At least six people were killed Saturday and 37 wounded when attackers sprayed the entrance to a bar in Guadalajara, Mexico, with gunfire and lobbed a grenade. The bar, called the Butler Club, is in the tourist district of Guadalajara, CNN said. Citing the Mexican news agency Notimex, CNN said gunmen opened fire outside the bar and threw at least one grenade inside. Read Article
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450 Russian-made Lada cars were handed over to Nicaraguan taxi drivers in a ceremony that was held in the capital Managua and attended by President Daniel Ortega on Saturday. Read Article
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He tried to flee, but the long arm of the Costa Rican law reached out and got their man, who in less than 24 hours was back on Costa Rican soil, after being involved in a hit and run accident on the autopista General Cañas. The accident occurred late Wednesday evening (at 11:23pm) when a […]
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International Cristo Redentor tunnel, which links Mendoza with Chile, was closed yesterday afternoon after the earthquake in the neighboring country due to a landslide that blocked the route across the mountains, said the National Highways (DNV) and police personnel. Read Article
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An 6.8-magnitude earthquake has struck central Chile, in the region that was hit by a huge quake and tsunami in February last year. Thousands of people fled to higher ground but there have been no reports of deaths or serious damage. Read Article
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Taca Airlines announced new flights from Peru’s capital city of Lima to Trujillo, Tarapoto and Juliaca starting February 15. The routes will complement the company’s current flight from Lima to Cusco. Yesterday the company also presented the new Embraer 190 aircrafts, to be used in the new Peru routes. Read Article
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Costa Rica Hit And Run Suspect Attempted Fleeing To Canada, Picked Up In The U.S. The suspect who ran over and killing one worker on the Virilla or “platina” bridge of the autopista General Cañas didn’t make it enter the United States when he was surprised by the US Customs and Border officials who detained […]
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The flight of the hit and run suspect caught in the U.S. fleeing Costa Rica, is a state of mind of many – not all – foreigners in Costa Rica. I am sure you have heard it being spoken in a bar or two somewhere over time – “if I get into trouble, I just […]
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Juan Carlos Schrader Iñapi of Tarapoto, Peru, took a drink of Inca Kola and discovered when drinking the soft drink that there was a piece of black solid material in the bottle. Read Article ——————————– Notes: 1. Inca Kola is one of the most famous soft drinks in Peru. 2. No matter where you are […]
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YELLOW FEVER – SOUTH AMERICA: PERU (SAN MARTIN) SUSPECTED Date: Mon 7 Feb 2011 Source: Diario Voces [in Spanish, trans. Mod.TY, edited] A 20 year old man, from Ayabaca, Piura, who resided in the Aguajal sector of the village of Nuevo Jaen in the Campanilla district [Mariscal Caceres province, San Martin region], was moved urgently […]
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The airport was closed and flights were canceled. Hundreds of domestic and foreign tourists are stranded. Closing Alfredo Rodriguez Ballon Airport and the subsequent cancellation of flights was one of the ultimate consequences of the heavy rainfall that supports the city of Arequipa in recent days, the news program “News America.” Read Article
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A Mexican man has been detained in the death of a Royal Caribbean cruise employee who was discovered drowned in the sea off the resort island of Cozumel, authorities said Thursday. Read Article
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Cozumel, the gorgeous Mexican cruise port, has never been more popular, attracting more than 2 million visitors last year—a record. But in recent weeks, one passenger who debarked Royal Caribbean’s Allure of the Seas was killed while on-shore, and one crew member was killed in a separate incident. Read Article SINCE THIS STORY WAS RELEASED […]
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At noon of the day, saw the first victim of the phenomenon of the la nina with the effect of climate change. A woman was preparing to set up a tent in the campsite at Laguna Esmeralda when she was struck by lightning that left her with severe burns to his arms. Read Article
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The World Bank and International Monetary Fund are warning poor regions that have so far not been hit by rising food prices, like sub-Saharan Africa and the Caribbean, to get ready to face them. Food price volatility is here to stay, the World Bank cautioned, amid growing worries there could be another full-blown food crisis […]
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Designed as an apartment venue and later turned into a hotel, GEN is a 26-storey building designed by Felipe Assadi + Francisca Pulido located in Santiago de Chile with the usual green credentials but with two cool details: distributed energy generation with individual solar panels exposed to the front, and a second skin made with […]
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Quechua, the official language of the Inca Empire (Tahuantinsuyo) is being taught at some 25 universities across the United States and Canada, being favorably received by students residing in those countries as well as by Peruvians. Read Article
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Culture Minister Juan Ossio has stressed the need to increase public awareness and interest in Peru’s archaeological heritage by promoting alternative sites to Machu Picchu, the country’s top tourist attraction. Read Article
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The nearly 200 theatres in the Argentine capital have been staging an increasing number of plays exploring gender identity or specifically gay issues in recent years, in mainstream, fringe and state-run productions. Read Article
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On Tuesday, the Ombudsman of Panama and the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) launched the “Campaign Against the Commercial Sexual Exploitation of Children and Adolescents”, which seeks to put a stop to this crime and promote a culture of zero tolerance for this crime among the Panamanian population. The Ombudsman, Ricardo Vargas, said in his […]
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A 28-year-old British woman who was on holiday in the Jamaican resort of Montego Bay was shot dead in a taxi in which she was travelling with her seven-year-old daughter, the Foreign Office has confirmed.
