Early Tuesday morning a U.S. tourist and his wife accused police of robbing her of 3,000 pesos. The tourist’s wife was surprised by five officers assigned to a special unit for security during carnival while she was relieving herself in a vacant lot on Avenida Del Mar. The five officers were detained after the tourist […]
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The Ministry of Health of Argentina announced today that it has confirmed 17 cases of dengue in the province of Santa Fe while other 41 people with symptoms of having contracted the disease that killed five people in 2009. Read Article
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Archaeologists in northern Peru have discovered unusual frescoes in a 1,100-year-old temple. The temple dates from the ancient Lambayeque culture which carried out hundreds of human sacrifices. It is full of a series of excellently-preserved friezes. Read Article
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Initial investigations indicate that the assault did a gang of minors. A young Englishman died shot in the west of Medellin when he tried to resist a robbery on Saturday night. The victim, according to preliminary versions are that he has not been positively identified but was in his early twenties. The incident occurred when […]
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Two policemen State of Mexico (one judicial and one municipal) and the “godmother” of the first, were arrested Saturday night after an intense firefight in the vicinity of Zinacantepec municipality in the State of Mexico, while attempting the ransom of a “express kidnapping” that had been made in the municipality of Xonacatlán, falsely claiming that […]
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The time, money and patience is running out for the 175 ejidatarios the morning of August 4, 2010 were violently evicted from a property adjacent to the beach known as Tenacatita Jalisco state. Last August, after more than three decades of fighting the ownership of an area of 42 hectares, the employer Andres Villalobos obtained […]
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Originally, the head of the Natural Protected Areas Service had endorsed a construction remodelling project for the boarding area at the main entrance of Machu Picchu Historical Sanctuary. However, the director of SERNANP cancelled the program declaring that they did not have the power to declare such a project of the protected natural area (PNA). […]
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Unfortunately the entrepreneurs of the city center as in some other places in cities, violence has been eroding economic resource inflows of tourists and there is still hope that there is joint action by state and federal authorities , Alvaro Zaldivar said Abreu. Interviewed, Zaldivar Abreu selling handicrafts and silver was always true that the […]
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The body of an American tourist, Carol Ann Kauppert, age 73 was found floating off the coast of Mahahual Mexico yesterday. Restaurant employees of Tequila Beach observed something floating just off shore. The employees drug the victim to shore and tried to revive her. The preliminary investigation indicated that she may have drowned as a […]
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Earlier this week a Spanish woman was visiting Baranquilla and was murdered by two subjects. Look carefully how the assailants set up the attack. There was no one else in the Restaurant. The group the victim was with did not even seem to note anyone else coming in and sitting down even though the two […]
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This morning, Public Safety items robbery foiled a passerby on the coastal road south of the island, where they arrested two of the four alleged assailants, Pedro Raymundo Marcial Herrera and Pedro Antonio Vela Tzuc, who were referred to the Public Ministry of Common Jurisdiction Corcuera Benito Hernández, deputy director of Public Security reported that […]
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On Tuesday evening, U.S. tourist, Helen Kennedy passed away at the the Hotel Jose Antonio just outside the city of Puno. Authorities stated the cause of death was cardiac arrest. Read Article
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The train cars that will be used on the Belén commuter train service finally landed in Costa Rica this week and on Thursday three of the cars were unloaded and headed for San José. The Instituto Costarricense de Ferrocarril (INCOFER) will begin inspecting the trains today and run tests with an eye on next week […]
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At least 16 people are dead and more than 50 were injured when a live power line fell onto a float at a pre-carnival parade in Brazil. Parade goers saw a “ball of fire” before the area in the small town of Bandiera do Sul near Rio de Janeiro went dark. Read Article
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Of the 57 traffic fatalities this year, 15 were pedestrians, the leading cause of traffic deaths. Although the Ley de Tránsito calls for a fine of ¢50.000 for imprudent pedestrians (jaywalkers), the fine is rarely applied and the only concern of pedestrians is to get to the other side as fast as possible, with no […]
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Italian Max Simonet, 49, was shot dead during an armed robbery committed by a taxi driver in the field of K Street, Paradise, while in the company of a lady. The crime took place at dawn on Monday. Read Article
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66 year old U.S. citizen Elizabeth Star passed away after falling from a horse in Cocora Nature Reserve. According to caracol.com.co, the victim was attempting to cross a creeek with her husband and other tourists when she lost control of the horse. She was also dragged by the horse several meters. Attempts by doctors to […]
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Elcomercial.com.ar reported the Minister of Health for Buenos Aires is urging residents to take measures to reduce the risk of dengue fever. He indicated that March is susceptible to the disease because of the heat, humidity and rain. The minister recommended to empty or cover pools and to eliminate the accumulation of water.
