Venezuela’s Health Minister Eugenia Sader confirmed on Thursday 37 cholera chases in the South American country, as well as 12 cases of Venezuelans who are receiving medical attention in Dominican Republic, two in Madrid, one in Mexico and one in Boston. Read Article
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Arturo Aviles, 50, is missing in Mexico. He disappeared in November after he left Houston and drove his SUV to Mexico to apply for a vehicle permit in Matamoros. Read Article
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U.S. and Mexican authorities are investigating the killing of a U.S. missionary in Mexico, even as mission groups in Texas are re-evaluating the risks of working in the country. Fifty-nine-year-old Nancy Davis had ministered in Mexico for 40 years. Her husband said they were about 70 miles south of the border when gunmen in a […]
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Lagaceta.com website reported today that the government of Argentina in an agreement with Aerolineas Argentina are going to offer free flights from any destination within Argentina to Salta. This promotion is for the months of May and June 2011, and is only for foreign tourists. The article further stated the information was announced by Federico […]
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1. Eleven regions of Peru have been alerted to continued and heavy rains. 2. On Monday morning there was a landslide on the part of the railway between Cusco and Machu Picchu. It was cleared in the afternoon. 3. RPP.com.pe reported that there were also other landslides on the track reported Monday night which have […]
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The Popular National Resistance Front (FNEP) in Honduras prepares protest demonstrations for this Thursday on the first anniversary of the government of Porfirio Lobo. Lobo took power on January 27 of 2010 after elections in November that were qualified as illegal by popular sectors because they were called under a coup government. Read Article
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Despite the efforts by organizers to clean up the image of the Palmares Festival, authorities report 21 people arrested daily during the 12 days of activities, among them abuse of liquor, assaults and drugs. Read Article
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Getting around Costa Rica with your iPhone just got easier thanks to iGo’s latest navigation app for Costa Rica. However, it’s not a regular GPS navigation application, since addresses in Costa Rica do not follow a systematic road naming and house numbering system. Rather, iGO uses the POI Guidance feature that refers to over 34,000 […]
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In a novel approach, the Instituto Costarricense de Electricidad (ICE), is considering to reduce the quality of its cellular service to address the congestion of the GSM cellular network. In the last couple of months, cellular service problems have plagued the state telecom and customers, as the GSM network reaches design capacity. Read Article
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Since recovering part of their territory in 2005, an indigenous Guaraní community in the northeastern Argentine province of Misiones is working to maintain and expand a cultural tourism initiative. On about 265 hectares located a 20-minute drive from Iguazú Falls and 10 kilometres from the Argentine city of Puerto Iguazú, people in the Yryapú community […]
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The Mexican Association of Insurance Institutions reported that in 2010, there were 78,870 vehicles reported stolen. This number is 16 percent higher then the vehicles stolen in 2009. Recovery of stolen vehicles were down to 35% in 2010 from 40% in 2009. The two highest areas of theft were in the state of Mexico(22%) and […]
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A 39 year old woman was swimming at Catarindo beach in Islay, Arequipa Peru, when was she was attacked and severely bitten by a seal. Lifeguards were able to save her from the attack and she had received numerous bites and was hospitalized. Source RPP (Peru)
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Panama which uses the U.S. dollar for its’ currency has faced a high cost of returning and replacing the dollar bills to the United States which have deteriorated. The new coins called the “Balboa”, will be in one and two dollar denominations. The average life of a U.S. bill is from between six and twelve […]
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“We are a peaceful people. We don’t like war. We don’t want police and military on our land,” said Erity Teave, an indigenous activist from the Chilean-administered Easter Island in the Pacific Ocean. With tears welling up in her eyes, but still trying to manage a graceful smile, she asked: “Do you think the U.N. […]
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Argentina, addressing a bank security problem that is bedeviling much of South America, said it would ban cell phones from bank lobbies to counter a rash of robberies of customers who are being assailed after making withdrawals. Read Article
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A brick from The Cavern Club, a check for 11 pounds signed by Ringo Starr, an “authentic” Beatles wig. These and thousands of other objects related to the “Fab Four” are luring Beatles fans to a new museum in Buenos Aires. Read Article
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Three-lane freeways, skyscrapers and modern cars: an unexpected scenery in a “third-world” country best known for the biggest debt default in history. This is Buenos Aires, the city of contrasts. Poor neighborhoods next to the presidential palace and shanty towns over the railway from the richest district of the capital. Read Article
