A family is fighting to free a former Seattle man jailed thousands of miles away in Nicaragua. Jason Puracal is being held on drug trafficking charges his family claims are not true, and now the U.S. government is stepping in. Read Article
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Of the 249 places in the world in which human beings live and work, the small Caribbean island of Dominica (751 sq km) ranks at 187 in size. Even so, it is bigger than well-known Caribbean tourism destinations such as St Lucia, Antigua and Barbuda, Barbados, Grenada, Cayman Islands, St Kitts-Nevis, British Virgin Islands, Bermuda, […]
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A dozen tourists from Ohio were on Playa Bejuco when a riptide swept away five of them. Lifeguards rescued two of the swimmers. Costa Rica’s heavy ocean currents claimed another tourist’s life this week, this time in a swimming accident involving a group of 17-year-olds from the U.S. state of Ohio. Read Article
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They stick in the back of the collective consciousness – unsolved crimes for which there is hardly any path toward resolution. While not dominating the public’s daily thoughts, they remain tucked away somewhere in our minds, to the point where we can recall them to memory with just a word or phrase. Like “Jolene.” Like […]
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Whale sharks, Rhincodon typus, are often perceived as solitary behemoths that live and feed in the open ocean. To the contrary, evidence is accumulating that they are gregarious and form seasonal aggregations in some coastal waters. One such aggregation occurs annually north of Cabo Catoche, off Isla Holbox on the Yucatán Peninsula of Mexico. Read […]
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The U.S. Coast Guard was searching the waters off San Diego and northern Mexico late Tuesday for a woman who was reported missing from a cruise ship. Read Article
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Cuba has become the third largest tourist destination in the Caribbean, Cuban Tourism Minister Manuel Marrero said here Tuesday at the opening ceremony of the International Tourism Fair (FIT) Cuba 2011.The minister said the island nation received about 30 million overseas visitors in the last decade. Read Article
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Visitors can ski in mountain ranges including the Cebollera and La Demanda, cycle through country lanes, hunt, fish or play golf. But it is wine production that is the biggest contributor to the region’s economy and tasting tours lure many holidaymakers to the area. Read Article
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Government efforts over the past 20 years have improved air quality in this Mexican capital but much remains to be done, local environment chief Martha Delgado said on Tuesday. Read Article
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Volcano activity near Banos is currently high and covering Banos with ash. Here is video from Saturday.
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“Fewer postcards, more reality” is the rallying cry of Chile’s port city of Valparaiso. Residents of this picturesque but dilapidated city have taken to the streets over the city’s inability to keep its iconic cable cars clattering up and down its fabled hills. The “ascensores” are the trademark of a city whose residents are fiercely […]
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Brazilian police say at least four soccer fans have been shot during a fight before a match. Police say 80 fans have been detained after the incident Sunday in which six other people were hurt. Read Article
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In the summer of 2011, Avianca airlines will begin new air service between Orlando International Airport and Bogota, Colombia.
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A trivial argument turned into a homicide when a tourist pulled his gun and killed Sunday at Luis Alfredo Mindiola, 35 years old, on the Malecon Chichiriviche, Monsignor Iturriza municipality where the victim worked as a boatman. On Monday it emerged that Ruzbeh Amadi, 22, died at the clinic La Viña, Valencia, Carabobo state, where […]
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Google has agreed to redo its online map of Rio de Janeiro after being criticized for giving undue prominence to the city’s notorious favelas, rather than its iconic beaches and other tourist attractions. Read Article
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The seemingly constantly restless Tungurahua had a significant explosive eruption, prompting evacuations of schools and villages near the volcano. Tungurahua produced a 7 km / ~23,000 foot ash plume, which is a bit surprising considering that last report from Instituto Geofisico in Ecuador from January 2011 reported “activity at Tungurahua continued to decrease and ash […]
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A man who confessed to killing a Spanish tourist on holiday in Colombia has been sentenced to 23 years in prison for the death of Irene Cortés Lucas, a mother of five who was killed in the Colombian city of Barranquilla on March 2 this year. Read Article
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Anyone who has any doubt that central planning and corruption destroys an economy should head to Bolivia. The country is a classic example of a resource-rich nation whose economic potential has been squandered by socialism. Read Article
