The rail system consists of three areas for rehabilitation, which are: the tracks, trains, cars, autoferros and stations Pnar which the national government makes economic investment.The Regional Manager Southern Railway Company, Freddy Cabrera, said that the province is working in three modes, the first section refers to Sibambe-Devil’s Nose, which is already running. There are […]
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Cardholders in Honduras are not only exposed to cyber gangs who clone the “plastic money”, but also to employees of many commercial establishments that allowed irresponsible card payments without requiring the client to present their respective identification card. Read Article
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Drug traffickers in Mexico and the U.S. are trading marijuana from the neighboring country to country, so the Mexican army has intensified review of foreign vehicles, including those who come to visit, said the commander of the Second Military Zone, Gilberto Landeros Briseño. Confirmed that after a seizure that was made to an American at […]
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The consul of the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela in the Dominican Republic, Jose Luis Rangel, reported yesterday that the Venezuelan consul in Port-au-Prince was the victim of a robbery in the country on Monday night.Rangel confirmed to Diario Libre that Marcos Villegas was assaulted on the Sanchez Highway in the area near Yaguate in the […]
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A man of 27 years, a resident of Rio Ceballos, was arrested yesterday by order of the District Attorney 3 Turn 2, Alicia Chirino, who was charged on suspicion of criminal offense of “sexual abuse with sexual intercourse and theft.” He is accused of being the person who on Monday abused a young Spanish tourist […]
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About 700 residents of the community of El Trapiche, in this town are cut off due to damage that rains have caused the access road to that location, according to the municipal commissioner of that population, Luis Rey Villalobos Gallardo. The dirt road is damaged to prevent the passage of vehicles, including ATVs, people can […]
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The accident which occurred this morning in the neighborhood of Flores, where at least seven people died after two trains collide and a bus, is the fifth crash with serious consequences that star formation railway over the past nine months, two of which were fatal. Read Article
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At least nine people were killed this morning and about 212 injured in the collision between two trains and a bus occurred in the neighborhood of Flores (see Watch the video of the tragic accident ). There are about 48 seriously injured, sources said sel medical service Same ( video ). Images of the security […]
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According to revistagobierno.com in preparation of Carnival it hopes and prevent the spread of Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV), sexually transmitted diseases (STDs) and unwanted pregnancies, the Minister of Health, Alexandre Padrilha and working group are distributing free condoms 84 million male during the festival as a basis for national prevention campaign against AIDS, aimed at […]
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EMOL.com reported that Brazilian authorities confirmed today that a meningitis outbreak killed three people and led to the hospitalization of another four in the popular resort of Costa do Sauipe, on the coast of the northeastern state of Bahia. According to the Ministry of Health of Bahia, the first cases were detected last week and […]
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The figures are alarming to note that so far this year on dengue hemorrhagic fever in the classical Entity Deputy Raul Vargas Lopez made a point of agreement to encourage state authorities to declare a health alert in the state. The legislator said that the numbers of dengue and its evolution in the fifteenth EW […]
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Elmeridianodecordoba.com.co reported that law and order situation in the department has become a source of conflict between local and national authorities, for while Gov. Martha Sáenz Correa wields a figure of 356 dead at the hands of criminal gangs in so far year, the former Minister of Defense Rodrigo Rivera from Bogota said at the […]
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Panamericana.pe reported that current oceanographic conditions indicates that the Peruvian coast cooler water present than normal during the months of September and October. The news was released by the National Committee for the Study of El Niño (ENFEN), but this is a crucial indicator of a probable presence of the phenomenon known as “La Niña”. […]
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Police officers, assigned the Department of Immigration Control and Research deTrata and Trafficking in Persons, arrested a 21 year old female identified as a member of a gang dedicated to defraud unsuspecting people with false promises of trips to the United States, the which was seized 21 passports to name as many people as well […]
