airports in the country, said the union president Lan Express, Luis Chavez. According to the radio station Bio-Bio, the union leader said that “we stand workers are going to stop operations and the […]
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RCN.com reported that a tourist took a swim at Haynes Cay Islote Córdoba, Colombia, when he apparently had a heart attack. As Luis Gonzalez Meza, 54, a native of Bogota, authorities identified the unfortunate visitor, who was bathing at Haynes Cay when he was struck by a heart attack. However, some believe that his death […]
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So far this year, 13 people were infected with hemorrhagic fever virus and seven died from disease development. Five municipalities have large populations of Beni mouse Calomys callosus, the government said. “For example in the municipality of Huacaraje was established that 10 rodents trapped, eight were infected with the virus, which is 80%. Populations where […]
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The chances of this the phenomenon of El Niño in the central Pacific are 65%, according to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA for its acronym in English). The news disturbed those living in Porto Viejo and Manta in Manabi. They are the most populous counties with 223 086 inhabitants and 221 122 respectively […]
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A week after the initiation controls in the country to punish by imprisonment for drivers exceeding the speed moderate range, a bus transport cooperative Carlos Alberto Aray, which overtook another vehicle speeding, according to the part -police, collided head on with a truck. Four dead, two injured are the balance of this accident, raised yesterday […]
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Fire inside a movie theater in Guadalajara at the Batman premier On July 27th, about 800 people were evacuated after a reported fire during the Batman premier in a cinema in Guadalajara. The fire was initiated in a trash warehouse next to the cinema. Approximately minutes after 1:30 am the cinema alarms went off and […]
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Mexico: On June 23rd agents of the State Ministeral Police apprehended two men that were involved in an online human organization trafficking boys. The suspects would recruit boys offering them monetary rewards but then later would relocate them and sell their services via the internet. Much of this activity was done from a blog named […]
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As of September 30 adds a new digit to the cell, so their current mobile numbers have ten digits from that date. The measure is part of the National Pan Connectivity that was approved in 2008. The digit will be unique for all users. In this case, nine will be located after the zero and […]
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SOURCE USGS Magnitude 4.8 Date-Time Monday, July 30, 2012 at 05:19:47 UTC Monday, July 30, 2012 at 12:19:47 AM at epicenter Time of Earthquake in other Time Zones Location 1.871°S, 80.689°W Depth 57 km (35.4 miles) Region NEAR THE COAST OF ECUADOR Distances 36 km (22 miles) NNE of Santa Elena, Ecuador 38 km (23 […]
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The state attorney, together with the consuls of Honduras and Costa Rica along with the Mexican Red Cross, coordinate the search efforts of Central American migrants reported missing in this region. The head of the Attorney General of the State (PGJE), Rommel Moreno Manjarrez said that work together and permanently in the search for aliens […]
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Two workers in a banana plantation disappeared Sunday in Costa Rica, where the Red Cuz had evacuated hundreds of people affected by the flood of rivers after the rains that hit the country since Friday night. The most affected area is the province of Limon, the Caribbean, where several rivers overflowed and some communities were […]
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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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At 23:40 am on Saturday (04:40 GMT today) state government officials were aware of the loss of a particular brand helicopter-109 enrollment XAUQH Augusta, same as conducting a private flight,” he said in a statement the government the state. The control tower lost contact Toluca airport with the aircraft and then launched a search by […]
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Several people were injured Sunday, including a native leader, in clashes between opposition and pro-government Indians for control of a union office in Santa Cruz (eastern Bolivia), in protests against the construction of a road in a reserve ecology. The clashes began when a group that supports native opposition leader Adolfo Chavez decided to take […]
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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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A young tourist from San Luis Potosi, who was on tour in the Riviera Nayarit, died when found in a pool of condominiums “Flamingos Beach” where he was staying with his family, apparently received an electric shock when the manager fired the pool lights. Because of this, seeing the situation, the family requested the lights […]
