The retired general and Paraguayan presidential candidate, Lino Oviedo, died last night in the crash of the helicopter he was traveling when it crossed the Paraguayan Chaco province. Nothing confirmed the news today, Paraguayan President Federico Franco, expressed his condolences “to the family of General, the adherents of his party and all the people of […]
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fronteraensenada.info reported that two tourists from the United States driving in an all terrain vehicle were involved in a head on collsion near Ojo Negros in Baja California, Mexico. Apparently they were driving at a high speed on a dirt road when the accident occured. The American driver tried to pull over for an oncoming […]
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On January 1, 2013, American tourist Rathell Cecilia Ian (sic) age 26 died at Machupicchu Peru according to larepublica.pe. She was visting with friends at the viewpoint at Wiñayhuayna Intipunco. She fell from a cliff and the report on January 2, 2013, indicated her body had not been found after five hours of searching.Read Article […]
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radioformula.com.mx reported that the Ministry of Public Security of the Federal District rescued a businessman during a kidnap attempt. The Ministry of Public Security of the Federal District (SSPDF) rescued a businessman who had been kidnapped by three men who were trying to take him to a safe house in the city of Pachuca, Hidalgo. […]
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New York Times….. Sérgio Abranches, a sociologist in Rio de Janeiro, said in a scathing essay about the nightclub fire and the sense of fatalism with which Brazilians often react to such preventable disasters. Of course, Brazil is far from the only country forced to confront such issues. Just in the last decade, lethal nightclub […]
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Possible cause of death: pulmonary edema A British national tourist died of a pulmonary edema, this incident occurred inside a house located in the Pueblo Libre urbanization in Cusco. The foreign national was identified as Peter Jhon Hurfotd (62). The victim as versions of his friend Marco Jimenez came to the Imperial City to visit […]
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722 confirmed cases of dengue were reported in the country today due to the start of the winter season accoding to Ecuavisa.com. So far two people have died of severe dengue in the province of Manabi. Meanwhile, the Ministry of Health seeks extreme measures to fight the disease. Carina Vance, Health Minister said that the […]
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El Salvador has been named as the destination for the seventh Routes Americas event, which will take place in early 2014. The minister of tourism, José Napoleón Duarte Durán, signed the agreement during a ceremony at FITUR in Madrid. Also present at the signing were, El Salvador’s tourism business representatives, employees from CORSATUR, Katie Bland, […]
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nbclatino.com reported that a growing number of Americans are looking farther south than Mexico, and a bit further east, for their “medical tourism” needs. Puerto Rico, a U.S. territory in the Caribbean, has become a top destination of choice for those attempting to bypass the high costs of healthcare in the United States. According to […]
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Two people died in Holguin in eastern Cuba, because of a new cholera outbreak in a suburb of that city. The victims are two women of 42 and 79 who had apparently participated in a quinceanera in New Llano neighborhood known as San Andrés output, said locals. Read Article
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police.gov.bz reported on Sunday, 27th January 2013 at approximately 6:30am, San Ignacio Police checked Cell No.3 where detained person – Jeffrey Donald FURGALA, 35 year old Canadian National, was seen in the cell lying face up and unresponsive. A physical check was made on him when Police noticed him to be apparently unconscious with blood […]
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Clarin.com reported that in the last 13 days of January there were 56 deaths by road accidents in the country’s roads. The number is almost double the number of deaths (30) in the second half of January 2012 and surpasses the 43 that occurred during the first month of last year. The data comes from […]
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1. I am forced to speak and learn Spanish every day. 2. Colombians are some of the most friendly people on the planet. 3. A full head of foils doesn’t cost $200… more like $30! 4. The same goes for a manicure and a pedicure, they don’t cost an arm and a leg! 5. I […]
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Eluniverso.com reported that a power outage at 19:00 on February 19, will be the final step to close the capital’s airport today, after 52 years of operation, and the opening of the new, in Tababela, northeast of Quito, the next day. Maria Fernanda Arboleda, closing manager Mariscal Sucre International Airport, confirmed the date and said […]