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Starting today, if you drive too fast, ie above 120 k / h, you could be fined up to ¢ 411 000, or even fall behind bars. The Ministry of Public Works and Transport (MOPT) announced the launch of digital system cameras. Read Article
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From the Province Civil Defense reported that several fire crews along with air tankers tried to contain this afternoon some isolated pockets in the Sierras Chicas. Meanwhile, warned non-circular paths near the fire. Not yet able to control the flames Characato. No routes. Fire this afternoon reiterated red alert by the various fires which still […]
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A real emergency exists in the province of Limón, which is being hit by an epidemic of dengue, because so far this year have gone to the Tony Facio Hospital Consultation, 5 000 people, of whom 2006 tested positive , 547 discarded and 2285 are to be confirmed or suspected cases. The activation of the […]
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The Department of Health Surveillance indicates that the introduction of this serotype (4) in Paraguay is worrying, not its virulence, but the likelihood of transmission in areas where the population has been exposed to epidemics of other serotypes, by which urges people to take care measures recommended. Read Article
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In the presence of the species Giant African Snail (Achatina fulica) in various sectors of Carabobo state, the People’s Ministry for the Environment (Minamb), through the Directorate Environmental Carabobo State Authority, made a called the community to be alert to their appearance and take necessary preventive measures for collection and control in the region. Carabobo […]
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Health agencies in Barranquilla decreed this afternoon, a red alert for measles cases in the city that already reach 4 people infected and a possible case that has not been reported. The news was confirmed by the District Health Secretary, Martha Rodriguez, who said that a single case and there is an outbreak in the […]
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The director of the State Institute of Civil Protection, Manuel Sánchez Maza, reported that green alert remains in Oaxaca by heavy rains that have occurred during the last week. He said in recent days there have been tours of affected areas in different regions of the state, where damage was corroborated in communities, road infrastructure, […]
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Epidemiological surveillance in Cuba is on “high alert” in August after an increase in the Aedes aegypti mosquito that transmits dengue, on Thursday told the local press a Public Health Officer. Although recent figures are not known infestation of dengue, doctors and nurses walk neighborhoods every day, thermometer in hand, to identify residents with possible […]
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A total of 11 attempts immersion and 15 cases of missing children parents were cared for by guardians of the beaches during the first weekend of September on the beaches of Higuerote and Rio Chico, and was announced by Secretary of Prevention and Emergency Miranda State and Civil Protection director general of regional, Victor Lira. […]
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Health, the regional health Loreto, three rats were tested positive for the analysis of the Hanta Virus. “Until a week ago we only had confirmation of a rat, but now we have new results sent, indicating that three other rats present the Hanta Virus,” said Loreto health director, Hugo Rodriguez Ferucci. Read Article
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Staff police seized a motorcycle taxi That low of intelligence information that, It Was Used for basic folder cocaine distribution in the form of “delivery” in Tingo Maria to Different parts on all the areas in Alameda and Plaza de Peru weapons. Read Article
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Diseases transmitted by insects or animals Arthropod-borne diseases, especially dengue fever, are common in the Bahamas. The country is not affected by malaria. Diseases transmitted by food, water or environment In the Bahamas, gastric diseases are common among tourists who are not accustomed to local food or who do not take precautions. Due to the […]
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The bodies of a man and woman recently found in northeastern Bolivia may be the remains of two French tourists who disappeared in the region last year, a senior Bolivian official said Saturday. Forensic experts were studying the remains in order “to determine, through DNA analysis, whether or not they correspond to the two missing […]
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Report a nexus of narco network at airports Facilitators. Univision Miami, says police operating in airports allow the drug to exit aircraft from Bolivia to America.The U.S. network Univision and opposition MPs claim that in some airports nationwide carrier networks exist that facilitate the activity of drug trafficking in Bolivia.From a report by the U.S. […]
