The Senate endorsed, with changes, criminalize serious adulteration, counterfeiting, contamination or alteration of any alcoholic beverage and distribution. Amendments to the General Health Law and the Federal Criminal Code of Criminal Procedure, adopted with 72 votes, establish penalties punishable by six months to three years in prison who forges or counterfeits alcohol, and three to seven years in prison whom the alter. Also, be imposed from five to nine years imprisonment and a fine of 500 to a thousand days of minimum wage to people who pollute drinking. Read Article
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PISCO, the national spirit of Peru, is a trickster: it appears so clear and pure — yet before long, you are under the table. Peruvians like to say that good pisco will never give you a hangover, although after a recent night in Lima, I beg to differ. Pisco is made from a single distillation […]
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Magnitude 4.5 – NEAR THE COAST OF SOUTHERN PERU 2012 April 17 12:26:33 UTC Earthquake Details This event has been reviewed by a seismologist. Magnitude 4.5 Date-Time Tuesday, April 17, 2012 at 12:26:33 UTC Tuesday, April 17, 2012 at 07:26:33 AM at epicenter Time of Earthquake in other Time Zones Location 15.215°S, 74.484°W Depth 65.3 […]
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Mexico: Alerts on the Popocateptl Volcano increase to phase 3 According to the Governor of Toluca Mexico, Eruviel Avila, the evacuation routes have been prepared and are ready ever since the Popovateptl volcano ‘s alert increased from Phase 2 to Phase 3. This Thursday the governor would conduct a tour of the area and will […]
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Bogota is on alert after report by the Surveillance System in Public Health District importing a case of measles. This is an adult who entered the country from Spain and went to the hospital network where the virus was confirmed. The infected person did not have antecedent vaccination against measles and rubella. Through actively seeking […]
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We bring you, dear readers, a serious and deep reflection of a Venezuelan who suffered an express kidnapping last week in a capital city. It gives us some details of how he was stopped, but more importantly, gives us tips on how to deal with this scourge that is sweeping the Venezuelan people. The names, […]
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One hundred people demonstrated at the entrance of the square portable port of Ensenada, in opposition to the realization of bullfights. The protesters peacefully marched in with banners and placards at the entrance of the makeshift arena. Esther Gamez, one of the promoters and participants of the demonstration, described bullfighting as an act of torture […]
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M5.1 – Hacienda La Calera, Chile 2012-04-17 04:03:17 UTC Event Time 2012-04-17 04:03:17 UTC 2012-04-17 01:03:17 UTC-03:00 at epicenter 2012-04-16 21:03:17 UTC-07:00 system time Nearby Cities 41km (25mi) WNW from Hacienda La Calera, Chile 41km (25mi) WSW from La Ligua, Chile 43km (26mi) NW from Quillota, Chile 44km (27mi) N from Vina del Mar, Chile […]
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Popocatepetl volcano near Mexico City had one of its largest eruptions this year yesterday 16 April. An explosion produced an ash plume rising 2 km and caused ash fall, up to 7 cm thick, in over 30 communities near the volcano. Strong incandescence can be seen at night from the summit, suggesting that fresh magma […]
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Strong earthquake in Chile struck Cordoba Epicenter was 48 kilometers northeast of Valparaiso and its magnitude was 6.5 degrees on the Richter scale. There were no fatalities. A strong and prolonged shaking of one minute almost woke the central Chilean north, with a magnitude of 6.5 according to the Seismological Service of the U.S., prompting […]
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Announcement of Ten-Year Visa Validity for Colombians Visiting the United States Fact Sheet Office of the Spokesperson Washington, DC April 15, 2012 The State Department is pleased to announce an increase in the validity of visas for Colombians traveling on a temporary basis to the United States from five years to ten years. This means […]
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On April 15th elements of the Mexican Navy were able to rescue 5 lost North American tourists at the Canyon del Diablo Mexicali. The authorities conducted a helicopter search in the canyon after two of the tourists that made it out of the canyon reported the event. Read Article
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The system was implemented last August in a camp in Cerrillos, with great success. Now it will be implemented in 19 Latin American countries. The device, which was designed at the Center for Advanced Innovation Viña del Mar, is used since last August at Camp San Jose Cerrillos, which has more than 137,000 liters sanitized, […]
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Historical records on the ethnicity Tohono O’odham, who realize their worldview through petroglyphs of turtles, deer, human figures and cosmogony, like the sun and moon live in harmony within the archaeological site ” The Provider “, located 15 miles west of this town. With a desert climate, a day reaches 55 degrees Celsius and at […]