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During the first seven weeks of 2011, Táchira State health authorities have confirmed 136 cases of dengue, 114 classic and 22 hemorrhagic type. Read Article
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The Government announced today that a contract valued at BZ$47,995,867.50, to be financed mostly with foreign debt, has been awarded to Cisco Construction for the upgrading of 23 miles of road in the Toledo District, from The Dump in Big Falls Village, located at Mile 14 on the Southern Highway, to the Belize-Guatemala border, less […]
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Taxi owners Mendoza achieved this morning that the government said yes to claim that keep in September: the 30% rise in the rate of travel. Although the increase is less than 30%, 29%, a sum that will make it very difficult for ordinary people to a trip. The minimum fare, ie what you pay only […]
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Irene Cortes was chatting with her family when she received a gunshot wound during an attempted robbery.The woman, 32 year old mother of five children, was shot in the chest on Wednesday night, inflicted by one of three assailants who attacked in a public place in which he was with her husband, Farid Yinás born […]
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The Argentine government has taken the first step toward implementing a glacier protection law, ordering a nationwide inventory of glacial ice that will determine which areas will be put off limits to mining. President Cristina Fernandez issued a decree Tuesday ordering an extensive study of the country’s glaciers, peri-glacial areas and changes to the glaciers […]
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An Argentine rescue patrol found the body of a Polish mountaineer who had gone missing 16 days ago near the peak of Mt. Aconcagua, which this season has taken the lives of six climbers, the Buenos Aires press reported. The remains of Liezec Bomark, 35, were found Monday not far from the summit of the […]
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Brazil’s famous Carnival celebration may steal the world’s attention, but an equally riveting spectacle in Bolivia this week melds indigenous and Christian traditions, and has the devil at the centre of the action. Bolivia’s Carnival of Oruro is second only to that of Rio de Janeiro among the world’s riotous celebrations in the days preceding […]
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Problems in recruiting departments on the Atlantic coast increased dramatically during the first half of January. As reported by the Law Association of Argentina Tourism (AADETUR) during the first half of January, receiving 28 complaints of fraud in rent on the coast, an alarming if one considers that in all of 2007 only had six. […]
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On February 11, 2011, a traffic accident was reported this morning in Canton Ona, Azuay province, left around 17 injured, including three foreigners of German, Swiss and British. The rollover of the bus in route to Quito happened at 06:00 am. The bus hit a rock and rolled 20 meters down the road. Hoy.com.ec reported […]
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About ten criminals broke into the bus company that was Solitario to Juliaca. Neither the children in Puno escaped being stripped naked by thieves to check in their clothing, hiding money or something valuable from their parents. This occurred in the armed assault perpetrated by outlaws ten passengers of the bus company from the District […]
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Japanese researchers have discovered 138 more hills and lines in Peru near the world-famous Nazca lines and geoglyphs. The purpose of the formations, thought to have been created more than 2,000 years ago, is unknown. Read Article
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The Inca Trail that leads to the Inca citadel of Machu Picchu in Cusco, tourism was reopened today after a month of maintenance work, cleaning of drains and maintenance charged by the authorities in charge of your care. Rene Carbajal, responsible for managing the Archaeological Park of Machu Picchu, the agency Andina reported that since […]
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The first two months of the year showed a lower influx of tourism in the port of San Felipe, representing low sales in the retail and hotel sectors, said Roberto Ledón Perezchica. The delegate from San Felipe said that foreign tourists, Americans and residents called “snowbirds” who live in port six to eight months in […]
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The incident occurred near the province of Nazca , Ica, when four heavily armed criminals assaulted the 65 passengers who traveled quietly heading for Lima. The offenders have approached the vehicle in the area of Chala, Arequipa and posed as passengers, but at the height of Nazca drew their guns and robbed the passengers. Read […]
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A Vernon family has returned home safe after their Mexican vacation was interrupted by a double assassination at their resort. Larry Wulff says his family was staying at Las Flores hotel in Mazatlan’s Golden Zone, an area they were told was a tourist safe-zone. Read Article
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We explore Iberá, South America’s second largest estuary I sure do look funny in my head-to-toe, Mormaii, semi-dry outfit — the six-millimeter-thick, bright blue camouflage neoprene spacesuit required for diving in chilly 53-degree freshwater. But not as funny as I feel. I’m feeling strangely apprehensive. Not because I look like an excommunicated Smurf, but because […]