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While the rest of Mexico is in turmoil, the good times keep on rollin’ at Cabo San Lucas. Landing at the tourist destination at the very southern tip of Baja California, it seems like you’re in a parallel world. Here’s an Applebee’s, a downtown mall, a Home Depot and pristine beaches as far as you […]
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Scientists are still hoping to mate the near century-old giant tortoise from the Galapagos — even though efforts over the past two decades have failed. The Galapagos National Park said in a statement Thursday said that they are providing two new female partners for George, who is believed to be the last living member of […]
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The Central Bank regulated the bank security law, passed on the end of last year amid the boom in the form of theft known as “leaks. And it presents a surprise: according to the vice president of the company, Michael Pesce, customers and employees should leave bags or lockers their cell phones when entering a […]
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Heavy rainfalls in Sao Paulo has flooded highways and disrupted traffic, prompting the mayor’s office to issued a warning to the people of the city, the Associated Press reported on Wednesday. Brazilian officials said hundreds of others were missing. They also mentioned the number of deaths might surpass 1,000 in the coming days. Read Article
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Panama has been experiencing some water issues. The newspaper La Prensa conducted a study and had bottled water from Panama tested by an independent lab. The results show that that five brands tested to have unsafe levels of bacteria. Aqua Sana, Aqua Viva, and Purissima, had higher than what is considered safe levels of bacteria. […]
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Alejandro Rojas Diaz-Duran, head of the local Ministry of Tourism, lamented that for the 2011 local government no longer has insurance for foreign tourists visiting Mexico City. Read Article
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Twenty cases of leptospirosis have been detected in the province of Manabi during the first two weeks of 2011. Health officials believe there should not cause alarm but to raise awareness for extreme sanitary measures in their environment, as the disease arises from contact of water with the urine of animals such as rats, horses, […]
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A Canadian woman who claims she was gang-raped by police in Playa del Carmen, Mexico, on New Year’s Eve was arrested earlier that day with her fiancé because they were drunk and hit a car, officials at the Mexican Embassy in Canada said. Rebecca Rutland went to the Canadian consular agency in Playa del Carmen, […]
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Three Italians have remained in prison for eight months in Cuba involved in the death of a 12 year old girl, apparently in a case of drug abuse and prostitution on which the Cuban authorities have been silent about. Read Article
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The Canadian family of a British Columbia man is attempting to get him back from Mexico quickly after he was seriously injured by stray bullets Sunday. Penticton resident Mike Dilorenzo, 69, was walking by a shopping centre in Mazatlan at 1:30 p.m. when men opened fire with AK-47 automatic assault rifles. Another bystander was injured […]
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A strike in southern Chile over a hike in natural gas prices ended Tuesday after the federal government and city leaders reached an agreement. International tourists had been stranded at the Punta Arenas, Chile, airport for hours or longer without food because all of the roads leading out of it were blocked by strikers. One […]
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The bus company “Reina del Camino” who was responsible for a tragic accident in December, has been permitted by Ecuadorian courts to resume operations. The company filed an injunction las Friday at the First Court of Childhood, Adolescence and the Family of Guayaquil. The president of Reina del Camino stated that the judge ruled in […]
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Fast-food chains began in 2011 with an eye on the opening of 20 new restaurants in the Greater Metropolitan Area of San Jose, Costa Rica. Representatives of McDonald’s, Quizno’s, KFC, Teriyaki, Subway, Wendy’s, A’s and Domino’s, have confirmed their plans. Read Article
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A cyclist identified as Ricardo Williams Grant died yesterday afternoon after being hit by a stray bullet near the bridge the neighborhood’s Cieneguita in the center of Limon. Witnesses said a taxi driver and another man facing death in the area when Williams went through the site. Los dos pistoleros huyeron, ilesos, tras herir al […]
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Residents of the community of Nueva Italia, located in Nueva Providencia, Colón, staged a demonstration yesterday, Monday, closing off all four lanes of the heavily-transited Panama-Colón highway. Read Article
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The black-and-white photos still hang in the faded Hotel Los Flamingos. Over there is the muscled star of “Tarzan,” Johnny Weissmuller, who owned the hotel for a time during Acapulco’s heyday. There’s Maureen O’Sullivan. Tyrone Power. Errol Flynn. Fred MacMurray. Read Article
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Strikes against Chile’s proposed 16.8 percent slashing of natural gas to the Magallenes region left thousands of tourists stranded, officials said. Protesters’ roadblocks set up since Wednesday prevented visitors to Torres Del Paine Park from leaving the region’s capital of Punta Arenas and Puerto Natales. Read Article