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Rescue personnel from the National Civil Protection System was able to place this Saturday morning at a tourist from Israeli citizenship, which had been reported missing since Friday, when he was descending from the summit of Volcan Baru. Read Article
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laopinion.com.mx reported: According to the study Climate Vulnerability Index (CVI) of the Mexican Institute for Competitiveness (IMCO), 73.2% of the municipalities in Mexico are vulnerable to climate disasters by lack of infrastructure, information, poverty and marginalization. Those considered as “very vulnerable” are concentrated in Veracruz, Mexico State, Oaxaca, Puebla and Colima. However, 33 municipalities are […]
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The chance for the climate phenomenon “El Niño”, come to our shores in October are up to 60%. This was announced today by the President of the Republic, Rafael Correa Delgado, during Link Sabatino No. 280 from the city of Babahoyo, Los Rios. In the event, Correa said working together with local governments in prevention, […]
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Traffic Law The paragraph E of Article 145 of the Traffic Law states that the driver exceeds the speed limit outside the moderate range, in accordance with the regulations, shall be punished with imprisonment of three days, a fine of a unified base pay ($ 292) and ten points on the license. The passage of […]
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Reform reports that sea water on the beaches of Veracruz, Acapulco, Zihuatanejo, Puerto Vallarta, Bahia de Banderas and Compostela records this holiday season elevated levels of contamination. The contamination exceeded that threshold in the 10 beaches monitored in Veracruz, in 5 of Acapulco, in the 2 de Compostela, in 1 of 2 in Zihuatanejo, on […]
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IBAGUÉ. Two robberies of drivers of public service capital of Tolima were committed on Monday night in the fields and input Picaleña Modelia neighborhood. Professionals in the wheel of the city see their daily work as a risk that can even take away life. The first case happened near the Casa de la Moneda in […]
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A New York man agreed Tuesday to pay a $6,500 fine to settle a long-running dispute with the U.S. Treasury Department over a trip he made to Cuba as an unauthorized tourist 14 years ago. Read Article
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One person died and four others, including two from Germany, were seriously injured when a truck hit against a Combi type trailer on the road Gulf Coast near the community of Villa Xalapa, Veracruz congregation of this city. One person died and four others, including two from Germany, were seriously injured when a truck hit […]
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French pharmaceutical group Sanofi’s announced today that its dengue vaccine is effective against three of the four existing types of the disease in a clinical trial in Thailand. The study, conducted in collaboration with Mahidol University with support from the Thai Ministry of Health, was tested with 4,002 children aged four to eleven years, after […]
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It has been several times in prison for trafficking and possession of drugs. The police claimed to have captured in the last week to 21 criminal suspects involved, among others, the distribution and sale of illicit drugs and of being the perpetrators of robberies, especially of phones, in the center of the city. Among those […]
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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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According to enfoqueradio.com.mx, American tourist Amada Button age 29, drowned in the swimming pool of the hotel Oasis Sens located in Cancun Mexico. Apparently she had been consuming alcoholic beverages at the time of the incident. The drowning happened at 10:00 am on Monday after the victim and her husband had arrived in Cancun for […]
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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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The reduction in levels of violence in Chihuahua led to new account “countrymen” to enter the country from Ciudad Juarez and many more chose to stay in the state, said Demetrio Sotomayor, director of tourism north. In just half a year, figures from the state income doubled relative to 2011. The official said that “in […]
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An average of 150 vehicles are stolen each month in Guayaquil. This is evidenced by statistics provided by the Observatory of Public Safety Guayaquil (OSCG). Until mid-July this year 964 cars and 303 motorcycles were stolen from different parts of the city, becoming, along with burglary, an offense with the highest incidence during the second […]