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“Given the complex world scenario which is reflected in the high prices reached by oil, LAN is forced to implement an increase in air fares in international routes” said the Chilean flagship in a release. Read Article
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Seven Areas to Be on Alert in La Paz and Bolivia for thieves Plaza San Francisco Sectors that border calle Sagárnaga Bus terminal Copacabana in front of the general cemetery Terminal de trufis (vans) Terminal de buses – La Paz Cruce de la avenidas Juan Pablo 11 y La Paz along with El Alto-terminal de […]
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Anyone living in or visiting beach homes in the Santa Elena region need to be extra vigilant when it comes to home security. Last saturday in Ballenita, Santa Elena, a beach residence was stormed by armed assailants. They stormed the front door and came over the walls of the residence where most of the guests […]
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Two Belgian tourists in their sixties reported to authorities that they were assaulted and robbed at gunpoint. They were traveling in route to Mahahual on the Mayan Coast when a black pickup followed them just outside of El Cafetal. The couple were travelling in a motor home and were robbed of credit cards, laptops, ect. […]
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A tour operator is accused of murdering an Argentine tourist in front of his girlfriend at the beach resort of Buzios, Brazil. The tourist was trying to claim tickets for entrance to one of the events for Carnival. Read Article
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The president of the Regional Government of Cusco, Jorge Acurio said eight provinces in emergency for 60 days before the natural disasters in recent days. These are the provinces of Acomayo, Anta, Calca, Canas, Cusco, La Convención, Paruro and Quispicanchi. Read Article
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This past Tuesday, a Canadian tourist’s hotel room was burglarized in Colonia La Madera in Zihuatanejo. According to the Ministry of Tourist Assistance as reported by suracapulco.com.mx, the victim was robbed of $1000 USD and 170 in Canadian dollars. The burglar entered through the window of the hotel room. The news report did not state […]
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On Friday evening a bus was reported to have crashed at kilometer 57 on the central highway of Matacuna. Elcomercio.pe indicated that 27 people were killed in the accident. There are a number of bodies that have yet to be identified. Numerous persons were hospitalized. Other Information: Bus company was ‘Perla del Sur’. Reports that […]
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The train service to the Inca citadel of Machu Picchu, Peru’s biggest tourist attraction (southeast), was temporarily suspended on Friday due to damage by heavy railway affecting the Andean region, the company that offers that service. The train service to the Inca citadel of Machu Picchu, Peru’s biggest tourist attraction (southeast), was temporarily suspended on […]
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Brazil, which will host the 2014 World Cup and the 2016 Olympic Games trails only El Salvador, Colombia, Venezuela, Guatemala and the Virgin Islands for the number of homicides proportional to its population, said the report carried out by the Sangari Institute. Read Article
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Violence has hit the shores of Mazatlan again. Earlier this week per police and press reports, two young men were gunned down in front of the Las Flores Hotel which is located in the middle of the Zona Dorada which was full of tourists and foreigners at the time. Apparently, the two men were trying […]
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Gord Wiles, Chery Wiles and Debbie Bachman had been helping out at an orphanage in Nicaragua when they decided to visit a volcano east of the capital Managua. Read Article
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If you are one of the many who do not love the heat, take note and begin looking for ways to cool off as March and April will be “hot months”, so says the Instituto Meteorológico Nacional (IMN) – Costa Rica’s national weather service. Read Article
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The Director-General of the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (Unesco) Irina Bokova will pay an official visit to the southern Cusco region and know the progress made on the protection and conservation of Machu Picchu, Regional Director of Culture Juan Julio Garcia said. Read Article
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As more and more people are learning the many benefits of traveling to Costa Rica for dental and healthcare, Costa Rican Medical Care continues to lead the way as a medical tourism provider. Using the internationally accredited (and patient-centered) providers in Costa Rica offers savings of 30% – 70% over U.S. prices. Read Article
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The Movechannel.com recently spoke about the International Living conference in Quito, Ecuador. The article mentions one of the presenters stating you can retire in Ecuador for as little at $500 dollars per month. “Than $500 a Month Expat John Curran watered that seed when he took the stage a bit later. He explained how he […]