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Deputy Federal PJ, Natalia Gambaro, revived the controversy over the radar installation in the north and reported: “The Defense Minister Nilda Garre Resistance opens in an old obsolete radar donated by Spain, which replaces another even more obsolete and did not work and would have us believe that this is a milestone in terms of […]
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An operation carried out by members of the police last Thursday resulted in the arrest of 22 people suspected of committing robberies at traffic lights. The arrested were taken to the Judicial Police, where it was reported that the operation was the result of intelligence work in which it was determined that the suspects were […]
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The Office of the Ministry of Economy Consumer alert the public about scams vacation plans. Cynthia Zapata, head of the unit, said that his client receives numerous complaints of people affected, who claim to have signed contracts with terms unclear or nonexistent. Even regretted that there are “companies” that perform advanced billing for services not […]
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A preliminary report of the National Volcano Observatory reports a new phreatic eruption in the lake of Rincón de la Vieja volcano, today at 2 pm. The statement said the neighbors Olman and Oscar Alvarado informed the OVSICORI a strong boom and a phreatic eruption that spewed water and sediments to the north side of […]
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S flight delays in several operating in the Eldorado airport recorded this Saturday afternoon because of “an electric shock from a storm fell on the northern runway,” reports Aerocivil.For that reason, the airport was closed for a few minutes, led to delays and inconvenience to passengers. Read Article
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One dead, 61 people left on Saturday hit an avalanche in the neighborhood Diana Turbay, south of Bogota, which rises to 13 people died in events surrounding the first rainy season of the year in Colombia, which began last March 15. The Social Integration Secretariat of Bogota, said the victim is a man of 27 […]
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Mexico: There hasn’t been a single report of Malaria in Oaxaca for the past 2 Years Oaxaca is about to declare the white flag of Malaria since there hasn’t been any reported cases in a period of 2 years. The states that have being affected mostly by malaria are Chiapas, Nayarit and Chihuahua. Oaxaca occupies […]
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Mexico: 8 Taxi drivers have been executed in the past 4 days On April 13th a cab driver was shot and killed in the zone of Puerto Acapulco at 12:55am. The Cab Driver was identified as Antonio Noriega Arzate found inside a Volkswagen car with gunshots in his face and thorax. He seems to be […]
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Through these operations, have arrested at least 33 “carjackers” (stripping the car at gunpoint), at the time of committing the offense, either on board or car reported as stolen, said Julian Leyzaola Perez. Read Article
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Mexico: Grenade Explosions Near City Hall in Nuevo Leon In the morning of Wednesday, April 11th a grenade explosion took place 200 meters from the City Hall located in Guadalupe, Nuevo Leon. There were no reports of injured citizens but there was damage done to an elementary school near the explosion. At the moment there […]
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Mexico: New 5.35 earthquake alert in Mexico On April 13th Mexico City registered a 5.35 earthquake at 5:10am according the National Earthquake Service (SSN). The earthquake took place 23 kilometers south of Pinotepa Nacional, Oaxaca and lasted approximately 30 seconds. There were no damages reported according to authorities. Read Article
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Magnitude 4.7 – MAULE, CHILE USGS SOURCE Earthquake Details This event has been reviewed by a seismologist. Magnitude 4.7 Date-Time Friday, April 13, 2012 at 06:13:17 UTC Friday, April 13, 2012 at 02:13:17 AM at epicenter Time of Earthquake in other Time Zones Location 35.132°S, 71.890°W Depth 52.5 km (32.6 miles) Region MAULE, CHILE Distances […]
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At least 14 dead and scores of people were injured yesterday the collision between two passenger buses on a highway in eastern Venezuela, the Ministry of Interior. A bus company Express Los Llanos, with 52 people aboard, crashed into another that had no passengers, but the driver of the latter unit is one of the […]
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The 145 passengers on a flight Tame the company, which went from Cuenca to Quito this morning, had to make a stop in Guayaquil unusual. The Airbus 320 plane had a mechanical problem, so the pilot requested an emergency landing at the airport, Jose Joaquin de Olmedo. Nicolas Romero, manager of the Guayaquil Airport Authority, […]
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The Tam debut flight between airports Confins in the metropolitan region of Belo Horizonte, and Uberlândia, Minas Triangle, next month. The airline will use Airbus A319 in operation. Read Article