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A total of 734 people died in Chile in traffic accidents during the first half of 2012, the lowest in the last sixteen years, said the Chilean Government. Transport Minister Pedro Pablo Errazuriz, presented the results of the first semiannual report on road safety this year, in which 95 people died in car crashes less […]
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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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TOURIST ACTIVITIES / RIVER TRANSPORTATION SUSPENDED A yellow alert was declared in the areas Ahuano, Misahuallí and Puerto Napo, Tena in the cantons and Arosemena Tola, in the province of Napo. These areas were severely affected by the overflowing of rivers Anzu, and Misahuallí Jatunyacu, which originated after the torrential rain fallen between Tuesday and […]
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The afternoon of Wednesday, was found the lifeless body of a person of U.S. origin, one of the hotels located south of the city in the area known as The Amapas.This is an alien who had stayed a few days because I was on vacation, however, this Wednesday afternoon was found dead inside the apartment […]
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The Civil Protection Department said Matamoros on permanent alert for the summer holiday period, as well as the hurricane season in the Atlantic and Gulf of Mexico. Oscar de la Cerda Maltos, head of the agency, said the intention is to maintain a “white balance” during the holiday season and hurricane season. He explained that […]
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Mexico: In Mexico beaches are the main focus for sexual exploitation and trafficking According to Martha Brown, president of the Children Foundation, Mexican beaches are some of the main points of interest for individuals who perform activities like children trafficking and sexual exploitation. This problem affects not only Mexico but many other but many other […]
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Aguascalientes, Ags. – The mayor of Cosio, Pablo Cortes de la Cruz, said that in this and the other municipalities that border with Zacatecas, has dramatically improved safety for protection of its inhabitants, with a single control strategy and coordination between corporations of the three levels of government. He said the construction of the office […]
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Araucania health officials banned the operation this morning, McDonald’s Portal Temuco then confirmed the presence of a mouse tail in a hamburger consumed by a customer on June 21. According to reports by the Head of the Department of Health Action SEREMI, Waldo Armstrong, upon investigation it was found that indeed the foreign element had […]
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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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HEALTH AUTHORITIES TAKE ACTION TO CONFRONT EMERGING RESPIRATORY VIRUS The strong presence of respiratory viruses in the saturated region and raised public hospital waiting times in emergencies. This was announced by the president of ASSE Beatriz Silva important in explaining delays in care. Meanwhile investigating the deaths of two people in the Coast Hospital have […]
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Argentine citizens have enormous difficulties to buy dollars due to exchange restriction measures being implemented by the government of Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner. Gateway to Todo Noticias (TN) reported Tuesday that the dollar informal or “blue” closed at 6.60 Argentine pesos, reaching a historical peak. The official dollar traded at 4.58 Argentine pesos for sale. […]
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In Magdalena, Arauca, Chocó, Antioquia, Cesar, Sucre, Cundinamarca, Casanare, Caquetá, Norte de Santander, there are rabid animals, so there is a risk of infection in humans. While cases of human rabies in Colombia, reported in recent years, not to consider that there is an epidemic in the country, organizations like the National Institute of Health […]
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FIRST COMMERCIAL TEST FLIGHT OF NEW AIRPORT OUTSIDE OF QUITO ECUADOR – JULY 2, 2012 – AMERICAN AIRLINES
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On July 16th, 2012, a female U.S. expatriate living in Cuenca, Ecuador was attacked and stabbed by three men. According to the report taken from a social network the female was walking on the outer path of the Yanuncay River on Primero de Mayo in Cuenca when she was assaulted. She fought against the attackers […]
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Recently two America tourists were staying at Posada del Maple bed and breakfast in the Mariscal tourist area of Quito Ecuador. The two women inquired about the safety of the area before exiting the hostal, and an employee assured them that it was safe to walk in the area. After exiting the establishment they walked […]