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A former top public servant accused of cocaine smuggling in Argentina has defended carrying more than one driver’s licence, saying she is “not a criminal”. Sharon Armstrong, 54, was arrested by police in a Buenos Aires airport about two weeks ago after 5 kilograms of cocaine was discovered in the false bottom of her suitcase. […]
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The magnitude-5.7 quake occurred at 6:07 a.m. local time (1107 GMT) and was centered about 30 miles (50 kilometers) northeast of Acapulco, in the state of Guerrero, the U.S. Geological Survey in Colorado reported on its website. It was followed by a magnitude-4.6 replica at 6:18 a.m. (1118 GMT), the agency said. Read Article
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More violence over a wider area in Mexico has caused the U.S. State Department to expand a warning against travel to the country. The new warning includes the Gulf of California resort area known as Rocky Point, and the area in Mexico around the border crossing near Nogales, just south of Tucson, Ariz. It also […]
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The Policia de Tránsito on Monday provided the Semana Santa’s traffic statistics, saying it issued during the week a total of 3.500 traffic tickets, taking into custody 57 drunk drivers and counting 10 deaths from collisions on the country’s roads. Read Article
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Intercity bus drivers blame poor working conditions and union practices Poor working conditions, union practices and poor oversight are some of the allegations made on Monday the National Federation of Bus and Truck show the situation in which they perform intercity bus drivers. They said the union president Joseph Sandoval, to the serious road accidents […]
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Since the beginning of 2011, in the region of the Americas, there have been significant outbreaks of influenza A (H1N1) 2009 that, while geographically limited, have generated a significant demand on health services. This situation is not unexpected. Since the end of the pandemic (2009-2010), the influenza A (H1N1) 2009 virus continues to circulate on […]
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Rescue teams found alive two European tourists who had gone missing on the slopes of the Quetrupillan volcano in Chile’s southeastern La Araucania region, officials said. Italian Anna Lisa Lombardo and Czech citizen Phillip Kunk were spotted Saturday afternoon in the Huililco sector within Villarrica National Park, where the volcano is located, some 800 km […]
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Last Friday at 20:30 hours, 7 armed assailants committed a home invasion while a family was at home according to ElUniverso.com at the development of Oasis del Pintor. This development is located on Punta Blanca on the Ruta Spondylus at entrance number 11 on the highway Santa Elena – Manglarito. The assault took about 20 […]
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In July, Machu Picchu, Peru’s biggest tourist attraction, will mark its 100th anniversary of rediscovery. Hiram Bingham III, a Yale professor, came upon the vine-covered ruins on July 24, 1911. Here, then, as we lead up to the century mark, are 100-plus facts about Machu Picchu, its country, its history and its players. We will […]
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Tourists arriving in Liberia (LIR) for the 2011-2012 vacation season will enjoy the new terminal that is under construction and to be ready for November. The new terminal in Liberia will almost double capacity to 1.500 passengers at one time from the current 900 and will have a food court, two boarding areas and a […]
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The president of Colombia, Juan Manuel Santos, has described the situation created by the continual winter rain as “fairly serious.” He warned that precipitation will continue in the highest part of the country. The Institute of Hydrology, Meteorology and Environmental Studies said that the rain would continue in Colombia until June. Read Article
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With an investment of us$153 million the Juan Santamaría (San José) airport, will also have a new passenger terminal of 22.000 square metres, that will include nine more lounges, as well as an additional commercial area of at least 3.300 square metres. The expansion will be of a new building to be built west of […]
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A 53-year-old Canadian man sought by Interpol on pedophilia charges has been arrested at the Gregorio Luperon International Airport, in Puerto Plata, 215 kilometers from Santo Domingo. According to a press release, Gerald Genest will be turned over to Canadian authorities. Read Article
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On Tuesday November 10, 2009 a massive power failure left an estimated 60 million people in eighteen Brazilian states without electricity as a result. This wasn’t the first time Brazil had experienced a massive power failure but officials certainly hope it will be the last. Read Article
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Nestled between Flamengo, Lapa, Santa Teresa and the waterfront, Glória enjoys a superb location and views of the Guanabara Bay. Its 10,000 residents stroll through the main corridor, Rua da Glória, which connects with two important streets, Rua do Catete and Rua da Lapa, brimming with grocery stores, restaurants, pharmacies and snack shops filled with […]