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The airline Viva Colombia is ready to fly in May This low-cost airline will offer domestic routes and with prices starting at 29,900 pesos. A new option for travel within the country will have the Colombians from mid-May, when in operation, the budget airline Viva Colombia. The company will begin flying three Airbus A-320-200. It […]
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After eight hours of meetings between the Fire Department, Fund for Prevention and Emergency Response (FOPAE), Water and Sewerage Company of Bogotá (EAAB) and the Secretariat of Government, District Administration declared the orange alert in the city as a result of rains in recent days. Read Article
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The government secretary Jorge Rojas encargad said the orange alert was declared by the possible overflow of the river channel Bogota and Cundinamarca, mediad added that this was taken as a preventive measure and is made within the framework of the protocols have been established, and consist in having the enlistment of all district institutions […]
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Call me naive, but I had thought the world as a whole was determined to keep the waters and islands of the Galapagos as unspoiled and undisturbed as possible. And although I was aware that “liveaboard” diving was practiced by small ships venturing into these sealife-rich waters, I somehow felt that the creation of resort […]
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CRIMINAL JUSTICE SYSTEM ECUADOR Author – Nicholas Crowder ——————————————– One of the key elements that should go into the decision making process in considering a move to Ecuador or any country is having an understanding of the national criminal justice system. This should provide the individual a snapshot of what citizens or residents can expect […]
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The Executive decided to declare a state of emergency for sixty calendar days from April 11 Echarate district, province of La Convención, department of Cusco. The move came after the kidnapping of 40 workers of the company Skansa by terrorists on Monday in the area of Cusco. According to the decree, the terrorists have shown […]
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At 09:45 yesterday landed at the airport in Cotopaxi one ATR 42-500 aircraft to Tame, from Guayaquil. With the arrival of this flight, the airline launched the operation Guayaquil Latacunga Latacunga-Coca-Guayaquil. Tame and enter a market in which previously operated Saereo, which suspended its operation to the competition generated by the public carrier received from […]
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Innternational flights AeroSur to San Paulo and Buenos Aires, via Santa Cruz, returned to normal yesterday after they were overcome internal and technical problems that plagued the airline, officials of the company. Today, users of this company expressed his complaints about flight delays and lack of information, as to address the aircraft moved to El […]
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Eight taxi drivers were killed and two others were injured, including a minor, in an attack on Tuesday by a group of armed men against two taxi stations in the city of Guadalupe, located in the state of Nuevo Leon, in northeastern Mexico. The first attack occurred around 14.30 hours (21.30 hours in Spain ) […]
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The capital city of Argentina lures foreign executives with a seamless blend of history and dynamism. Jude Webber, FT Buenos Aires correspondent, reports (9m 51sec) LINK TO VIDEO
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The Ecuadorian volcano Tungurahua, located in the Andes, has high activity and ash ejected affecting populations around, said the Geophysical Institute (IG) of the University of Quito. “The activity of the Tungurahua volcano showed a slight increase from the previous days,” said an IG report released to the media. Furthermore, explained that there were several […]
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Travel agency gets cold feet over ‘reckless’ Antarctic tour A Japanese travel agency has been forced to cancel a tour to Antarctica after protests from researchers that its advertisements are misleading and the trip could endanger the lives of the tourists. Club Tourism was seeking applicants for the 14-day tour in December, when Antarctica is […]
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At least a thousand deaths recorded during Holy Week in Latin America, where, according to statements presented so far, road accidents and drowning remains the leading cause of death, while in Central America reported an unusual number of jellyfish attacks. As is customary in the region, the two religious events, which this year was first […]
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Colombia has begun to receive the participants at the Sixth Summit of the Americas, which begins officially on Tuesday in the Caribbean city of Cartagena de Indias in the middle of quite a few expectations. And although the official agenda prepared by the Colombian government focuses on issues of physical integration, access and use of […]