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National crimes recorded by the National Police now also go through a process of analysis. Colonel Paul Rodriguez, a member of the institution of the order, said that the cities of Guayaquil, Quito, Santo Domingo, Esmeraldas and Manta are the most complaints recorded unlike small provinces where the level of complaints is low. In the […]
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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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A different nursing homes in the province of Los Ríos were transferred yesterday about 50 people on Saturday attended the christening of the last child of the family Suarez Garcia, in the compound La Fortuna, in the canton Quinsaloma. Troy Caesar, lab technician at the health center in that city, said that the place came […]
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In six hours, antisocial sacapintas several bands took over $ 16,400 after robbing five people coming out of banks in different sectors of Guayaquil. A Wilmer P. snatched $ 1,500 in Florida, Rodolfo G., $ 1,900 on the road perimeter, Xavier R., $ 5,900 when he was behind the South Mall, Oscar M., $ 6,100 […]
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ECUADOR HOTELS/LODGING/OTAVALO Ali Shungu Mountaintop Ecolodge Otavalo, Ecuador http://www.alishungumountaintoplodge.com/ Warm, spacious, luxurious Guesthouses & Mountaintop Lodge Gourmet Restaurant Remote, yet only 3 miles to the Otavalo markets Gourmet Home Cooking, Organic Vegetarian from our own Gardens & local Meat dishes WiFi Internet access for guests included Breathtaking views east, west, north, south Horseback Riding (2 […]
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According to El Unviversal via Vanguardia, four people were killed and six others were injured on Saturday in the town of Cerro de Ortega, Tecoman, when an armed commando burst into a restaurant in this town bordering the Coahuayana population, state of Michoacan. The Attorney General of the State of Colima reported that the incident […]
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IXTAPALUCA, STATE OF MEXICO. – Underage Seven women were raped and assaulted by several young people not yet identified a subject who assaulted a summer camp for hours, reported the Attorney General of the State of Mexico (PGJEM). While the governor condemned Avila Eruviel facts. Occurred on Thursday night in a Ixtapaluca Township in central […]
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Unknown shot dead a Swiss national in the fencing community, the San Francisco Vicentillo borough in Seibo. The victim was identified as Stahli Roland Eugene, about 61, who at the time of the incident, which occurred Friday night, was at his residence, located at kilometer 2 of the Closed-speckled road. Read Article
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The third phase of rabies, which was implemented in March, found that three dogs were detected with the disease throughout the State, two in Merida and one in Tekax veterinarian reported zootecnista Enrique Marin Pech, head of the project. Read Article
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DEATHS OF US CITIZENS BELIZE – 2011 FROM NON-NATURAL CAUSES 11-10-2011 Belmopan, Belize Homicide 10-27-2011 Belize City, Belize Drowning 09-13-2011 Dangriga, Belize Vehicle Accident – Auto 08-09-2011 Dangriga, Belize Vehicle Accident – Auto 04-28-2011 Punta Gorda Town, Belize Suicide 04-27-2011 San Pedro Town, Belize Suicide 03-05-2011 Belize City, Belize Vehicle Accident – Auto 03-05-2011 Belize […]
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Deaths of U.S. Citizens Dominican Republic – 2011 Dominican Republic Report – Death by Non-Natural Causes (From 1-2011 To 12-2011) Date City Cause of Death 12-24-2011 La Vega, Dominican Republic Vehicle Accident – Auto 12-24-2011 La Vega, Dominican Republic Vehicle Accident – Auto 12-19-2011 Higuey, Dominican Republic Homicide 12-10-2011 San Francisco De Macoris, Dominican Republic […]
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The airline has increased its supply of seats for the Chilean market, which operates five weekly flights, which increased to 7 in high season is July and August. Sales of Air Canada to Chile would close 2012 with a growth that fluctuate between 15 and 20% compared to 2011, said Thursday the company’s general manager […]
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Brazil and the United States announced that it will create a working group to study the possibility of eliminating visas for travel between the two countries, following a meeting between Brazilian Foreign Minister and U.S. Secretary of Homeland Security. Read Article
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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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The man says he feels insecure. “There are so many kidnappings, robberies, murders, which I’m afraid to walk to the center of the city, because you never know when you are going to steal,” he says. Ramón Moreira also concerned by the increase of crime give the province. “Every day we feel more insecure. I […]