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Hundreds of residents were evacuated towns Cordoba today because of advancing forest fires that affect the central region of the province. “The fire is very large, very complicated. There are 50 square kilometers (fire),” estimated the Government Minister Carlos Caserio. Provincial authorities plan Fire Management indicated that the outbreaks affecting Cosquín locations, Valle Hermoso, Rio […]
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My name is Brandon Keene(*1) and I am part of that peculiar breed called a travel writer. I also write novels which for many years was a front for the work I did around the world as a dragoman trying to bring a little justice to the planet. We write, we tell, and we share. […]
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In Mazatlan, Sinaloa, more tourists and Canadians, but Americans have fallen, said Gloria Guevara, head of the Tourism Ministry. Federal District violence. The entities reported in northern Mexico border have resulted in a segment of domestic travelers to destinations that move regularly visited by international walkers, said Gloria Guevara, Secretary of Tourism (Tourism Ministry). Previously, […]
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The Wildlife Conservation Society applauds the government of Santa Fe Province for taking steps to reduce the amount of lead ammunition used in hunting of waterfowl, the first such action of its kind in Argentina. Read Article
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The Public Health Institue of Chile (ISP), confirmed that the causative agent of gastroenteritis outbreak that has so far affected 64 people after eating at a local sandwich shop Peñalolén was the presence of the bacterium Salmonella enteritidis. This bacterium is known to be an infectious agent transmitted by food, especially those associated with avian […]
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ElTiempo.com reported that a foreigner, Richard Anthony Mambre, 68, was rescued Tuesday afternoon after eleven days in custody. DAS and CTI carried out the rescue the man who was staying in Santa Marta for three months after coming from Curacao. The victim was able to phone emergency without being detected by his captors. The call […]
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In order to improve levels of compliance with the airlines and to avoid delays to passengers, the Civil Aeronautics modified airspace Bogota’s Eldorado Airport. Read Article
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Argentine president Cristina Kirchner will announce today her National Strategic Tourism Plan that will open bidding for the construction of electrical lines that connect Buenos Aires to Tucumán, according to lavoz.com.ar. Kirchner will be broadcasting from the Hall of the Bicentennial Argentine Women in the Casa Rosada, after which she will take calls from prospective […]
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Veracruz’s Health Department has reported two deaths due to dengue in the state, according to Milenio. The deaths were both caused by the deadlier hemorrhagic form of the disease. The victims passed away in hospitals in the cities of Veracruz and Poza Rica, but resided in smaller towns in the southern part of the state. […]
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After the collapse(landslide)that occurred on Friday at mile 13, between Choroní and Maracay in Aragua state, over a thousand vacationers were evacuated Saturday night and Sunday afternoon, to the port of Puerto Cabello, through a humanitarian operation conducted by the Integrated Area Defence Operations North Carabobo (ZODIO). One thousand 62 tourists boarded the three boats […]
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Cozumel, Mexico. Two tourists from North America who tried to introduce marijuana on a cruise last week were referred to the Attorney General of the Federation (FPF) for crimes against health. Elements of the 23 Battalion of the Marines apprehended and handed over to the appropriate authority. Read Article
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A group of 60 Colombians were trapped for 30 hours in Havana because of failure to schedule a Cubana Airlines flight that should come out this Saturday at 5 am from the Jose Marti Airport in Havana. One of the passengers is Juan Pablo Calvo, news director of Radio Nacional de Colombia, who also was […]
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An American woman, a resident of the colony Norberto Ortega, was arrested with four types of drugs, a gun and cartridges, plus it was done accompanied by two minors, who also was charged with corrupting minors. Minnie Garcia, 39, who was apprehended Friday by agents of the State Public Security Police (PESP) outside his home […]
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River captured pirates who raided Gaston Acurio Police Criminal Investigation Division (DIVINCRI) captured the two alleged ringleaders of the gang “Pirates of the Amazon River,” known in the underworld underworld as ‘Salamanca’ and ‘Battery’, involved in the assault on the chef Gaston Acurio national, his wife and a group of tourists when roamed the Amazon […]
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La Paz’s Plaza de San Pedro looks like any other city plaza in South America. A large church looms over the tree-lined courtyard, there are a few shops and restaurants, and shoe-shine boys hang around for customers as the traffic bustles by. Yet this is one of the most bizarre tourist attractions in the world. […]