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Last week a Swiss tourist staying at the Hotel Kiya in Huancayo left his room to eat according to Diario Correo. When he returned he discovered that his room had been broken into. The thief stole the victim’s laptop, money, cell phone, and credit cards. Police suspect a guest staying a few doors down from […]
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So far in 2011 one person has drowned every two days in Costa Rica. Protective measures do not seem to have worked at preventing deaths. Many of the deaths so far this year have been in rivers and most victims are under 40. Source: monumental.co.cr
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A new earthquake was registered in the Republic of Panama yesterday, Feb. 22, 2011. This one – the ninth to hit the country so far in February, was detected in the “fracture zone” (in the Pacific, off the coast of Chiriquí) with a magnitude of 4.2 on the Richter scale, as per the records of […]
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A total of 50 people were evacuated in the city of Puerto Madryn Chubut, due to heavy rains that occurred today. Police sources estimated the number of assisted and auto amounted to 50, due to the torrential rain that hit the city, located in the northwest of Chubut. Read Article
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Access to the UNESCO World Heritage Site of Peru’s picturesque Inca city of Machu Picchu, suffering from a growing demand of tourists wishing to visit and access the site, must become limited to protect it, UNESCO chief Irina Bokova tells AFP. “Machu Picchu is a victim of its own success, because the interest is huge.Read […]
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The Federación Nacional de Porteadores (Fenapo) announced on Monday its plans for the roadblocks by “porteadores” or illegal taxis, that will be countrywide. The plan, as explained by Fenapo, is start the protest at 5am Wednesday… Read Article
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Lapoliciaca.com reported that 50 year old Canadian, Deborah McCain was found dead Monday morning in an upscale hotel located in San Miguel del Allende, Mexico. It appeared from the initial investigation that her death may have been caused by carbon monoxide poisoning due to a gas leak from the room heater that was not turned […]
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A 20-year-old University of Alcalá student from Spain died Monday after falling from the third floor of a hotel in Cancun, a fact that is being investigated by local police. Boto Diego Galindo, 20, who arrived in Cancun on holiday with a group of 39 Spanish students, according to a statement released by the state […]
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The Patriotic Society Party assemblyman from Azuay, Fernando Aguirre, criticizes the lack of support from banks in countries with the proposal to declare a state of emergency in Cuenca, in response to increased criminal activity. Here is one of the comments made by a reader of the article in eltiempo.com.ec “Mr. Aguirre is the first […]
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Another bus wreck injuring numerous people in route from Manabi to Jujan in Guayas Province. Eltiempo.com.ec reported the accident of a bus belonging to Cooperativa Valencia. It was reported to have crashed into a trailer in the middle of the night leaving at least 20 people injured. There were 49 passengers.
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By air, sea and land police are intent on attacking the out of control crime situation in Limón. Residents of Los Cocos, in Cieneguita de Limón Sunday reported a shooting that wound up with the detention of 4 people and the seizure of four firearms. The confrontation was confirmed by the commanding officer of the […]
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Again the dollar has hit sub-bottom measured against a very limited global currency, the Costa Rica colon, resulting in business losses, government losses and excessive costs of living on all but the basics. Read Article
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Officials said they have noticed a spike in intestinal-related health issues that are being blamed on the water crisis in the Panama City area that resulted in many areas going without water for up to two months. Epidemiological reports from the Ministry of Health show that there were 113 more cases of severe diarrhea in […]
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Mexico is a foreign country where there are more violent deaths of American civilians, said the State Department of that country are alert because the number is rising. Potosí. Jaime Zapata, agent of the Bureau of Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE by its initials in English) and attached to the U.S. Embassy in Mexico, died […]
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Last week I got caught in a flash flood in the streets of Quillacollo AND a bloqueo/road-block thrown up by transportistas demanding a better chunk of pay– both at the same time. So — after an hour of going nowhere, brown water lapping at my engine, and now stuck back in the casita at El […]
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A spate of attacks on taxis in the Mexican resort city of Acapulco has left 12 taxi drivers or passengers dead, police said Sunday, just hours before the Mexican Open tennis tournament is scheduled to start. Acapulco has been the scene of bloody drug cartel turf wars, and taxi drivers have often been targeted for […]