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A South Korean tourist died while snorkeling in the southern Mexican resort town of Akumal, Mexico earlier this week, according to the South Korean embassy. The 32-year-old, identified only by his surname Kim, was given CPR by other tourists who found him floating in waters off the coast of Akumal on Monday afternoon, but without […]
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American tourist, Samantha Paige died yesterday at the Cancun General Hospital. Prensa Radio Santiago reported that she suffered from hemorrhaging after swallowing a piercing which damaged her internal organs. She had disembarked from the Royal Caribbean ship ‘Allure of the Seas’ at Cozumel. Read Article Royal Caribbean was contacted by latinamericacurrentevents.com and provided this statement: […]
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A group of men armed with AK47 and AR15 rifles attacked the Sinaloa Unidad Administrativa office building in Fraccionamiento Tellerías in Mazatlán early Sunday morning, February 6, between 3:30 and 4am shooting out windows and damaging the façade of the building. No one was injured in the attack where over 100 shots were fired. Read […]
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In recent years Costa Rica has been characterized by its natural beauty and also for the care and cleaning of many beaches. According to the latest study by the Laboratorio Nacional de Aguas de Acueductos y Alcantarillados (AyA) – national water laboratory – of the 100 beaches tested only eight have problems with pollution in […]
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Cartel hitmen are murdering rivals and terrifying residents across Mexico’s second city Guadalajara as it prepares to host the Pan American Games in a deepening of the country’s drugs war. Gunmen firing automatic weapons torched vehicles and blockaded roads in the once-peaceful city this month, the most brazen act so far and an echo of […]
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Expect the menu to be on the red-blooded side, writes Ute Junker. Favourite flavours This is cattle country and you’ll find “bife” on every menu: from asado (barbecue) to bife de chorizo (sirloin steak) or even stuffed in an empanada – which is what locals call a meat pie. Argentina is the fifth-largest producer of […]
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A Chilean judge suspended criminal trespassing charges against a family of Easter Islanders on Tuesday despite their six-month takeover of a $50 million hotel development on their ancestral land. Judge Nora Bahamondes ruled the courts must first determine who rightfully owns the land before deciding whether anybody was trespassing….. Read Article
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A traveler is offered a $9.80-a-day rate for a rental car in Mexico. But an agent refuses to rent the car without insurance, which more than doubles the price of the vehicle. Now neither his agent, nor the rental company, will refund the difference. Is he stuck with the bill? Read Article Seattletimes.com HAVE AN […]
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The Venezuelan Network of Medical Scientific Societies said that if the 452 people who attended a wedding in the Dominican Republic last January 22 and who imported cholera from the Caribbean island are not identified and given medical treatment, epidemiological surveillance of cholera will be inefficient. Read Article
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For generations there are those who jealously guard their ethnic traditions, but they usually share with the world. So Dionisio de la Cruz Hernandez has lived for 40 years for 68 of his age.He has participated in the feast of the town for 20 years. His life is in this community where it is responsible […]
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On February 3, two Dutch nationals were assaulted and robbed of personal belongings by two thugs at Cerro de La Gloria in Buenos Aires. In just four days there were two robberies on tourists in the Cerro de la Gloria, with similar characteristics. Read Article
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A couple of tourists had a bad moment in the raft Maroma, on 1 February, when they broke the glass and stole the vehicle documents and other items. Solicitan que si alguien los encontró, los devuelva. Otra turista estadounidense fue víctima de un robo en la madrugada del domingo. They ask that if anyone found […]
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A foreigner was arrested in Santa Marta in the San José de los Campanos is prosecuted for the crime of violent sexual intercourse with child under 14 and child pornography. The Englishman Paul Anthony Braislford was presented yesterday to Judge First Municipal Criminal functions guarantees that legalized the capture of the subject, who did not […]
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A Canadian tourist died after a fight outside a nightclub at a beach resort in the Dominican Republic and police said Sunday that four other Canadians and an Algerian are accused of taking part in the brawl. Read Article
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Bolivia’s Aerosur plans to acquire an additional Boeing 767-200 and 737-300 this year as the carrier continues its widebody fleet expansion and narrowbody fleet renewal programmes. Read Article