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On Saturday, 24 year old Canadian, Phillip Shaughnessy died after falling in a gorge that is at least 100 meters deep. According to a witness from the U.S., she told authorities that he slipped and lost his balance. The body was recovered and had significant trauma. It was moved to the morgue in Latacunga for […]
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Local authorities acted quickly to solve the murder of lakeside resident Allan Robert Turnipseed, combing the community for clues that led to the capture early this week of two teenage brothers who have reportedly confessed to the grisly crime. The body of Turnipseed, a 62-year-old U.S. citizen, was discovered in his Riberas del Pilar home […]
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The Observatorio de Seuridad Ciudana recently released their report on stolen cell phones in Quito. In 2009, the number was 3,360. The number increased to 4,050 in 2010. Numbers of phones are stolen from victims during the middle of the day when students are leaving school and after work when people are returning to their […]
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Monday January 24 is the date set by the Instituto Costarricense de Ferrocarriles (Incofer) to begin the San José – Belén commuter train service with a capacity of 300 passengers per trip. The Belén train service was stalled due to the bad winter season in Europer, as the locomotive and cars purchased by the Incofer […]
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The areas of Saripiqui and Matina in the province of Limón are flooded due to the heavy rains of the last couple of days, causing the Saripiqui and Puerto Viejio rivers to overflow their banks. Read Article
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The lack of a gas station in Monteverde puts at risk residents, hotel operators, taxi drivers and visitors. And a miracle that so far there hasn’t been a major fire or accident resulting from the improper handling and storage of gasoline. The only gas station in Monteverde closed in May of 2008, almost three years […]
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WEATHER WARNING: This warning applies to the city and several parts of the country are expected heavy rainfall, gusty winds and possible hail the coming hours, city government announced. The National Weather Service (NWS) issued by a thunderstorm warning for the Federal Capital and the provinces of Buenos Aires, Cordoba, Santa Fe and La Pampa. […]
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A Santa Fe family who had come to Carlos Paz to spend the weekend was the victim of a robbery on Friday while he was lunching in a flood Resturante Freedom and Maipú. The incident occurred around 15:15 am María Valeria Funes explained, one of the tourists. While eating in place, someone told them that […]
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Governments throughout Latin America are ramping up dengue prevention campaigns after 1.5 million people were infected and over 1,000 people in the region died of the disease in 2010. There have already been deaths from dengue fever this year, the most recent one in Perú, where the deaths are exceeding hospital capacity – and it […]
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Heavy rains in Peru’s Cuzco region have caused a landslide on part of the Inca Trail that leads to Machu Picchu, state news agency Andina reported the regional director of Culture, Juan Julio Garcia, as saying. The incident occurred along the last leg of the trail close to the Wiñay Wayna ruin, the report said. […]
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Three cruise lines will end or scale back on trips to Mexico from Southern California, a trend some in the industry attribute to escalating drug violence in Mexico that has frightened away tourists. Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd’s (RCL.N) luxury liner Mariner of the Seas will depart on Sunday on its final run from the Port […]
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Argentina is suffering from a fuel crisis with rising prices.
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According to Beni’s provincial health director, Mauricio Rousseau, of the total 1093 dengue fever cases reported in 2010, over 50 percent were discovered during December. He added that in the first half of January 2011, additional cases of dengue fever infections have been reported in the province. Most of the dengue fever cases have occurred […]
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Three Guatemalan departments are under yellow alert, as a preventive measure in the face of the sustained activity of Fuego Volcano. Sacatepequez, Chimaltenango, and Escuintla keep a wary eye on the evolution in coming days of the colossal, volcano, 3,763 meters above sea level. Read Article
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Before the end of last year the vehicular restrictions of San José were all day during weekdays. However, starting last week, due to an administrative error, the restrictions when back to the original only mornings and afternoons. The subdirector de Tránsito, Marcelo Morera, explains that an average of 180 tickets a day are handed to […]
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Hyatt Hotels Corporation announced today that a Hyatt affiliate has signed an agreement to manage Hyatt Place San José Pinares, a Hyatt Place hotel in San Jose, Costa Rica. The new property, the second Hyatt Place under development in Latin America, will be part of Momentum Pinares, a mixed use commercial complex being developed on […]