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Restriction on removal of cellular The National Customs Service plans to implement a new control to the cell through the halls of arrival, now out of the devices. Currently, Customs allows the entry of new and used mobile as part of the effects of the traveler, but restricts the entry of more than two devices, […]
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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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According to the Fire Department, 50 percent of buildings in the city does not meet safety standards. This is of concern to the public, taking into account what happened in Guayaquil after the fire in the building The Chambers, on 2 July. “The warning is given, and what happened there can be repeated in any […]
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Risk Management Secretariat denies earthquake and tsunami rumors in Ecuador / hrough a press release, the National Risk Management (SNGR) just a few minutes to dispel rumors circulating via email and social networks on the occurrence of an earthquake and tsunami in the country. The e-mail reads: “the International Red Cross and the World Meteorological […]
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On July 11th the National Seismological Service reported a 5.8 earthquake in Chiapas at about 8:43pm. The quake had a depth of 177 km and the epicenter was 106 kilometers east of Hidalgo. Read Article
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Rio de Janeiro. Brazilian airline Gol announced new direct flights in South America and expand its international routes, having canceled their trip to Santiago de Chile. The company will add new flights from Guarulhos airport in Sao Paulo to Montevideo, Asunción and Santa Cruz de la Sierra in Bolivia, according to a statement issued Wednesday […]
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Most dangerous cities in Mexico / U.S. Citizen Deaths Mexico by Non-Natural Causes – 2011 Mexico Report – Death by Non-Natural Causes (From 1-2011 To 12-2011) Date City Cause of Death 12-31-2011 Puerta Vallarta, Jalisco, Mexico Suicide 12-25-2011 Isla Mujeres, Quintana Roo, Mexico Vehicle Accident – Motorcycle 12-22-2011 La Guamuchilera, Sinaloa, Mexico Homicide 12-22-2011 Panuco, […]
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Brazil Report – Death by Non-Natural Causes (From 1-2011 To 12-2011) Date City Cause of Death 11-10-2011 Igarassu, Pernambuco, Brazil Other Accident 04-25-2011 Nova Lima, MG, Brazil Drowning 04-17-2011 Rio De Janeiro, RJ, Brazil Drowning 04-06-2011 Inconfidentes, MG, Brazil Air Accident 03-25-2011 Rio De Janeiro, Brazil Vehicle Accident – Auto 03-20-2011 Sao Paulo, Sao Paulo, […]
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Chile – Deaths of U.S. citizens by Non-Natural Causes – 2011 Date City Cause of Death 11-15-2011 Puerto Varas, Chile Drowning 07-19-2011 Santiago, Chile Other Accident 01-11-2011 Calama, Chile Vehicle Accident – Motorcycle U.S. State Department –
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U.S. DEPARTMENT OF STATE REPORTED DEATHS NON-NATURAL FOR COSTA RICA 2011 Date City Cause of Death 12-25-2011 Golfito, Puntarenas, Costa Rica Drowning 12-11-2011 Cahuita, Limon, Costa Rica Suicide 11-03-2011 San Jose, Costa Rica Homicide 10-28-2011 Santa Cruz, Guansacaste, Costa Rica Drowning 09-19-2011 Cobano, Putarenas, Costa Rica Drowning 08-15-2011 Jaco, Puntarenas, Costa Rica Other Accident 08-07-2011 […]
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This is the report from Department of State for deaths of U.S. citizens by non-natural causes – There is a caveat that some deaths are not reported by family members to U.S. authorities. MOVING TO ECUADOR – PURCHASE THIS REPORT ON THE CRIMINAL JUSTICE SYSTEM 12-30-2011 Santa Elena, Ecuador Drowning 12-25-2011 Guayaquil, Ecuador Vehicle Accident […]
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A SUNSHINE Coast man has spent almost two weeks in a mosquito-infested Ecuador prison – all because he overstayed his travel visa by three days. Roger Keays, 32, was touring Ecuador with his girlfriend when authorities accused him of staying in the country illegally. He was thrown into prison for 13 days with no legal […]
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The scale trafficking of drugs, robberies, assaults and even prostitution are among other major problems afflicting the sector of La Mariscal in Quito. According Victimization Survey Metropolitan Public Safety Observatory (CSOM), La Mariscal ranks ninth among the ten most dangerous neighborhoods considered Quito. To this is added which is the sector with the greatest impact […]
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Municipal Preventive Police (PMP), Sanchez Dolores Huerta arrested 65-year-old accused of stealing her purse from a woman who ate at one of the restaurants located in the base area of the city. At the time of the adult female was arrested bag containing his victim’s money and cell phone. Dolores Sanchez after having walked to […]