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Police on Easter Island have evicted a group of indigenous people who had been occupying the grounds of a luxury hotel since last year. The group of Rapa Nui say the land on which the hotel was built had been illegally taken from their ancestors generations ago. They have been protesting for months over what […]
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Friends of Kimberley Blackwell, a Canadian who was killed last week in Costa Rica, described her as an animal lover who had campaigned against sloth poaching in that country. Read Article
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It was way off the beaten path, in an off-the-beaten-path kind of country. Not many people think of Venezuela as a tourist destination, perhaps because its outspoken President, Hugo Chavez, seems hell bent on soaking up all the limelight. Locals didn’t seem to mind on Playa Colorado, however, as they crowd the red-sand beach rolling […]
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An icy cold front that swept through northern Mexico over the weekend left 65 zoo animals dead, the zoo’s owner told CNN on Monday. Read Article
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A guided tour featuring the magnificent architecture and art pieces of the Archbishop’s Palace and the Basilica Cathedral of Lima was recently launched with the aim of promoting the cultural and religious heritage of Peru. Cost: 30 soles ($11.00) The tour costs 30 soles (around US$11) per person. The tour is organized by the museum […]
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Air traffic in domestic flights totaled 5,459 733 passengers in 2010, a 27.85 percent increase compared to last year (4,270,510 passengers), the General Administration of Civil Aeronautics (DGAC) reported Monday. Read Article
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Kimberley Blackwell was found outside her home near Puerto Jimenez, the woman found shot, a targeted by poachers and not strangled as indicated by earlier reports. Costa Rica officials say the autopsy revealed Kimberley Blackwell, 53, a former Whitehorse, Yukon resident, died from a gunshot wound. Her body was found Wednesday on the patio of […]
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A crew member of a Royal Caribbean cruise ship has been found dead in the Mexican resort island of Cozumel, possibly the victim of a violent crime, authorities and company officials said yesterday. Read Article
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Chilean authorities evacuated passengers and crew from an Iberia airline flight to Madrid, Spain, following a bomb threat Sunday. Police said later they arrested a Chilean woman in the case. Read Article
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Aside from falling rocks and landslides, there is another danger driving the San José – Caldera highway, rocks being thrown from the hills and overpasses. The road concessionaire, Autopistas del Sol, confirmed at least 20 vehicles suffered damage this past week. Read Article
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He who cooks faster, gets the customer, as a fast food war is underway in Costa Rica, as fast food companies vie for customers and market share. Consumers are being bombarded with all kinds of advertising, from billboards, to flyers to newspaper and television ads and special pricing offers to get their share of customers. […]
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In Guatemala the Convention on Wetlands came into force on 26 October 1990. Guatemala presently has 7 sites designated as Wetlands of International Importance, with a surface area of 628,592 hectares. Wetland ecosystems are part of Guatemala´s natural wealth. In Guatemala the sites are: Eco-región Lachuá, Manchón-Guamuchal, Parque Nacional Laguna del Tigre. Parque Nacional Yaxhá-Nakum-Naranjo. […]
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In the coming weeks will be intensified rainfall, by the beginning of the first rainy season of 2011, as he called Ricardo Lozano, director of the Institute of Hydrology, Meteorology and Environmental Studies, Ideam. Read Article
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Urabá Guard units rescued 11 people, among whom are 10 foreign tourists and a Colombian, who were aboard a boat that drifted in the field of Narsi island in the municipality of Acandí, Chocó. In the traditional boat name “Elis 2”, built in fiberglass, sedesplazaban two Canadians, two Italians, a Briton, two Swedes, one Australian […]
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A team of Spanish researchers studied the impact of invasive species and shrub plants threatened the Galapagos Islands, to assess the loss of biodiversity in the Ecuadorian archipelago, reported the Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas (CSIC) in Spain. Read Article
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Police authorities in the last hours deepen investigations into the death of a German citizen, whose body was found stabbed on Wednesday at the International Airport General Gregorio Luperon “in this jurisdiction. Erich Zipfel, 45, was found near the counter of the Dutch airline Martinair, the terminal located in the community of La Union (crabs), […]
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Based on a report from the Epidemiological Surveillance Head Office, Ministry of Health released on Friday, reported events of cholera in Venezuela already amount to 245. The events include 28 people requiring inpatient treatment and 61, outpatient treatment. A total of 156 people have received prophylactic treatment despite having no symptoms. Read Article