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Wide scale protests that began just before midnight on Tuesday have shut down much of the Magallanes Region in southern Chile, cutting off exits from the regional capital of Punta Arenas and freezing most traffic within the city. Read Article
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From January 02 through January 13th, 2011, the Department of Health in Espirito Santo have recorded 548 cases of dengue fever. The state is now on alert. Most outbreaks of dengue fever is found in houses, flower pots, and pools of water. Read Article
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The presence of a group of armed men forcibly took possession of the property of foreigners in Drake, causing inhabitants of the area to be in fear. By early Monday, strangers, wearing military clothing (fatigues) and carrying large weapons, entered the field at about 4 am and threatened the caretaker, José Ángel Gómez Jiménez (aka […]
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More than a million Panamanians are without drinking water for a month, because the December rains affected the water treatment plants that supply the capital city of Panama. According to reports, our neighbors to the south suffered the worst rain in the last 200 years and for the first time in decades, can not drink […]
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Gringos Gone Wild – from Inside Costa Rica When you read this title the first thing that probably comes to mind are young girls engaging in nudity, indecent exposure and other sexual acts on camera like the film “Girls Gone Wild.” The kind of misconduct that that some Americans engage in here is quite different. […]
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The director of traffic in Cartagena, Eliana Serge Bolaños, said that only basic bus service has been increase and that luxury and minubuses have remained the same. Read Article
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The Government allocated 1,080 million reais for the purchase of drugs, vehicles, sprayers, larvicides, and educational material. Epidemics such as malaria, dengue and yellow fever resurgence due to climate change. The Government of Brazil, at the initiative of President Dilma Rousseff, today launched an ambitious plan to combat the spread of dengue, which involved thirteen […]
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Begininng January 17, 2011, Panama will offer free insurance for tourists entering via their international airport. The insurance provides coverage of $ 20,000 for death to pay for the repatriation of the body, $ 7,000 for a week of hospitalization, $ 2,000 for dental emergencies, 3,500 for legal services, air ambulance service up to $ […]
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Argentina will import an additional 3 billion pesos (750 million US dollars) in 100-peso notes from state-owned mint Cada de Moeda do Brasil, central bank President Mercedes Marco del Pont said Monday. Argentina originally signed an accord in November with the Rio de Janeiro-based mint to produce 130 million 100- peso notes. Read Article
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Homicide Rates per 100,000 Esmeraldas – 62 Sucumbios – 44 Guayaquil – 25.6 Quito (urban) 10.6 Cuenca – 7.1 National – 18.5 Source – Observatorio Metropolitano de Seguridad Ciudadana
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Buses transport cooperative Interprovincial Reina del Camino, has been barred from operating on Ecuadorian highways. The National Commission on Surface Transportation, Traffic and Road Safety (Cntttsv), reported yesterday its decision to abandon the operating permit of the 132 units of the company. One of their buses was involved in an accident on December 24, 2010, […]
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It is not uncommon for streets in Costa Rica not to have proper signals and road markings and the reason is a simple one, the Ministerio de Obras Públicas y Transportes (MOPT) only spends ¢3 billion colones when it should really be spending up to ¢100 billion. At the current time only 10 percent of […]
The Tourism Law Association received 154 cases this year against 89 in 2009. In most, the tourists made the bank deposit and the landlord then disappeared. The coastal areas have been the areas most affected. Most of the scams are run on the internet, where the thief demands a fifty percent down payment for a […]
As a result of the heavy rains Santander, 80% of regional and intercity routes are almost destroyed. Much of the destruction has been due to landslides and fault lines. Alejandro Edher, High Commissioner for Reintegration and sponsor Santander to themes of winter, said “about 800 of 1,000 kilometers of regional roads and territory of Santander […]
Influenza A (H1N1) has claimed 305 deaths in Colombia since the first confirmed case in April 2009, while since that date the analysis performed in patients suspected to have generated positive 4782 this type of virus. The director of the National Institute of Health, Juan Gonzalo Lopez said that during 2010 there were 1,053 confirmed […]
During the winter holiday period, the Green Angels Corporation attended and provided roadside assistance to more than 67 000 tourists, said the Ministry of Tourism (Tourism Ministry). Operating In Winter 2010, the Green Angels went a million 600 thousand miles to patrol the 262 route highways. In addition, during part of the Paisano Program provided […]
Guatemalan press reported that Russell Thomas Gilbert, age 72?, from the U.S. perished while attempting to make a landing at Santiago Atitlán, Guatemala. His companion, Helen Cernik, was seriously injured and hospitalized. Witnesses indicated the tale of his small aircraft hit a tree during the landing attempt.