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The Fire Department confirmed that at least four people died following the accident involving a tram in Santa Teresa, in the center of Rio de Janeiro, in the afternoon (27). The corporation reported that approximately 30 people were injured. The victims are being taken to the Hospital Municipal Souza Aguiar, also at the center. The […]
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The Jamaica Tourist Board and Copa Airlines today announced new flight service between Panama City’s Tocumen International Airport (PTY) and Jamaica’s Sangster International Airport (MBJ) in Montego Bay. Travelers can now book flights on Copa Airlines for travel starting December 11, in time for the holiday season. Read Article
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According to hoy.com.ec, FARC is distributing brochures in the neighborhood Kennedy southwest of Bogota, on how to construct in twelve steps bombs. The phamplets show how to prepare, install, and activate the explosive devices. Residents in this populous area are concerned that many of the pamphlets will end up in the hands of minors. Read […]
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Continues to carry out information campaign on Chagas disease in Capital. In the first two days, more than 5000 people became familiar in the disease. Also yesterday in the mobile health unit located in Junin Street extraction was performed biochemical analysis of blood for free. Read Article
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Band of robbers attacked six people in the Paracas Reserve Four tourists and two drivers suffered minor injuries, so he set out more monitoring visits and closing at 6:00 pm A group of hooded criminals with guns attacked and assaulted six people who were on a visit to the Paracas National Reserve in Ica , […]
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The first day of strike called by the Confederation of Workers (CUT) left on Wednesday night arrested a balance of 348, at least 40 wounded civilians and policemen and looting of supermarkets and other shops. The Chilean government said today that the conveners of the day national strike to demand 48 hours of labor and […]
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Venezuelans have become much more wary, distrustful of the police, and are more likely to take justice into their own hands as a result of the rise of criminality being experienced by the country, said Wednesday the Venezuelan Observatory of Violence in annual report. The NGO noted that the number of homicides in Venezuela continues […]
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A French couple seeking heir son and his partner, who disappeared almost a year ago in a small town in northern Bolivia, reported slow progress in the investigations. “We still hope to find Jeremiah and Fannie and know the truth. We can not return to France without knowing anything, we’re desperate, now I have little […]
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French sailing assault and injure one of its crew in Venezuela Five armed men hijacked a French yacht moored in the tourist island of Margarita, in northeastern Venezuela and injured one of his two crewmen, said on Wednesday told AFP the commander of a water rescue organization. “We got the call for help by a […]
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Arranche or snatching from a victim is the most common crime in 2011, police said. At the Center for Juvenile Offenders to 10 leaks were reported, not all were recaptured. The strategies implemented to counteract the rate of crimes known as arranches, these being the highest percentage so far this year by adolescents in the […]
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Mining and energy operations in Peru, which exports metals and natural gas, were not affected by the 7.0 magnitude earthquake that hit a remote part of the country’s Amazon region on Wednesday. Read Article
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Shakes buildings in Lima – also reports quake also felt in Loja and Cuenca Ecuador Information below from USGS Magnitude 6.8 Date-Time Wednesday, August 24, 2011 at 17:46:11 UTC Wednesday, August 24, 2011 at 12:46:11 PM at epicenter Location 7.644°S, 74.506°W Depth 145.1 km (90.2 miles) Region NORTHERN PERU Distances 82 km (51 miles) N […]
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Ecuador’s embassy in Washington announced today that it will be closed temporarily for the damage to the structure of your building because of the quake that struck the east on Tuesday. The Embassy in Washington also houses the Consulate, so that the National Secretariat for Migrants Ecuador (Senami) at its headquarters in New York, Ecuadorians […]
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The Ministry of Interior through the National Police checkpoint build a migration in the San Lorenzo, Esmeraldas province, bordering Colombia. The Secretary of Democratic Guarantees Interior Ministry, Diego Falconi, delegates from the Ministry of Defense and the National Police conducted an inspection of the area where the police unit will be built which will control […]