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Most have heard about the Real Estate boom in Brazil, and there remains plenty of debate if the market is due to burst or hold. Rental prices have also ballooned, with no signs of abating before the 2016 Olympic Games. We have published a series on what it costs to rent in Rio and São […]
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Costa Rica, known worldwide for its leadership in ecological preservation, sustainable development and eco-friendly tourism, will lead the world once again as it hosts the 2011 Medical Travel International Business Summit May 2-4, 2011in San José and Guanacaste provinces. Read Article
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According to Colombiareports.com, there have been at least seven robberies of tourists residing at hostels in La Candelaria district in Bogota over the last eight months. These robberies have been violent with the use of weapons and included sexual assault offenses. The website reported that at least one American tourist has been sexually assaulted. Furthermore, […]
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With a strong presence of policy conferences, today inaugurated the 37 th International Book Fair of Buenos Aires, after a controversy provoked by the visit of the Nobel Prize in Literature, Mario Vargas Llosa, rejected by intellectuals close to the government of Cristina Kirchner. In the venue of La Rural is expecting more than one […]
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Magnitude 4.7 Date-Time Wednesday, April 20, 2011 at 22:27:59 UTC Wednesday, April 20, 2011 at 05:27:59 PM at epicenter Time of Earthquake in other Time Zones Location 3.872°S, 79.484°W Depth 97.2 km (60.4 miles) Region NEAR THE COAST OF ECUADOR Distances 32 km (19 miles) WNW of Loja, Ecuador 85 km (52 miles) SE of […]
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You arrive after a long flight to Santiago and one of the first things on your list to do is exchange euros or dollars into Chilean currency. The guidebooks tell you to go to Paseo Ahumada y Moneda where many of the exchange houses are and a million people pass through the area daily. Two […]
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The Fuerza Pública has 556 officers ready to stop vandalism and riots during the Quema de Judas ((burning of Judas), which is tradition in several Costa Rican communities on Saturday. José María Tijerino, ministro de Seguridad Pública, is making available as well ten lawyers, seven police analysts police, 61 motorized, eight vehicles to transport those […]
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The director of Andean Sanctuaries Museum of Arequipa, José Antonio Chávez said that nearly 1,000 visitors, domestic and foreign projects to receive this complex, where the mummy Juanita or Lady of Ampato during the long Easter holiday. Read Article
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According to authorities in Mexico, robberies and sexual abuse charges continue to rise in Mexico City. 2010 – 2,617 robberies in taxis. 2,446 sexual abuse complaints in taxis The three areas of the city with a pattern of continued problems are: Cuauhtemoc, benito Juarez, Miguel Hidalgo The allegations piled up. Entonces la fiscal en Investigación […]
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Venezuela authorities remain on alert to the winter storm to hit the South American nations in recent days. Security forces remain constant monitoring and prevention in the most vulnerable to the continuing rainfall. Civil Protection officials (PC), Military District, fire, police, and alerts are deployed in areas most vulnerable to the incessant rains that are […]
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A conservation area covering a mere 23.5 hectares has become a refuge for a unique and endangered animal species in the northeastern Peruvian region of San Martín: the Andean titi monkey. This wilderness preserve was created by a local woman who singlehandedly set out to re-establish a small area of native forest. Read Article
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Coffee House War Brewing In Costa Rica A coffee house war is brewing in Costa Rica, with the announcement that the Guatemalan coffee house chain, Café Barista, is coming to Costa Rica, a market currently dominated by Spoon and Giacomín. Barista’s president, Walter de la Cruz, said that operations will start next January following an […]
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In Yucatan, the conditions that have generated in recent years, the regular occurrence of red tide on the coast of Yucatan, recognizes the state secretary Urban Development and Environment (Sedum), Eduardo Batllori Sampedro. However, according to Notimex, Sampedro Batllori reports so far this year there are no reports or indications of the presence of red […]
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Due to the proximity of Easter, this morning the chief Municipal Food Science Department, Roberto Roca said: “I want to remind the community in general and all the merchants that the Undersecretariat of Fisheries and Port Activities of the Province of Santa Cruz upheld the ban by red tide around the coast of the province, […]
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The Ecuadorian Government and the Directorate of Civil Aviation (DAC) signed today the agreement American Corporation to build the world’s first green airport on Baltra Island, Galapagos, which details the Agency Andes.The agreement was signed at a ceremony held in the Plaza San Francisco Santa Cruz Island, in the presence of President of the Republic, […]