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Foreign tourist visits to the favela Rocinha, the best known of Rio de Janeiro, were suspended due to the outbreak of violence in recent weeks when neighbors reported the alleged actions of death squads and police say the drug traffickers. The Jeep Tour Rocinha, located near the elegant neighborhood of Ipanema, Rio de Janeiro in […]
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66 000 About 500 people gather in San Felipe to vacation at the end of Holy Week, said Marco Antonio Carrillo Maza, director of Municipal Public Security. From Tuesday to Friday at 11:00 am we had a record entry of 16 000 645 cars on average are occupied by four people. Read Article
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Mexico: Tourism in Zacatecas increased 4.70 percent more than in 2011 From March 31st to April 7th the tourism department of Zacatecas reported an increase of 4.7 percent visitants for the cultural Festival in comparison with the year 2011. There was a hotel occupancy of was at a high 71.70 percent. Read Article. Read Article
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On April 8, 2012 Juan Carlos Chaparro and Francisco Isabel Flores were detained for being likely responsible for victimizing tourists. A family traveling through Kino Bay Chihuahua was struck by both armed men who tried stopping them, nevertheless the driver backed up the vehicle traveling back to the nearest municipality and reported the event to […]
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U.S. citizen Jacob Oestreicher (53) is preventively detained for 10 months in prison Palmasola of the city of Santa Cruz for the crime of money laundering. However, according to a publication released by Univision AP, after more than two dozen court hearings, prosecutors have not presented evidence to support their suspicions that the U.S. 53 […]
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Health authorities of the Bolivian department of Beni ordered today to reinforce preventive measures and establish a tough disease control an outbreak of H1N1 flu, according to Prensa Latina. According to the Head of Epidemiology Department of Health Services (Headquarters), Wilfredo Camargo, evil has had a significant rise in the provinces of Fencing and Marbán. […]
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The director of the Geological Survey of Colombia, Martha Lucia Calvache, confirmed an increase in seismic activity and gas emissions during the last 24 hours in the Nevado del Ruiz volcano. The official noted that instability continues to experience an increase in seismicity associated with fluid movement and fracturing of rock in the volcanic cone. […]
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San Juan-A tourist drowned in a beach area Surfer Beach located in the neighborhood Weed Martinique industry in the town of Aguadilla. The victim was identified as Cory Mildenstain, 49, who was swept away last night by the stream and whose body found floating later. Police said Mildenstain, who resided Iowa, United States, enjoyed on […]
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Ecuador Ecuador Report – Death by Non-Natural Causes (From 1-2011 To 12-2011) Date City Cause of Death 12-30-2011 Santa Elena, Ecuador Drowning 12-25-2011 Guayaquil, Ecuador Vehicle Accident – Auto 11-03-2011 Salinas, Ecuador Vehicle Accident – Pedestrian 09-09-2011 Quito, Pichincha, Ecuador Homicide 08-04-2011 Agrio, Sucumbios, Ecuador Drowning 07-14-2011 Santo Domingo, De Los Colorados, Ecuador Vehicle Accident […]
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LACK OF POWER/WATER CAUSING DISTRUBANCES The aftermath of the storm that swept Buenos Aires last Wednesday that killed 14 people, and wounding 18 others – has left heavy damage to infrastructure and a malaise that has caused law enforcement problems. As reported by the Argentine daily Clarin, the neighborhood of Pompeii, disgusted by the lack […]
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he National Civil Police (PNC), and reported 48 deaths by violence during Holy Week, the figure includes victims from Wednesday to Saturday until noon, also reported 11 people drowned and 18 died in traffic accidents in the country. The official report says that between the count is that 30 people were killed by gunfire in […]
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Magnitude 4.0 Date-Time Saturday, April 07, 2012 at 03:50:20 UTC Friday, April 06, 2012 at 10:50:20 PM at epicenter Time of Earthquake in other Time Zones Location 9.595°N, 79.054°W Depth 36.4 km (22.6 miles) Region PANAMA Distances 87 km (54 miles) NE of PANAMA CITY, Panama 97 km (60 miles) ENE of Colon, Panama 164 […]
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During the morning of April 7th there have been nine earthquakes reports in the zones of Oaxaca, Guerrero and Baja California. At 10:00 am there was a 4.6 degree earthquake near Cabo San Lucas, Baja California. In Oaxaca there were 3 tremors followed by 5 quakes reported in Ometepec Guerrero. Read Article
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The Ministry of Health of Buenos Aires today recommended to implement preventive measures to avoid water-borne infections such as cholera and those caused by pathogens such as leptospirosis, following the storm that struck the metropolitan area. The suggested portfolio safe drinking water, washing raw foods and maintain hand hygiene to prevent diseases such as diarrhea, […]