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Freezing weather and snow have paralysed much of northern Mexico, which is experiencing its lowest temperatures in more than 50 years. Thousands of homes have been left without electricity and water, and schools and factories have been closed. Read Article
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SUBJECT: SECURITY UPDATE Date: February 03, 2011 Warden Message issued from U.S. Consulate Guadalajara This Warden Message is being issued due to a marked escalation of criminal activity in the Guadalajara metropolitan area and includes updated safety recommendations for all U.S. citizens residing or traveling in the Guadalajara area. On the evening of February 1st, […]
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A health official in Mexico says the producer of the Superman films of the 1970s and ’80s is recovering at a hospital after being admitted in a state of disorientation and suffering facial and head injuries. Read Article
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The Foreign Affairs Department of Canada reported that a national has been murdered in Canada. Canadian authorities are working with their counterparts in Costa Rica to investigate the murder. The victim is Kimberly Blackwell, age 53. Friends reported that she had been beaten and strangled. Her body was located at the patio of her home […]
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Eldiario.ec reported yesterday there were two individuals involved in a serious motorcycle accident in Manta, Ecuador. In 2010, there were 500 vehicle accidents in which 65% involved motorcycles. The transit department stated that in most accidents involving a motorcycle, it was the driver of the motorcycle to blame. The department revealed the accidents usually involve […]
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At about 8 am yesterday, the remains of German mountaineer Karl Heinz Bar , were lowered by helicopter to Horcones and subsequently sent to the capital city, to perform the procedures for death. This was reported by the rescue patrol that during Tuesday night after a hard work, the patrol was able to recover the […]
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Two Canadians drowned while with family at Cabo San Lucas. The couple were swimming at Playa Divorcio when a wave washed them out to sea. Efforts to save Linda McDougall failed. Her husband Dale McDougall was located by the Mexican Navy. Playa Divorcio which is near cabo San Lucas is known for strong currents. Source: […]
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Four Cities were hit that will host World Cup A widespread blackout cut power to millions of people across Brazil’s northeast Friday, but officials insisted the accident should not raise worries about the energy supply in a nation that will host an Olympics and a World Cup. Read Article
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The Cámara Turismo de Jacó (Jacó tourism chamber) recognizes the problem of sexual exploitation of the Pacific beach town and proposes to create a zone of tolerance. Read Article
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Effect of violence on tourism brings new threat to the insect’s survival A soft afternoon sunlight cuts into a chilly forest of firs that provides winter haven for tens of millions of monarch butterflies. As their forebears have for time beyond memory, these monarchs have traveled as much as 3,000 miles, from across much of […]
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Supporters of the Zapatista Army of National Liberation (EZLN) kidnapped and held for a day 17 tourists, after a clash with peasants aligned with the government, near well-known waterfalls in the southeastern state of Chiapas, Mexican authorities said Thursday. Read Article REPORTS STATE TOURISTS WERE FROM CANADA, FRANCE, ARGENTINA, AND MEXICO
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As of Wednesday, February 9 this year, will be included in the airfare airport taxes for domestic and international passengers. This fee was previously charged in windows located within the airports. This became known Fernando Guerrero, aeronautical authority of the Directorate General of Civil Aviation, by Resolution No. 066, and amended Resolution No. 104 of […]
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Dominican Republic police are investigating the death of German touritst, Erich Erich Zipfel, age 45. He was found dead with mutliple knife wounds in a vacant area of the Puerto Plato airport. El Nacional.com.do
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The Ministry of Health (Sesau) is a new warning to the public about the increasing number of dengue cases reported in Alagoas. In January this year, were reported 369 dengue cases, while in the same period last year, there were 247 notifications. The superintendent of the Health Surveillance Sesau, Sandra Canuto, recalled that the State, […]
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In order to prevent the occurrence and spread of dengue, the regional government of Callao launched an educational campaign and the distribution of information booklets on the subject at the Jorge Chávez International Airport and the seaport. Read Article
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Due to the endemic dengue affecting the area and has already killed three people, the city of Ciudad del Este declared “health emergency” through Resolution No. 096/2011. This is to intensify work to fight against evil to curb the risks. Read Article