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On Tuesday of this week, according to the El Universo, three Colombian women were detained for failing to declare money they possessed over $10,000, at the Mariscal Sucre International Airport in Quito, Ecuador. The money laundering unit of the police received information from a confidential source that the women were carrying undeclared money. The trio’s […]
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A peak of wind over 40 knots (a lot) rocked us out of the South Pacific and we finally reached Easter Island, the end point of our trip with the 5 Gyres project exploring plastic pollution in the ocean. Read Article
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The aircraft declared an emergency for not landing gear retraction / The incident did not record any damage or injury to passengers, or affect the operation of the airport. Authorities Maiquetía International Airport Simón Bolívar activated its Emergency Plan Air (PEA) to address the Air France flight 471, which declared an emergency twenty-six minutes after […]
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The flight delays due to a labor dispute action will intensify from now on Friday, announced yesterday the Association of Civil Aviation (AFAC). The workers made today a delay in the delivery of aeronautical information between 12 and 14 hours ahead of El Pais union’s general secretary, Jorge Di Giacomo. Read Article
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The Government decided yesterday to close the operative international flights at the airport in San Fernando, where they exit from about 6000 private jet flights and air due to “non-compliance and lack of investment in infrastructure” to ensure “the Customs control. ” Read Article
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Transportation Minister Alfredo Nascimento Brazilian considered “disturbing” delays in the expansion work of nine of the 13 airports planned for the 2014 World Cup, which were revealed Thursday in a study by research institute IPEA. Read Article
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The Secretary of Health of Oaxaca has been detected in at least 25 schools in the capital and the Central Valley area – between primary and kindergarten, outbreaks of lice and nits. The director of the Disaster and Emergency Unit Epidemiology in reliance Javier Salazar Ventura, reported that 18 of the outbreaks are under control, […]
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On April 10 opened its first Mexican cruise line, Ocean Star Cruise, promoting tourism and offering the best services. Easter is about the ideal time to go even a peaceful and relaxed with either family or friends, everyone needs some time for yourself, you better give you a holiday with style and especially supporting local […]
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The Secretary of Tourism, Rice Oralia Rodriguez, declined to make statements about the possible return of the cruise they decided to cancel because of the lack of security at the port, but confirmed that Mazatlan is a test. Read Article
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The Caribbean’s first Low Fares Airline (LFA) REDjet will take to the region’s skies on May 8 with a service from Barbados to St Lucia while the second introductory flight would be to Port-of-Spain from Barbados. Tickets went on sale yesterday. Read Article
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An avalanche of mud smashed into a local bus in Colombia, killing at least 20 people after heavy rains battering the Andean nation caused a landslide, the government’s disaster agency said on Thursday. Read Article
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Yesterday afternoon the Central Government declared a state of emergency in the Ucayali , which is devastated by the rains , his press office in El Comercio. It was urgent and, when it is released today or tomorrow in the official gazette “El Peruano” – help must come soon. In El Comercio published on Sunday […]
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Did you know that the tolls of the San José – Caldera are the highest in Latin America and five times, on average, than the tolls paid on Costa Rica’s national roads. That is the conclusion of a study by the political party, the Partido Accesibilidad Sin Exclusión (PASE), as made public by legislator, Victor […]
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Claude and Gerard Debois, both 65, disappeared March 31 after leaving the hotel they were staying at in Puerton Quepos (150 km southwest of the capital), heading to Sunday, a resort located 15 km south. Costa Rican police believe the couple may have drowned in the ocean. Read Article
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Local authorities hope to mirror the success of the town’s Argentine counterpart, Ushuaia, a tourism magnet just 25 miles away, and become a centre for Antarctica-bound tourism. Read Article
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The Professional Drivers Federation of Ecuador, which rejects the reforms to the Traffic Law, made the following announcement this morning. “On 25 April, all drivers Ecuadorian put our arms and do not conduct our work tools,” said Ricardo Onofre, secretary of the Federation of Drivers. Read Article
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At 05:50 this morning two buses belong to the Coactur cooperativa hit each other causing the death of 16 people and injuring 45. The accident happened in the hamlet of Pasillero las aguas, Ecuador, at km 56 on the road between Guayas and Manabi. Traffic was haulted for five hours. Preliminary investigation indicates that speed […]