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The Ministry of Health (MOH) confirmed the second death from dengue hemorrhagic fever (called serious by the authorities) in the country, after obtaining at 13:00 last Tuesday, the results of the laboratory examination of Santiago manabita Cagua Estacio, of 49 years. The victim was from Bahía de Caráquez. Read Article
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Infonews.com reported that Argentine journalist Ricardo Alfredo Gentille died today after falling from the 16th floor of the hotel I was staying in the resort city of Cartagena de Indias, Colombia (north), police said. The operational commander of the Police of Cartagena, the Colonel Amparo Garzon told the Colombian newspaper El Tiempo that at present […]
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According to jhnewsandguide.com, a trio of Jackson residents were attacked a week ago while on a climbing trip in Peru. Jennifer Wolfrom, her brother, Joseph Wolfrom, and sister-in-law Meghan Doherty say they were trapped, beaten and robbed by villagers Dec. 29 and 30 outside Cuzco, Peru. “This situation has not only been extremely traumatic both […]
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As reported ‘Masks’, three foreign tourists came to the town of Pallca, a town 20 minutes from Ocongate, where they decided to camp after a trek through the snow, Machu Picchu and other lovely places that have the Cusco. However, their happy journey would become a living hell after two local villagers with their whistles […]
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elpinguino.com reported that three months after the start of the demining process in the Laguna Figueroa, in the province of Ultima Esperanza, was finalized officially leaving the work clean the land of 1,400 explosives. In the latter area was withdrawn signage that realized the warning “minefield”, work that was attended by provincial and municipal authorities […]
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According to excelsior.com.mx, the Attorney General’s Office (FGE) reported the location of a foreign tourist who remained missing since last week in the east of the entity and who was found unharmed. The agency reported that the Australian citizen spotted Bojana Jokic, reported missing in the city of Valladolid after an operation by the Ministerial […]
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Three foreign cyclists were assaulted by four men with knives in the area known as “La Selva”, located in the slums santeño Manuel Arevalo district of Chimbote, Ancash region. This is the American Holly Lee Allin (sic), 47, and Polish Ocaalek Aldana, 34 and Ezek Lemie Marell, 39, who seized their cameras and personal documents. […]
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Peru21.pe reported that Valley Charter Authority installed four checkpoints along the area to strengthen surveillance and prevent accidents. The Colca Autonomous Authority ( Autocolca ) will install four checkpoints along the path of the tourist attraction in order to prevent the entry of visitors drunk and accidents. These posts will be located in the towns […]
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Arequipa: Tourists Chileans and Argentines protested bus robbery According to peru21.pe, arriving at the White City in a company car San Martín, foreigners had no money, cameras and personal documents. Theft would have occurred in their sleep. Six Chilean tourists and three Argentines protested at a bus station in Arequipa for stealing their belongings inside […]
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zeenews.india.com reported that the armed strikes would be implemented from February 1 Aurelio Rodriguez in front of the FARC, which offends in boundaries between Choco and Risaralda. With the release of a pamphlet, the front of the FARC Aurelio Rodriguez threatens to arrest armed Mistrató municipalities of Risaralda and Pueblo Rico. Phemplets began circulating January […]
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rnw.nl reported …………It is not elitist, is produced in large quantities, is worth billions of dollars and changed the economy of many families, we talk about the kidnapping, a booming new industry, scourge of young and old, rich and poor. Gavin Strong, global risk analyst specializing in Mexico, risk consultancy, Control Risks said in its […]
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According to vanguardia.com.mx, Civil Protection reported ashfall in populations of the decks and Atenquique Ejido, in the county seat of Tuxpan and Huescalapa…The Colima Volcano recorded the early hours of Tuesday a “low-magnitude event”, causing ashfall in the villages near the colossus. Jalisco Civil Protection reported on his Twitter account, @ PCJalisco, which “showed ejection […]
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Morelia, Michoacan Morelia, Michoacan. – This Sunday killed a tourist from North America in the Monarch Butterfly Sanctuary Chincua saw, Michoacán. David Queen, a 72-year-old from Washington DC in the United States. According to the findings of a number of tourists who were with him, after walking for miles on the hill at one time […]