Ecuador is currently under the influence of the ‘La Nina’ climate phenomenon. Last Friday there was a climate forum held in Babahoyo, Ecuador. Below are some of the forum’s conclusions and forecasts for the next several weeks throughout Ecuador. The forum believes La Nina pattern in the pacific is weak, which would allow low temperatures, […]
Chile began negotiations with the United States to join the program “Visa Waiver” whereby Chilean tourists do not require visa to travel to the country’s north. The negotiations were launched this week by Chile’s ambassador to Washington Arturo Fermandois, who presented the Chilean government’s request to enter the Visa Waiver program sponsored by the Department […]
Heavy flooding in Brazil kills 35, leaves thousands homeless, and submerges nearly 60 cities in four states. Brazilian authorities said the number of people left homeless by flooding has risen to about 100,000 in four southeastern states. Reports from regional civil defense authorities showed that Minas Gerais state had been hit the hardest, with 16 […]
Argentina is suffering a shortage of banknotes, with long queues outside cash machines across much of the country, which critics blame on the country’s runaway inflation. Argentina’s central bank announced last month that it plans to increase the amount of money in its economy in order to keep interest rates down and sustain steady economic […]
The intense rains throughout Panama and other parts of Latin America have resulted in million of Panamanians having their water rationed while at the same time they are unable to drink it due to contamination. The water supply in the country is dependent on local lakes and though at their highest levels in December due […]
On January 2, 2011, a Polish tourist died after being crushed from a landslide. Kirczynska Martin, 38, was located on the lookout at Choquetico, in the Valley of the Colca in Arequipa. His companion was also injured and hospitalized. Peruvian mountain police were required to remove the two tourists. Read Article
A Czech tourist was killed Friday afternoon and two are in very serious condition after their vehicle overturned in Uspallata, Las Heras. The accident happened at 16:30 hours on Route 149 at 49 kilometers from the border of San Juan province. Read Article
On January 6, 2010, a wanted individual was arrested by Peruvian police when the driver of a minivan acting as a taxi was attempting to pick up 8 tourists that had just arrived from the United States. The police were concerned about his behavior and it was discovered that he had false papers and was […]
In 2010, there were 326 foreigners arrested at the international airport in Lima, for attempting to transport illegal drugs. Of the arrests there were 44 countries represented. 94 of those detained in 2010, were from Spain, 25 Filipinos, 18 Mexicans, 13 Dutch, 13 Britons, and 13 Portuguese. Mules in Peru are referred to as ‘burriers’. […]
The flooding, mudslides and highway blockages due to intense rains spread Sunday to the Peruvian regions of Ancash, Cuzco, Huanuco and Pasco with thousands of people reported to be affected, officials said. Read Article
At least 16 people died from a cold snap that has been plaguing Mexico since October, the government said on Sunday. Among low temperature-related deaths registered between Oct 21 and Jan 5, 12 took place in the northern state of Chihuahua, and two each occurred in the Coahuila and Puebla states, the health ministry said […]
Recorded Interview: Maguey Journey: Discovering Textiles in Guatemala Author Kathryn Rousso The name maguey refers to various forms of the agave and furcraea genus, also sometimes called the ecntury plant. The fibers extracted from the leaves of these plants are spun into fine cordage and worked with a variety of tools and techniques to create […]
Argentines faced long lines outside banks this week due to cash shortages at ATMs that critics say is linked to the government’s refusal to recognize burgeoning inflation by printing larger bills. Argentina has one of the world’s highest annual inflation rates at more than 25 percent, according to private forecasts that more than double the […]
A 61 year old Spanish tourist who contracted the H1N1 flu virus died on Saturday in Barranquilla, northern Colombia, where he was hospitalized from January 3, reported that health secretary Caribbean city, Humberto Mendoza. It is suspected the case of flu was contracted before entering Colombia. Read Article
Air traffic in six southern Peru airports will increase between 18 and 20 percent this year while at least 1.5 million passengers will be transported compared to the 1.2 passengers from previous years, reported their concessionaire Aeropuertos Andinos del Peru (AAP). Peruvian Argentinean consortium AAP was awarded the concession of these airports last Wednesday. Read […]
Mapi Pone campaign -to be soon launched- will enable to double the visits of Peruvian tourists to Machu Picchu, between 300 thousand and 320 thousand, on the year of the 100th anniversary of Hiram Bingham’s discovery of the Inca archeological treasure. Read Article