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Bus travel is becoming very risky in Mexico for Americans. Recently an American is known to have been forcibly removed from a bus and kidnapped by criminals. His whereabouts are still unknown. Consequently, the US Consulate at Matamoros is once again cautioning the US citizens, through a warden warning message, from the dangers of bus […]
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Since May 1, LAN Peru will discontinue flights from Lima to Cartagena, Colombia, adjustment is also due to the redefinition of the strategy of the airline in the Colombian market after acquiring Airways Regional Integration (AIRES) in November 2010 . “Given the importance of destination for our passengers, LAN (…) ensures that the service will […]
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The Health Ministry, together with the SEREMIS of Health and the Institute of Public Health, ISP, made a contingency plan on the eve of Easter to control the quality of seafood and prevent the spread of red tide. Read Article
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To combat counterfeiting, forgery or misuse of license plates and the increase in the number of vehicles in the country, Costa Rica is adopting new license plate system forcing all existing plates to be replaced. The regulation is by decree published in the La Gaceta on April 8. Read Article
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75 year old American,Simon David Boozer, drowned on a swim to Isla Catalina. His wife informed authorities that the he had been suffering from heart problems. He was a guest at the Hotel Albatros. Authorities believed he may have suffered a hear attack and an autopsy is being performed. Read Article
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Road Protection Directorate (Provial) confirmed the blockages in the 113 kilometers, 179 and 212 of the path southwest, in Cocales, Suchitepéquez, El Zarco, Retalhuleu, and Colomba, Quetzaltenango. There also is blocked at the border of El Carmen, Malacatán. In the highlands there is protest in Cuatro Caminos, mile 178, Totonicapán, and admission to Huehuetenango. The […]
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While along the coast of Mazatlan there are plenty of hotels in each heat season and holiday period hundreds of tourists are leaving significant profits, only 20 percent of lodging facilities with lifeguards or proper equipment. Noroeste.com reported that eleven guards have been certified among five hotels.Read Article
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For the first days of July is expected to begin installing equipment or GPS satellite location in urban and intercity buses, taxis and heavy transport yellow or expressed in the country. This is provided for the executive director of the National Agency for Regulation and Control of Land Transportation, Traffic and Road Safety, Ricardo Antón. […]
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The Deputy Minister for Tax Policy, Susana Ríos, said Wednesday that the vehicles that carry foreign plates acquire international fuel prices at service stations borders. Read Article
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A major blackout struck Caracas and most of Venezuela on Thursday at about 3:30 p.m. local time, hitting at least 18 states and the Greater Caracas. Read Article
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Would you stop for traffic officer not in his patrol car? That is the question posed by many during the last few days following the announcement of the policy of the Policia de Tránsito for the use of unmarked vehicles to surprise drivers. Read Article
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The death of Yves Le Brass raised to four the number of tourists killed in Margarita Island in the past seven months, two of which took place in March. Read Article
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Honduras has several airports throughout its territory divided into two groups: those categorized and approved, both controlled and supervised by the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGAC). The controls are the Tela, Utila, Guanaja, Trujillo, Puerto Lempira, Ahuas, Brus Laguna, Guampusirpe and others. Read Article
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The Ministry of Health on average closes between 15 and 30 stores, sodas and restaurants in Costa Rica for violating requirements for the health and safety of its customers. Read Article
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The incident occurred around 08.00 hrs this morning at kilometer 138 on the route B-1, when for reasons to be investigated, a bus company Sol del Norte route from Tocopilla to Antofagasta overturned, falling to roadside. Read Article
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Yesterday at 18:30, the body of Michelle Ann Fales, age 47, was discovered on the shore of Playa Escondida. When paramedics arrived she had no vital signs. Aurthorities indicated she went for a swim after havinge eaten. The victim was reported as being from Los Angles, California Read Article
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Juan Carlos Aguirre 40, a fishing guide in the area of Alexandra, left in a speedboat with three tourists Cordoba, family, including 20 years Andrés Escribano, Andrés Carlos Escribano of 62 and one of his brothers Eduardo Escribano 55. Read Article
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On April 8, 2010, a 61 year-old French tourist visiting the geysers near San Pedro de Atacama in Chile collapsed and died of apparent cardiac arrest. The victims name is listed as Alan Francoise B. Emergency crews were not able to reach the victim in time to render service. The are is located at 4,000 […]