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Firefighters found the bodies buried in the mud that moved in Teresópolis. By the constant rains in the mountain region there are 500 evacuees. They foresee any new precipitation. he balance of deaths of heavy rain on Friday in the town of Teresopolis, mountainous region of Rio de Janeiro, rose to five. The authorities indicated […]
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In Nuevo Laredo there is an increment of 30 percent in Mexican tourists coming to the United States for the Easter holiday season or “Semana Santa”. On April 5th the average delay upon crossing the border towards Laredo, Texas was about two hours. Read Article
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INSIDE COSTA RICA reported – The Comision Nacional de Emergencias (CNE) – Costa Rica’s National Emergency Commission is asking visitors to volcanoes to observe safety precautions to prevent accidents and ensure a safe stay. Some volcanoes are currently under watch by authorities, with the Rincón de la Vieja, Arenal, Poás, Irazú and Turrialba considered the […]
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Acapulco, Gro., April 6 (El Universal). – During this holiday season of Easter, the Developer and Administrator of beaches in the port has collected a total of 300 tons of garbage left by tourists and natural spas Acapulqueños different, same as reported crowded by the massive arrival of visitors. The director of the department, Rogelio […]
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Diariorespuesta.com.mx reported that the inexperience of a nurse, almost cost a U.S. tourist her life when visiting a private medical clinic after feeling ill and ended up being hospitalized after an injection. The incident occurred shortly after 11 am (No date given) when a Red Cross Ambulance was alerted to a person who was having […]
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Within hours of the morning today was discharged from University Hospital of adults, the tourist who was beaten and sexually abused in Vieques, on March 24, Coco sector. The young student was operated on April because it had an epidural hematoma, ie an open wound on the right side of the head. Due to their […]
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There alert the authorities of the District by the increase of respiratory diseases in the capital of the Republic. According to health agencies, the most affected are children of the city or town in which the mortality from this cause has increased by 30 percent. Read Article
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Over 27 tons of canned seafood products due Seremi were seized by the Health of the Bio Bio region and would be sold at various fairs free of the metropolitan region. Image The operation was performed in Talcahuano, where they seized seafood, steaks, salmon and octopus. About 70 percent of the products had expired six […]
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SOURCE USGS – Magnitude 4.8 Date-Time Friday, April 06, 2012 at 13:25:05 UTC Friday, April 06, 2012 at 08:25:05 AM at epicenter Time of Earthquake in other Time Zones Location 38.284°S, 74.988°W Depth 38.2 km (23.7 miles) Region OFF THE COAST OF ARAUCANIA, CHILE Distances 138 km (85 miles) WSW of Lebu, Bio-Bio, Chile 214 […]
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The National Emergency Office (Onemi) declared a Red Alert for the town of Valparaiso by the active fire that develops in the Fundo Pajonal Ramaditas Hill. The incident is currently affecting an area of 40 hectares of grassland, scrub and eucalyptus forest. Read Article
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A man of 19 who is admitted to the hospital Linares joined the list of confirmed infected by hantavirus. The information was submitted by the Public Health Institute of Chile (ISP), bringing to 37 the number of people who have acquired the virus so far in 2012. Two more cases confirmed yesterday are a man […]
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Fear for leishmaniasis outbreak Campana. Ministry of Health require further controls to curb the disease. Fear for leishmaniasis outbreak Is increasingly growing concern among residents in the community of Bell, in the district of Capira, Panama West, the emergence of 150 new cases of leishmaniasis in children and adults. Milena Rodriguez, 25, who is pregnant, […]
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Some 250 000 vehicles will leave the capital during Easter This is the first long holiday with new Alcohol Law, so that police and government hope to reduce the number of accidents and deaths from traffic accidents this year.Osses announced that this weekend will continue implementing the plan “Zero Alcohol Tolerance” carried out by the […]
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The director of the National Disaster Unit, Carlos Ivan Marquez, Neiva said that more than 700 000 people assigned to the various relief agencies in the country in readiness to attend events caused by the rainy season. Read Article
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About 17,236 volunteers, technical and professional Red Cross, Civil Defense and Fire in Caldas, Tolima, Antioquia, Cundinamarca, Risaralda, Quindio and Valle del Cauca are ready to act against a possible eruption of Nevado del Ruiz volcano, still on alert orange for his constant earthquakes. This was reported on the morning of Holy Thursday the National […]