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A private autopsy has confirmed that businesswoman Tricia Seuraj died from haemorrhagic fever. This was disclosed yesterday by a close relative. The relative, who asked not to be identified, said Seuraj’s family retained pathologist Dr Hughvon de Vignes to conduct a private autopsy which confirmed she died as a result of organ failure caused by […]
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The man who brought “Superman” to the big screen in 1978 has gone missing in Mexico City, according to his friends and family. 63-year-old Ilya Salkind was last heard from on Sunday, when he spoke to friends and business partners in L.A. Read Article
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The companies that run trips to Panama agreed to suspend travel to that country to protest immigration restrictions that implement the canal authorities since last week. Carriers made that decision after a meeting with officials of the Consular Directorate of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Nicaragua, who attended in place of Foreign Minister Samuel […]
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Airport operator Grupo Aeroportuario del Sureste SAB (ASR, ASUR.MX), or Asur, said Tuesday it’s contemplating legal action that could potentially drag out for years if antitrust authorities don’t change their minds and let the company bid on a new airport. Read Article
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A Canadian tourist was in a stable condition Tuesday after being attacked by a shark off Mexico’s Caribbean beach resort of Cancun, tourism officials said. Read Article
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A slight percentage drop in tourism is projected for January, as confirmed by the director of Sernatur, Alvaro Castilla. Los motivos de esta baja -que se espera sea dada a conocer la próxima semana- son “un poco previsibles”, dice Castilla y se deben “al tema del tipo de cambio” y en menor medida al terremoto. […]
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The Naturist Association Chile Playa Luna, who on Sunday celebrated the anniversary only 11 of the resort where nudity is an authorized official practice, will celebrate Valentine’s Day with a tour of the place, on Sunday 13 February. Explains René Rojas La Tercera, one of the founders of the Anachie (Naturist Association of Chile) and […]
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It was 7:00am last Friday morning when a passenger bus of the Autobuses Unidos de Sinaloa line travelling from Culiacán to Mazatlán on the Maxipista stopped close to the town of La Cruz Elota and three young men boarded as passengers. As the bus approached Estación Dimas in San Ignacio, the young men left their […]
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The anonymous Canadians and Americans who live in Mazatlán full or part time told the reporter that the insecurity did not affect them, but rather the broken sidewalks, open manholes without covers in the Zona Dorada and Centro Histórico and general deterioration of tourist attractions concerned them most. Read Article
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In a meeting yesterday between State Secretary of Tourism, Oralia Rice Rodríguez, the Justice department, Secretary of Public Security and officials from the Carnival Cruise Line, Rice Rodríguez promised an “armored plate” security presence for cruise ship passengers visiting Mazatlán. With the installation of more than 100 newly recruited elite police officers, Rice Rodríguez guaranteed […]
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Severe floods triggered by torrential downpours have killed at least six people in southern Brazil and driven thousands from their homes. The Civil Defense department in Santa Catarina state says the floods that began in mid-January have forced nearly 21,000 people to leave their homes and 71 cities to declare a state of emergency. Read […]
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A passenger ship returning from Antartica to Argentina ran aground on Matha Strait just north of Antartica. Rescue workers are conducting rescue operations. There have been no reports of injuries and the ship is not heavily damaged. Passengers included eight Australians, 14 Britons, 9 Canadians, and 32 Americans. Read Article
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The United States Department of State provides information as to deaths of American Citizens around the world. Below is the information taken from their site for American citizens who died in Ecuador from January 1, 2009 through June of 2010. It appears the database is usually updated about six months behind an incident. In the […]
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A Yuma jeweler has been fatally shot in Mexico while visiting relatives. The family of Jorge Ahuactzin told the Yuma Sun that he and his brother were fatally shot Friday outside Manuel Ahuactzin’s home in central Mexico’s Tlaxcala state. Read Article
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Five people have been charged in connection with a deadly explosion at a Mexican hotel resort that claimed seven lives. Mexican officials have issued five apprehension orders over the Nov. 14, 2010, explosion in a Playa del Carmen hotel that killed five Canadian tourists and two resort employees. Read Article
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At least 34 people were killed when a river in southeastern Bolivia burst its banks, sweeping away a passenger bus and a truck, authorities said Sunday. Read Article