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Peace in the so-called island of pearls came to an end long ago. In the first half of 2011, 1225 crimes were reported, including counted the murder of four foreign tourists in several robberies. The figures offered them the Body of Scientific, Penal and Criminal Investigations (CICPC) of Nueva Esparta. Crime affects not only foreigners […]
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At least 7,000 displaced people and dozens of isolated left until Tuesday morning, Hurricane Irene in the Dominican Republic, where it continues its path with winds of 160 km / h, told AFP an official at the Operations Center (EOC). “It is still raining a lot. So far we have displaced more than 7,000 people […]
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Foreigners affected by the suspension of operations Peruvian Airlines were brought to Lima on a plane of FAP. More than 100 tourists from different nationalities affected by the temporary suspension of operations Peruvian Airlines protested violently at the Cusco airport for company Cesar Cataño could not be placed on other airlines to return to their […]
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Brazil’s government on Monday auctioned rights to the first major airport to be operated by a private company as the country moves to pick up the pace of investment in its air travel infrastructure ahead of the 2014 World Cup soccer tournament. Read Article
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Brazil’s hotels are likely to set a record for growth in demand this year, spurring international chains to double their market share in South America’s largest country within a decade, Jones Lange LaSalle Hotels said. Read Article
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Argentina and Chile are jointly promoting their countries in a round of events in Australia with the purpose of drawing more Aussie tourists.The promotion coincides with the recent announcement of Australia’s flag carrier Qantas direct flights to Santiago de Chile, Chile’s capital. “The sales mission in Australia: Argentina and Chile in Australia” has congregated in […]
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Osvaldo Pugliese, one of Argentina’s most famous composers, used to say that tango doesn’t start to make sense until you are in your 30s. But a young generation of musicians, lyricists and composers are proving him wrong. Moving away both from purist rhythms and the electronic fusions of the late 1990s, the new generation fills […]
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It is Sam, the legendary pianist black film Casablanca. But when Hernan Lavandero (73) As time goes bye plays in Don Rodrigo Bar, located on Victoria Street Subercaseaux, all the guests are connected with the sad nostalgia evoked Bogart. This bowling set up in 1988 by the author of the journal Barrabases, Guido Vallejos, the […]
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U.S. professor responds to skepticism about a report that a 24-year-old female was kidnapped in Puerto Viejo. Before sunrise Sunday, the Puerto Viejo de Talamanca community received a report that a U.S. tourist had been kidnapped near the beach town on the southern Caribbean coast. Local residents, the National Police and the Judicial Investigation Police […]
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On Friday August 5, at about 8 pm, managers of a hotel in Cartagena Center reported him to police the death of an American tourist, registered as Blake Wesley Jones, 34, in the bathroom one of its rooms. Three days later, on Monday August 8, was a Norwegian who died by jumping from the third […]
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An Australian national tourist drowned in the swimming community Yahuar in the district Tapay Caylloma province ( Arequipa ). The body was rescued by Police and taken to the morgue in the town of Chivay, which will be attended by representatives of the consulate in Australia. Read Article
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Gas stations in the Mexican Pacific resort city of Acapulco temporarily suspended fuel sales to protest acts of extortion by organized crime gangs. The owners of service stations located along the main avenues of this popular domestic tourist destination closed shop for six hours Friday to express their displeasure with rampant impunity and a wave […]
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Deputy Minister of Tourism of Brazil, Frederico Silva da Costa, and 34 officers were arrested on a charge of embezzlement of public funds related to the travel industry. Presumably the derivation of $ 3 million in an agreement rating of tourism professionals. Read Article
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According to Peru21.pe the Marriott hotel chain has delayed their opening of a new hotel in Cusco, scheduled for June 2012. Maritza Montero, director of sales and marketing for Marriott says the budget for the project, $40 million, remains unchanged and that the construction and structure work was only delayed. Montero announced that construction of […]
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According to ElUniverso.com a man was found at 1 a.m. on Tuesday, August 16th dead in a room at the Hotel Manhattan. Police say the man is Davis Torres Sano who checked into the room on Sunday night without identification and asked not to be disturbed until 10 a.m. on Monday. A hotel manager found […]