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The strong storm caused four deaths in the Federal Capital, 9 in the province of Buenos Aires and another in Santa Fe. There are hundreds of fallen trees and emergency crews are still working to release floodwaters. Governor Scioli visited the towns most affected Suburbs. According to recent reports, there are four fatalities in the […]
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The National Weather Service (NWS) issued an alert last night “storms likely” to Buenos Aires, central and northeastern Cordoba, Entre Rios, Santa Fe, south of Corrientes, and to Santiago del Estero. According to part of 2330 (No. 4), “on the center of Cordoba, southern Santa Fe and Entre Rios are developing areas of thunderstorms, some […]
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Iberia airlines canceled 301 flights among which 3 were with destination and from Mexico. The flights cancelations are due to the strikes by the Spanish Union of Airline Pilots, protesting the creation of low cots airline Iberia Express. Read Article
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The department also found a half kilo of cocaine, a bulletproof vest and a .38 caliber firearm. Before the explosion, a subject left the house of Porta and embarked on a red car, but no evidence to determine whether it was Balseca or anyone else, according to Aguilar. His body remains in a morgue refrigerator […]
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Uruapan, Michoacan. – Although for weeks diverse citizens of the municipality and the region have been reporting outbreaks of hepatitis, for 05 of the Sanitary District Health Department is no such manifestation of this disease, except for nine cases in Secondary 1 (ESFU 1). This was announced by the head of that jurisdiction, Humberto Garcia […]
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Caution. This is currently the most repeated recommendation when traveling through the country’s roads. By force of winter damage are presented of various sizes in most of the road network. Drivers, police, security guards and the Ministry of Transport and Public Works (MTOP) warn of these problems. In some ways it is convenient to travel […]
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The volcano Nevado del Ruiz continues Tuesday in degree of instability, said the Volcanological and Seismological Observatory of Manizales, which maintains the alert for a possible eruption. The volcano Nevado del Ruiz “continues in the same behavior observed since the dawn of Saturday 31 March,” said the coordinator of the Volcanological and Seismological Observatory of […]
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Brazil’s Tourism Ministry asked over 2,000 websites to remove sexual content that promotes Brazil as a prime destination for sex tourism. Associated Press reports that in 2011, the ministry identified 2,169 websites with photos of women in sensual poses and invitations for sexual encounters with minors, the ministry said in a Tuesday statement. Many of […]
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Mexico: American Spring breakers returned to Rocky Point There was an estimate gain of 1.7 million dollars in spring break tourism this last month in Puerto Penasco (Rocky Point). 48 000 foreign tourists visited during the spring break season this year, there was a 22 percent increase more than last year. Read Article
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The hypothesis of death by burning Ulysses Canadian Richard Porta, which occurred last Thursday, would be discarded after the autopsy, the alien determined that the cause of death was two stab wounds. Canadian Richard Ulises Porta Attorney William Aguilar, who yesterday made the recognition of the scene, said the results of the autopsy has not […]
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ngel Lopez, a national Arab-Colombian and Ecuadorian Wilson Garcia were the first two passengers who sailed yesterday on the TAME flight after two years he returned to cover the route between Tulcán and Quito. The manager of Tame, Rafael Farias, who traveled from Quito to Tulcan, to reopen the route, said the flights will be […]
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Increase auto theft in Fresno In just two years the alien lovers thousand vehicles stolen in the city, said Juan Manuel Loera Lopez, assistant attorney in Fresno State. The official said that the Attorney General of the State in Fresno until Friday had been a backlog of 400 cases of car theft, related to cases […]
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Dengue cases increased 15% in Ceará in a week, says Sesa State Health Department confirms 3,435 cases of dengue in 2012. Two deaths were reported, according to report released on Friday (30). In one week, the state of Ceará increased by 15% of cases of dengue confirmed, according to report released on Friday (30) by […]
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Hundreds of passengers were stranded in Spain because the airline AeroSur temporarily ceased operations in Madrid, and left several passengers land they planned to embark today on Flight 544 from the company to Bolivia. “No, not at all, information about it and say that agencies are not responsible, since they ensure that the company is […]