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A helicopter from the megayacht Octopus, owned by Microsoft co-founder Paul Allen, made an emergency landing on water in Argentina’s far south on Monday, officials said, injuring one co-pilot. Allen was not on board. Read Article
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Central Chile still runs the risk of a large earthquake close to the site of last February’s Magnitude 8.8 event, scientists say. It was widely speculated at the time that the tremor would have released pressure on the fault running through the country’s Maule region. Read Article
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Although the number of stolen vehicles was down in 2010, it still continues to be a problem for vehicle owners in Costa Rica, who authorities say that in many cases the vehicle’s owner unwillingly contributes to theft. The Organismo de Investigación Judicial (OIJ) reports that half of the stolen vehicles in 2010, owner’s neglect was […]
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The Galápagos National Park Service has launched a project to protect the famous archipelago’s endangered species by wiping out introduced, invasive rats. As has been done in other locations, such as Australia’s Christmas Island, the Galápagos rats will be targeted with poison bait dropped from helicopters, starting on nine of the chain’s small and medium-sized […]
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A sixty-year old female was detained at the airport in Cusco, peru, for possession of 13 kilos of cocaine in two pieces of luggage. The suspect had arrived as a tourist and was stopped by authorities when attempting to depart for Lima and return to Spain. Read Article
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According to SEMAHMI, strong rains are to continue in the central and southern regions of Peru until April. The forecast is that rains will be most severe in February. Areas most impacted with be Ayacucho, Puno, Cusco, and Madre de Dios. Ayacucho and Huncavelica have recently had 41 communitites isolated due to landslides on roads.
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This past Friday, national police were called to the archaeology site of Huayacán Pariachi located in Distrito Ate., in the province of Lima. Thousands of Peruvians had taken possession the hillsides around the site. A police helicopter was called in and sprayed the residents with tear gas. Inhabitants claimed the may had offered the space […]
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The road Vía Cusco-Quillabamba has had restrictions placed regarding travel via transport. At the current time there is no driving allowed at night on the route due to the increased rainfall, rocks, landslides and mud. Source RPP
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A consumer-advocate organization and local news media are reporting that Chile’s top antitrust authorities have suspended a merger between Chilean airline LAN and Brazilian airline TAM. The daily newspaper La Tercera is reporting that the five members of the Court for the Defense of Free Competition agreed to suspend the merger while they determine whether […]
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The number of cholera cases has jumped to 111 in Venezuela as more people tested positive after attending a wedding with contaminated food in the Dominican Republic, the country’s health minister said Friday.The patients were all receiving treatment, and 27 were hospitalized, Health Minister Eugenia Sader told the Caracas-based television network Telesur. Read Article
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A mother has been waiting a year to find out if a burned body found in Panama is that of her missing son. Backpacker, Alex Humphrey, 29, from Stockport, disappeared in Chiriqui in August 2009. In February last year a corpse was found not far from where Alex was staying. Read Article
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Diane Thorne, 67, and her husband Neil Edmondson have vacationed in Mexico more than a dozen times over the past 30 years without incident, but during their most recent trip Edmondson spent eight tense hours in a city jail following a car accident. The experience nearly sent the 78-year-old retiree, who has severe asthma and […]
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The AP reported that on Friday an American Airline’s 757 made an emergency landing in Jamaica en route from Quito, Ecuador to Miami. According to American Airlines, the pilot made the precautionary decision afer a temperature indication warning was issued on the right engine of the aircraft. There were 155 on board plus the crew. […]
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On Thursday afternoon a 35 year old Polish man drowned while swimming at Playa Santa Marianita. Located 20 km from Manta, the victim was swimming in the late afternoon when a large wave took him out to sea. His girlfriend summoned the fire department but they were not able to locate the victim’ body. The […]
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As President Felipe Calderon insists on maintaining its drug war, articulated in groups organized crime increased their level of violence, from December 2006 to this date has claimed more than 34,000 murders, including foreigners from states U.S., Cuba, Guatemala, El Salvador, Honduras, Colombia, Peru, Brazil, Canada, Germany, Finland, China, Austria, Israel and Spain among other […]
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