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According to ElUniverso.com a group of 20 tourists on a kayaking trip with the Adventure Ecuadorland agency found the body of the German tourist, Jonathan Simon, 21 who was carried away by the Pastaza River while trying to cross the dangerous waters near the waterfall El Pailon del Diablo. The three guides of the group […]
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ElComercio.com reports six people from the Cuencan parishes of Octavio Cordero, Banos and Victoria del Portete have died during the weekend and today, Monday August 15th from what officials believe is ingesting altered alcohol. Officials say the alcohol was purchased in Cuenca. Four of the deceased are from the same family and are believed to […]
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According to ElComercio.com the Ecuadorian Navy Coast Guard Directorate of Esmeraldas found eight tourists who remained missing at sea since Sunday, August 14th. Officials say the navy found the tourist group at 8 a.m. today. The group departed from Atacames at 2:30 p.m. on Sunday for a whale watching tour in a fiberglass boat. Officials […]
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According to Peru21.pe a Taca Airline crewmember was detained by police of the Dirandro Unit in the Jorge Chavez International Airport in Lima, Friday August 12th. Police say he was trying to leave the country with 2 kilos of drugs, cocaine and opium. The crewmember, Ricardo Velasquez Luque was arrested while in the international departures […]
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According to ElComercio.com the Committee of Operations of National Emergencies (COEN) has changed the Ecuadorian costal alerts from orange to yellow. The new alert allows tourists on the coast to enter the ocean staying within the marked buoy zones and allows tourist boats to travel 4 miles from the port. However, authorities say the ban […]
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The National Institute of Anthropology and History (INAH) is making the most of Google’s informational tools in order to share Mexico’s cultural heritage with the world. According to Noticieros Televisa, the INAH is pairing with Google to add 33 of Mexico’s historic monuments to Google’s Street View, a tool which allows users to take virtual […]
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•The United States Embassy in Bogotá, Colombia has issued a travel warning for U.S. citizens. •Elespectador.com reports that in specific zones such as the Zona Rosa and the Zona T as well as the Parque de la 93, citizens run the risk of violent crimes. •Members of the U.S. embassy have been drugged with scopolamine […]
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According to ElUniverso.com the Anti-Kidnapping and Extortion Unit of the Ecuadorian police on August 4th, freed a Jewish Rabbi Yishak Tom Rotem Yosef after three days held by kidnappers. Police say his wife reported the rabbi’s kidnapping on the 1st of August when she received messages and a video in which the kidnappers demanded a […]
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RPP.com.pe reports that police at the Argentina’s Eseiza Airport outside Buenos Aires, have arrested a Peruvian tourist trying to enter the country with 20 kilos of cocaine hidden inside screws. Police say customs agents discovered the drugs on a Peruvian who had a ticket for Johannesburg. The Peruvian was stopped once x-ray machines discovered packages […]
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According to Peru21.pe the Lamas police announced that a French tourist, Celine Rene Margarite Briset, 43, died after consuming the hallucinogenic herb, ayahuasca, during a shamanism session at a tourist resort in San Martin in the province of Lamas. Authorities say Briset died due to excessive consumption of the herb, suffering a cardiac arrest, dying […]
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•On Saturday, Muhammad Nazaruddin was captured in Cartagena Airport in Colombia after he presented a passport with the name and picture of another person and it was determined that he was on Interpol’s red notice. •Elnuevoherald.com reports that he is one of the most wanted people in Indonesia and is involved in corrupt administration involving […]
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A package was seized today at the Silvio Pettirossi International Airport in Luque, Paraguay containing 3.957 kilos of cocaine hidden among leather car seat covers and a thermos used for drinking a South American tea called yerba maté. Abc.com.py reports that the package was headed for Spain when it was seized by the National Anti-Drug […]
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The trial for those accused of killing two French tourists near Quebrada de San Lorenzo in Salta last week began this past Saturday, according to infobae.com. Three of the six detainees gave testimony on Saturday; María Fernanda Cañizares (24), her brother Federico Cañizares (23) and her boyfriend, Gustavo Lassi (24). The trial will continue tomorrow […]