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One of the potential impacts of climate change that arouses most concern is an increase in diseases transmitted by tropical insects, like Chagas’ disease, Argentina’s main endemic illness. However, while they are aware of shifting climate zones, experts consider the biggest threat of expansion of Chagas’ disease to arise not from global warming, but from […]
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GERMAN TOURIST DIES IN TORRES DEL PAINE NATIONAL PARK A German tourist identified as Robert Kornelius Bott, 68, died in the area of Lago Grey in Torres del Paine National Park. The park manager, Guillermo Santana, said that at 18:25 hours on Thursday received a statement from the lodge radial Grey, who reported that in […]
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With 50,000 daily visitors arriving in over 20,000 cars, gaining access to the Santiago International Airport can take over 15 minutes through traffic. To address this problem, MOP and the road construction group Costanera Norte have initiated a series of projects to improve surrounding roads and airport access points. Read Article
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MDZOL.com reported today that American tourist, Robert Jerome, died in the Caverna de las Brujas near Malargüe, Argentina. He was reported to be age 65 and authorities believed he died of an apparent heart attack. His corpse was found in a decomposed state. Read Article Video of Caverna de las Brujas – unrelated to current […]
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Sharp fall in arrivals of “springbreakers” The Secretary of Tourism Promotion of Guerrero acknowledged that springbreakers foreign tourists fell by the perception held outside Mexico on the serious problems of insecurity. The owner of the SEFOTUR, Ernesto Rodríguez Escalona, said he had no precise information on the crash rate on the reservations of springbreakers that […]
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Two Germans and two Swiss tourists capturing the best images from the Plaza Grande. Con sus cámaras fotográficas retrataban el monumento de la Libertad y el Palacio de Carondelet. With their cameras portraying the monument of freedom and the Palacio de Carondelet. Moreover, the cameras had not at hand but that hung around his neck.These […]
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In 2010 a total of 2.647.869 non resident tourists visited Argentina, data supported by the International Tourism poll and sponsored by the Tourism Ministry and Indec. The main sources of information are the international airport of Ezeiza and the smaller Aeroparque terminal in downtown Buenos Aires that operates a shuttle to neighbouring Montevideo in Uruguay. […]
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Buenos Aires state Gov. Daniel Scioli says worker are searching to make sure there are no more people trapped in the wreckage, located near the San Miguel station, 12 miles (20 kilometers) west of Argentina’s capital. Read Article Preliminary reports from CLARIN.com state it appears the accident may have been due to human error.
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A number of Venezuelans dead and wounded Saturday in an attack on a disco in the Mexican city of Guadalajara were graduate students and reconstructive plastic surgery, reported the embassy in Mexico. In the shooting and grenade attack perpetrated against the “Club Butter” killed six people, four of which were Venezuelan, a man and two […]
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The aquarium of Mazatlan has issued a warning to swimmers regarding the toxic sea snake. The aquarium reported to El Sol de Mazatlan that the the snakes are much more prevalent due to constant changes in water temperature in the region. The snakes are not aggressive by nature, however, if touched or harrassed may bite. […]
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The Riu hotel that caught fire this morning, was closed four times because of lack of security measures and lack of licenses for a project change, reports the director of Inspection and Surveillance in Guadalajara, Veronica Martinez Espinoza. Read ArticleVIDEO OF HOTEL UNDER CONSTRUCTION – SCHEDULED TO BE OPEN IN 2011
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The mystery surrounding the deaths of two men of foreign origin that fell into two different sites in the town of Palmyra, but so far have determined the cause of death. The first case became known to the 12:00 noon when a man got out with two suitcases from a taxi at the Calle 34 […]
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A former north Alabama businessman was among 14 people killed in a plane crash in Honduras. Jim Howell owned Carpet Care in Fort Payne for about 30 years before selling it and moving to Honduras in 2003 to be a missionary. Read Article
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The meeting “A new challenge: new opportunities for research collaboration against dengue”, sponsored by the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO), brings together specialists to Friday across the continent in San Juan. The aim is to exchange information and identify priorities in the fight against disease transmitted by aedes aegypti mosquito, which each year affects about […]
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Its mayor Victor Raul Hidalgo aims to fight against the narcotics trade and prostitution in the spa piurano.The mayor of the resort of Mancora , Víctor Raúl Hidalgo arrived in Lima to ask the Interior Ministry to send more police force to combat gangs and drug dealers Prostitution affecting this area of northern Peru. Read […]