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The Ecuadorian authorities yesterday arrested German citizen Dirk Bender, who allegedly tried to smuggle from the Galapagos land iguanas Conoluphus four subcristatus, a species considered “vulnerable”, said today the Galapagos National Park (DNPG). For this reason a criminal judge in the Galapagos ordered the preventive detention of Bender. German tourist’s arrest occurred Sunday at the […]
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A Colombian Hernan identified as Daniel Lopez, 22, died today drowned in Copacabana, the most famous beach and tourist area of Rio de Janeiro, on entering the sea in a heavy swell and apparently drunk, fire officials. The body was rescued by Colombian rescuers Fire Department of the State of Rio de Janeiro who were […]
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The products identified as the most adulterated are suffering alcoholic beverages and canned brands, especially sardines are imported to other brands and labels are changed Bolivia. In the case of the conserved “lyddite” the authorities of the National Service of Agricultural Health and Food Safety (SENASAG) have detected X marks importing the product and to […]
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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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Municipal Health Services ** rule AIDS infection outbreaks, Hepatitis or Human Papilloma sex-servants, however, Arturo Ochoa Carrillo urged people not to rely and to refrain from this type of service, and failing, recommended citizens to use appropriate safeguards should go with prostitutes or homosexuals. After a thorough review undertaken the pattern of sex-servants, the Directorate […]
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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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Near midnight on Tuesday 3 July 2 antisocial entered the Pizza Hut facilities located in Chile on October 9th and Grand Passage building to escape $ 6,325.83. Jose Arias, supervisor of the business, said the offenders entered, threatened the cashier and fled with the money. According to the complaint, one of the crooks came to […]
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Mexico: Explosion in Cancun Mexico left 10 wounded individuals. On July 4th there were a total of 10 worker individuals resulting with third degree burns caused by an explosion occurring in a hotel under construction in Cancun, Mexico. The explosion was caused by the accumulation of gas resulting from the labor done by welding staff. […]
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Peru. A Bulgarian, a Canadian and three Peruvians were arrested at the Jorge Chavez International Airport in Peru, in Lima, by attempting to move this drug to Spain. The Bulgarian, identified as Ladenov TM, (30), was arrested with 1.9 kilos of cocaine hidden in his body, mummy mode, while the Canadian George BP (28), was […]
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Colombia President Juan Manuel Santos said yesterday that the volcano Nevado del Ruiz erupted on Saturday at 5:40 in the morning and taken 1,710 people, 1,125 of Tolima and Caldas 585. He stressed that no affected but warned the “lack of social discipline” and “lack of communication Volcanological Center.” Read Article
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Mérida, Yucatán — Four men who are suspects in the murder of former Arizona resident Robert Leo Wickard have been ordered to stand trial after a local criminal judge Monday found enough evidence to proceed with the case. On May 29 the judge ordered that Martín Alejandro Gómez Gómez, 26, Gianri Lorenzo Matos Montalvo, 18, […]
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The taxi driver who was arrested Salta a week ago, after being reported by a young Swiss tourist for rape, was released by the examining magistrate Fifth Formal Nomination of Salta, Pablo Arancibia, who dictated the lack of merit. The accused of raping a Swiss tourist, Jose Guillermo Jauregui (26), reiterated yesterday after regaining his […]
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Again the destination image is tarnished as a result of an English tourist was outraged during the early hours of Friday in a vacant lot located at kilometer 3 +700 road Archaeological Site Tulum-Boca Paila, this in inside the Tulum National Park, where judicial authorities now are investigating, while injured pays his statement at the […]
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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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The Brigade of Sexual Offences and Child of the PDI and the OS-9 police looking intently at the subject on Tuesday raped an English teacher of U.S. citizenship Reñaca Mackay College, which has shocked the school community and teachers. Detectives, like the military, following the identification of the alleged perpetrator of the outrage, made intense […]
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