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Due to the climate of insecurity and increasing stolen on some roads in the country, the states of central detailing a strategy to shield themselves and their tourism and trade flows are not affected, said the governor of Zacatecas, Miguel Alonso Reyes. A month ago, the official met with representatives of San Luis Potosí, Querétaro […]
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Miches, Dominican Republic – What started as a singular effort by a team from Columbia University to establish measures to conserve natural assets in the zone of Miches, today gathers force with representatives from local, national and international technical institutions, and experts with a long track record in development and conservation. Read Article
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At least 15 people were killed on Thursday and 15 others were injured in a traffic accident between two trucks, a car and a bus on the BR-153, Goias, which connects the cities of Uruaçu and Porangatu. Four other people were seriously injured by the crash and were sent to hospitals. Read Article
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The House of Representatives approved Tuesday a bill that authorizes the federal government, through the Banco Nacional de Desenvolvimento Economico e Social (BNDES) to finance up to $ 20 billion high-speed rail linking Rio de Janeiro and Sao Paul. The bill passed with votes from the ruling group, which imposed most of the opposition and […]
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Two women were arrested last night by stealing a backpack from a couple of Spanish tourists which was committed a few days ago. The tourists had been on a bus to Lima from Guayaquil.Read Article
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The popular eatery (Cafe Mundo) was shut down on Wednesday by the Ministerio de Salud (Ministry of Health) after complaints by customers. In total, 25 people filed complaints for diarrhea, vomiting and abdominal pain after eating at the restaurant. Affected by the intoxication were also seven employees of the restaurant. Read Article
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Costa Rica spends about us$790 million annually as a result of crime and violence, says a report from the World Bank (WB), to be presented today in Washington D. C. The document entitled “Crime and Violence in Central America: a challenge for development”, seeks to go beyond the social impact and find ways to quantify […]
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A man was the victim of a gang of robbers who stripped him of $ 3 million 200 thousand, represented in money and jewels was supplied after scopolamine, popularly known as burundanga. This substance, which experts say causes the body a state of passivity and complacency, was used by criminals to steal all belongings of […]
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A young man identified as Cesar Callejas Ricardo Peña, is the latest victim of poisoning reported by scopolamine in Barranquilla, the novelty of which was moved under its effects, to Bogota. Read Article
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At the request of Attorney General, was detained a 17-year-old allegedly linked to the murder of French tourists, Yves Le Brass (63), which occurred on March 28, in Margarita Island, Nueva Esparta state. Presentation at the hearing, prosecutors 41 ° with national and 7 of that jurisdiction, Franklin Nieves and Zaribel Chollett, respectively, the young […]
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Bad reception. On Monday evening, a few minutes after arriving in Panama, three Venezuelan tourists and tour bus driver they were riding was ambushed by robbers as they moved from Tocumen International Airport to the capital for the South Corridor. The assault was foiled by the Tourist Police, who managed to capture Manuel Serrano, 18, […]
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In the weeks since a motorist mowed down dozens of cyclists in the southern Brazilian city of Porto Alegre, the incident has becoming a rallying flag in the fight to create a more bike-friendly city. Read Article
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The Constitutional Court upheld the claim against Emergency Decree No. 061-2010 that, by amending the Consumer Protection Code , restricting the right of consumers of domestic services to endorse or transfer the ownership of the service purchased or delay implementation. Read Article
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In order to curb crime in Juliaca , capital of the Province of San Roman, Puno , the city’s jurisdiction install 30 surveillance cameras later than 15 days. Cameras will be placed in areas where crime has been mapped. Read Article
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The first question a traveler asks these days when considering a trip to Mexico is not the time-honored “How do I avoid getting turista?” or “How many pesos will I get for my dollar?” but “Is it safe?” Until recently, the answer was easy: Yes, if you keep informed and stick with the popular tourist […]
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Two men killed by a gunman who opened fire while they waited at a Tijuana border crossing were U.S. citizens, a U.S. diplomat said Tuesday, and their San Diego employer described them as diligent workers who had moved to the border city so they could afford to live on the beach. Read Article
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