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Emergency declared in Arequipa because of torrential rains. Read Article
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1. Situation Update Heavy rainfall continues to affect vast regions of Bolivia. Seven out of nine Departments have been already affected. The Government of the Department of La Paz declared red alert due to recent river floods. In the municipality of Quime, 50 houses were affected by the overflow of the Quime River. Read Article
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A recent study by the Ministerio de Salud (Health ministry) reveals that Costa Ricans have not stopped having sex, but what they have forgotten is to use a condom to protect against sexually transmitted diseases. According to the Encuesta Nacional de Salud Sexual y Reproductiva (survey) by ministerio de Salud, up to 70% of Costa […]
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The Juan Santamaría International airport in San José, Costa Rica’s largest and busiest airport, handles up to three thousands uses with some 40 flights coming and going daily. And part of that daily commonplace activity is drug trafficking, mainly leaving Costa Rica headed for the United States, Canada and Europe. Read Article
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The Security Ministry has declared the province of Limón a priority in their efforts to combat drug trafficking, organized crime and delinquency. “Starting now Limón is a priority, and as such an integral effort will begin with gathering intelligence and analyzing everything that happens, so that through a widely coordinated effort begin [sic] to attack […]
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Travelers are reminded to be vigilant when visiting Trujillo. La Republica.pe reported that seventeen tourists have been victimized due to theft or robbery since January through February 13, 2011. 1. The delinquents will often gain the trust of the victim by speaking their language. A third party is brought in to relieve the victim of […]
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“North Bay residents stranded in Argentina. Need your help.” The e-mail cry came from Pam Walker and Pierre Simard during a South American New Year’s vacation last month when they found themselves without passports as their cruise sailed away without them. Read Article
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olice in Puerto Rico say a 22-year-old American tourist has died after apparently falling from a seaside cliff. Police spokesman Jonathan Matias in the western city of Mayaguez said Casey Rich Gingerich likely got too close to the edge of a 200-foot (61-meter) cliff and fell. Strong winds may have caused the fall but Matias […]
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No traces of Polish climber was lost on Saturday afternoon at the Aconcagua and concerned by the persistence of bad weather, in a tragic week in which there were two deaths (a total of five on the season) and a dozen evacuees. Read Article
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From a height of 5 meters on a rocky slope to the river bed Cochamó fell at noon on Monday the hiker, 53, identified as Luis Ibáñez Contreras who was trekking in the sector “Boards.” Read Article
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Eight out of nine regions in Bolivia are still suffering the effects of heavy rains and flooding, according to the National Meteorological and Hydrological Service. According to the service, the rains will continue in Chuquisaca and as of this Thursday, will affect Chaco Boliviano, Santa Cruz and Cochabamba Tropic. Read Article
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Border patrol officers apprehended a fugitive in the Darién Monday evening who is wanted in connection with two murders. Javier Martín, of Spain, is being sought for questioning in the disappearances of American Don North and in the death of Jean Pierre Bouahard of France. North has been missing since January and Bouhard was found […]
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In May 2005, a German economist named Stefan Ziemendorff went for a hike in the Utcabamba valley. He’d been working on a wastewater project in the Amazonas province of Northern Peru, and was taking a day off to hunt for one of the region’s abundant pre-Incan ruins. When he crossed into a blind ravine, though, […]
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A small Honduran commercial airliner crashed Monday near the capital, killing all 14 people aboard, including a high government official and a union leader, authorities said. The Central American Airlines plane was on a routinely scheduled daily flight, airline manager Felix Pacheco said. Read Article
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A 45 year old woman broke down in Carlos Paz at the weekend and died for lack of medical care. Gladys Mendoza, in the locality of Hurlingham, was vacationing with her sisters and brother. This is the second case in just one week in the main resort of Córdoba. Last week died in a similar […]
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The Flores family’s frequent trips to visit family in Mexico begin with a two-hour drive from their suburban Los Angeles home to San Diego, followed by a quick jaunt across the border to the Tijuana airport for the flight to Guadalajara. Read Article
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