Belgian photographer Daniel Ritière presents a photographic exhibition titled ¡Lima se nos va! which will be held at Casa de la Literature Peruana (House of Peruvian Literature). The exhibition will show Lima’s architectural beauty as well as the abandonment and destruction of some of its mansions and monuments. Some of the 24 photographs show the […]
As economic ties strengthen between Ecuador and Peru, new bus service has been announced to begin in mid January between Guayaquil, Ecuador and Lima, Peru. Cruz del Sur bus company has a long history in Peru and also has international routes to Santiago, Chile and Buenos Aires, Argentina. Buses include GPS monitoring from the time […]
The answer is yes and no, depending on your lifestyle and the amount of your monthly Social Security check. The maximum Social Security benefit depends on the age a worker chooses to retire. For a worker retiring at age 66 in 2010, the amount is $2.346. This figure is based on earnings at the maximum […]
On Thursday morning 30 individuals were robbed by three armed individuals while taking an unauthorized path to Bogota’s main attraction, Cerro de Monserrate . There were no injuries reported. One of the victims reported the incident to police who stated that the visitors knew they were not to take that path. The victim told a […]
Outside the modest two-story adobe house, a flag of Ecuador flutters alongside a large sign that reads “Ikat: weaving demonstrations and sales.” Hanks of yarn and colourful fabrics hang from the handrail running around the edge of the courtyard and balcony, and weaving looms can be seen inside. This is the home of José Jiménez, […]
The two trusted traveler programs included in the Global Entry program by U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) are NEXUS and the Secure Electronic Network for Travelers Rapid Inspection (SENTRI). NEXUS is a program jointly administered by the United States and Canada that allows certain pre-approved, low-risk travelers expedited processing for travel between the United […]
The Hotel Barceló Playa Tambor offered to pay medical expenses incurred by customers affected by diarrhea and vomiting outbreak detected in mid-December. In this way, intended to compensate those who paid for private care and bought medicines to recover. Doris Falconer, spokeswoman for the Grupo Barcelo in Costa Rica, said that people are able to […]
A Cape Coral, Florida, college student is missing after classmates say he got caught in a rip tide off Costa Rica’s Pacific coast while on a study abroad program in Costa Rica with classmates from Oglethorpe University. UPDATE: Oglethorpe University in Atlanta say a student — a man from southwest Florida — is missing after […]
Rains blocked the main road sections near Tingo Maria. Also, the highway yesterday between Huanuco and Tingo Maria were blocked by landslides and flashfloods. Huaycos is the term in Peru is the word for flashfloods.
The number of people seeking relief from flu symptoms have increased substantially over the last several days at hospitals in Guayauqil. Authorities stated that there have been no confirmed cases of H1N1 virus in Guayaquil. In Quito there have been confirmed 35 cases of H1N1. Also, in Guayaquil there has been one recent case of […]
The Peruvian government has announced the creation of two new private conservation areas that will help develop eco-tourism and protect threatened flora and fauna species.National Service of Natural Protected Areas (Sernanp) said Selva Botánica and Herman Dantas have been declared private conservation areas (ACPs in Spanish) for a ten-year period during which the owners will […]
Former president of Costa Rica, Luis Alberto Monge was sedated yesterday in bed trying to relieve the pain in his right shoulder, fractured by slipping on a carpet on the Juan Santamaria Airport. The expresident, 85, slipped after stepping on a rubber mat as he entered from Miami on Monday, said Dr. Clara Lieberman. Read […]
The Ministry of Environment of Ecuador, dated November 25, 2010, set a single rate for entry into the World Heritage Protected Areas of the State (PANE), an amount that will apply to all visitors, whether local or foreign, except for the Galapagos National Park, which is operated under special arrangements. By resolution number 221 signed […]
Four active volcanoes is on yellow alert and type III (changes in the behavior of volcanic activity): Mount Machin, the snowcapped volcano Galeras and Huila and Ruiz. Cerro Machin, in Tolima, is scaring the people closest to the volcano, by the earthquakes that have been presented from the December 31, 2010. According to the latest […]
The clear waters of Lake Nahuel Huapi, in Bariloche, have changed color in the last several hours. Scientists believe the change in color is a result of the recent earthquake in Chile.Read Article
The first day of each year the festival of Takanakuy includes a punching and kicking event between members of the community. The festival takes place in the province of Chumbivilcas in the department of Cusco.
The National Service of Meteorology and Hydrology ( Senamhi ) reported that the Loreto region will experience heavy rains and winds of up to 60 km / h, accompanied by thunderstorms, which will cause a slight drop in temperatures. The weather pattern is expected to begin Tuesday from 16:00 am to 16:00 pm on Thursday, […]