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According to Vistazo.com the Ecuadorian Interior Ministry has presented a resolution stating foreigners, over 18 years old, obtaining visas of residence in Ecuador must submit a record of criminal history in the country where they resided for the past 5 years. This announcement came on August 2nd in the Official Register N. 504. To obtain […]
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Sanghyun Ryu, a Korean soccer player, was unable to find any rooms in the 7 hotels that he checked in Medellín, and so the taxi driver who picked him up at the airport offered him to stay at his house during the FIFA U-20 World Cup. Sanghyun Ryu expressed that the family gives a good […]
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These children end up on the street for various reasons—poverty, deaths in the family, lack of educational opportunities, marginalization, sexual abuse in the home (often by fathers and step-fathers). Usually very poor and desperate, these kids depend on this kind of work for survival. Many of them support their families by prostituting, and it’s also […]
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•Mexican authorities have arrested U.S. citizen, Gwendolyn Marrufo Sánchez who attempted to secretly transport 3,500 cartridges of ammunition to Ciudad Juárez from El Paso, Texas. •EFE reports that at the International Bridge “Lerdo,” military personnel were performing an inspection on a bus when they came across the culprit’s shopping cart, which was filled with clothes […]
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According to RPP.com.pe twenty-four people were injured in a bus accident this morning, Wednesday August 3rd in the town of Palmira, eight miles from the capital of Gran Chimu province. Officials say 18 people were transported to the Regional Hospital in Trujillo due to the severity of their injuries, while six passengers were transported to […]
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Americatv.com.pe reports that Victor Raul Serruti, 79 years old disappeared while climbing the snow capped mountain of Pariacaca in Huancayo. Authorities say Serruti was climbing the mountain with a group of people, who returned to the town of Pachacayo to report his disappearance when they lost contact with him. An emergency rescue unit traveled to […]
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According to Peru21.pe from 2010 until the present 27 tourists have died and 21 have been wounded in Peru when participating in alpine activities in mountainous areas. The chief of the Rescue Unit of the High Mountain Division of National Police, Marco Carrera Torres says the most resent cases in 2011 were that of the […]
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According to RPP.com.pe twenty Colombian tourists confronted a group of ‘mototaxistas’ who they accused of purse robbery after hiring their transportation services. Police say a brawl began in the intersection of Piura Ave. and Huascar Street in the city of Tumbes. A Colombian, Julio Jaramillo was injured during the brawl, suffering from two knife wounds […]
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According to RPP.com.pe a Belgian tourist, Carl Carpentier was transferred to the Honorio Delgado Espinoza Hospital in Arequipa after falling into a ravine in the Coca Valley in the Caylloma province. Officials say Carpentier arrived in the Colca Valley yesterday, Monday August 1st, and was on his way to Arequipa when he fell into a […]
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According to ElUniverso.com Quito is being affected by paralyzing rain that fell yesterday, Monday August 1st, flooding parts of the capital city and affecting operations, for about an hour, at the Mariscal Sucre International Airport. Officials say the rain began around 4 p.m. Monday, adding to the rain that began falling on the city last […]
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According to ElUniverso.com in one week 137 people have contracted food poisoning from eating bad food in the canton of Imbabura. Health officials say the first cases of food poisoning occurred eight days ago when 58 people came down with salmonella poisoning after eating infected red meat in a local meat restaurant. The second case […]
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According to Peru21.pe officials for the Municipality of Lima have confirmed that more than 1,700 drivers who were fined S/ 432.00 for excessive speed will not receive a discount on their tickets. Maria Jara Risco, manager of the Metropolitan Transportation Department says the objectives of the fines are to generate respect for speed limits by […]
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According to Peru21.pe a Brazilian seminarian, Joao Carlos Junior, 17 years old drowned in ocean off Santa Maria beach this past Friday, July 29th. Junior was part of a group of seminaries from the Order of the Sodality of Apostolic Life who were vacationing in Peru and planning to go to Cusco. Peruvian police say […]
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According to RPP.com.pe an accident occurred on Monday, August 1st leaving one Chilean tourist dead and another eight Chileans injured. Authorities say the accident occurred at the 1,331 kilometer mark on the Pan-American Highway near the border complex of Santa Rosa in the Tacna region. Authorities add, the accident is suspected to have occurred due […]
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