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Magnitude 4.5 – NEAR THE COAST OF NICARAGUA 2012 April 02 01:46:06 UTC Earthquake Details This event has been reviewed by a seismologist. Magnitude 4.5 Date-Time Monday, April 02, 2012 at 01:46:06 UTC Sunday, April 01, 2012 at 07:46:06 PM at epicenter Time of Earthquake in other Time Zones Location 12.188°N, 87.800°W Depth 48.7 km […]
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Magnitude 6.3 Date-Time Monday, April 02, 2012 at 17:36:43 UTC Monday, April 02, 2012 at 12:36:43 PM at epicenter Time of Earthquake in other Time Zones Location 16.477°N, 98.287°W Depth 12.3 km (7.6 miles) Region OAXACA, MEXICO Distances 158 km (98 miles) SSW of Huajuapan de Leon, Oaxaca, Mexico 174 km (108 miles) SE of […]
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A farm worker ceased to exist 45 years allegedly for Hanta virus infection, at 11:30 pm on Sunday, as confirmed by the Health Seremi Lakes.After presenting headache and chest pain underwent a rapid test where tested positive for the disease, so now must be corroborated by the Institute of Public Health.While a co-worker of 43 […]
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The 30th anniversary of the Falklands War, activists mobilized from the Retiro to the embassy where they burned a flag of Great Britain. Meanwhile, at 14:30 there will be another mobilization of the MST and the Polo Obrero Quebracho revolutionary patriotic movement called for a march this morning from the Retiro to the British Embassy, […]
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The mobile phone company acknowledged that register a fault in their communications networks nationwide. Thousands of customers express their complaints through social networks. In some places, the problem began last night. Since last night, some users reported problems with the Movistar mobile phone service to stay no signal and can not make calls, send text […]
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According to information provided by CONAF, the region of Maule maintains three active fires that have consumed 28 hectares of dense vegetation, especially native forest. In the town of Linares, “The high point” is observed with an allocation of 20 hectares, while the fire “Oxen Estuary”, in the commune of Romeral is active, but content, […]
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A forest fire struck on Sunday about half a hectare in area adjacent to the Cross Island Tenglo, opposite the city of Puerto Montt. Conaf reported the incident which originated at about 16.00 hours was totally controlled and consumed about 0.5 acres northeast sector of the island territory. Read Article
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New Zealand authorities say they are aware of the arrest in Chile of the Norwegian adventurer who made an illegal trip from New Zealand to Antarctica earlier this year but will not say whether New Zealand requested the arrest. Jarle Andhoy and four other crew members, including New Zealander Busby Noble, were arrested by armed […]
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Rescue teams searching for missing athletes competing Maule Adventure The duo made up of athletes and Lorraine Corner Edwin Ramos, was last seen at 6 am on Saturday at the Guamparo industry in the Altos de Lircay Reserve. by Paula Riquelme – 01/04/2012 – 16:46 The Andean Rescue Brigade Maule, BRAMA, along with police and […]
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A ship of the Bolivarian Armed Forces with 70 thousand liters of fuel, 100 gas cylinders and a power plant arrived on Sunday at the island of Gran Roque, the Island Territory Miranda (TIM).The vessel arrived at six o’clock in the framework of the special operation for Easter announced by the Mayor of TIM, Admiral […]
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A protest by the boatmen of Los Roques has prevented a large number of tourists can visit other places in the national park. The claim was two weeks, but on Saturday it became more evident by the number of vacationers in the area. Jesus Contreras, representative of the boaters, said the union will not work […]
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A low-intensity tremor was felt after 16:00 on Sunday in four regions of the central region: Coquimbo, Valparaíso, O’Higgins Metro, the report of the National Emergency Office (Onemi). Image The epicenter was located 18 kilómetos east of Los Vilos. (Photo: Seismology) The Seismological Service at the University of Chile said the quake occurred at 16:09 […]
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Magnitude 4.9 – COQUIMBO, CHILE 2012 April 01 19:10:00 UTC Versión en Español Details Summary Maps Scientific & Technical Earthquake Details This event has been reviewed by a seismologist. Magnitude 4.9 Date-Time Sunday, April 01, 2012 at 19:10:00 UTC Sunday, April 01, 2012 at 03:10:00 PM at epicenter Time of Earthquake in other Time Zones […]
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The Government of Colombia on Monday ordered the indefinite closure of the National Park of Los Nevados to changing activity of the volcano Nevado del Ruiz at orange, meaning an eruption likely in coming days or weeks. The closure of the park, which coincides with the beginning of Holy Week, it was reported on the […]
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