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Ladimir Dvorak, 89-year-old native of Illinois, Chicago for 17 years who visited for a period of one month to the hotel Sea Adventure, was found dead in room 217. It was 08:15 hours on Sunday when hotel workers in Punta Sam Road were dismayed at the news. A Beliboy at 7:30 am knocked on the […]
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Unionyucatan.mx reported that Ukrainian tourist disappears in Yucatan, her boyfriend was murdered Maryna Burakova, whose boyfriend Oleksandr Batychko found dead in Yucatan, is sought by family and friends, who accuse the authorities Yucatecan bureaucracy. In Ukraine, Maryna Burakova relatives began searching for the girl who was vacationing in the Yucatan, the Mexican southeast same place […]
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AFP reported that about 400 people protested on Sunday in Tula, in the Mexican state of Hidalgo (center), arguing that there have been 11 disappearances of femicide and six women over the last two months in that region, as authorities recognize only seven homicides against women because gender. “Our city is experiencing a wave of […]
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Published on Jan 27, 2013 Video footage shows rescue workers and bystanders pulling people out of a smoke-filled nightclub in a blaze that killed more than 200 people. . Report by Lauren Hood. ——————————————————————– ———————————————————————- ————————————————————————–
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Richardson Pan-American Highway Expedition The Richardson Pan-American Highway Expedition crossed the border on 30th day of November, 1940.starting out on perhaps one of the greatest automotive stories of all time. In scope and magnitude it surpasses those pioneer automobilists that first crossed the United States at the turn of the century The Richardson Expedition crossed […]
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Rio de Janeiro is mixing technology with tradition to provide tourists information about the city by embedding bar codes into the black and white mosaic sidewalks that are a symbol of the city according to AP. Read Article
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Ecuador tourism grew 12 percent in 2012 over the previous year, which is three times the rate of rise of this activity in the world that was 4.0 percent, according to prensa-latina.cu. Luis Falconi, Vice Minister of Tourism of Ecuador, noted that growth in this sector is related to government investment of $ 147 million […]
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Two earthquakes of 3.1 and 2.3 degrees on the Richter scale occurred in the area of the Ecuadorian volcano Tungurahua, informed the Geophysical Institute (IG) National Polytechnic School. Because of its low intensity no damage or casualties materials, according to the report, which indicated that both earthquakes occurred yesterday. Read Article
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According to aljazeera.com , a search has begun for a plane carrying three Canadian crew members that went missing in bad weather on a flight over Antarctica. New Zealand rescue authorities said the emergency beacon of the Twin Otter aircraft was activated while on its way to the Italian Antarctic base on Wednesday. The Rescue […]
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According to peru21.pe U.S. tourist died this morning in a Lima chicken restaurant located on Avenida Jose Pardo de Zela, in Lince . The victim was identified as James Tony Tarango (42), who came there accompanied by a young woman. They were both reportedly intoxicated. Police reported that there are two hypotheses about the death […]
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NTN24.com reported that “There are some 15 dead, 42 wounded there, of those 42, 15 are of gravity and the rest are bruised and policontusos under observation,” said the head of the municipal hospital of San Ignacio de Chiquitos, Espinoza Dawner stop. The incident was recorded “in the morning (on Thursday) in the middle of […]
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A cholera outbreak that has sickened 51 people so far been detected in Havana, four months after another focus of this evil left three dead in eastern Cuba, said Tuesday the Ministry of Health. This is the first outbreak of cholera Havana suffered for 130 years, but in July 2012 appeared an outbreak of this […]
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Eluniverso.com reported that a 11 year old boy is the first fatality of dengue in the country so far in 2013, while the sick increase, according to health officials. From January 1 until the third week of this month (Saturday 19) there have been 476 cases in fourteen provinces, said Norma Armas, national secretary of […]
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Centreforaviation.com, Ecuador’s largest domestic carrier TAME is pursuing ambitious international expansion which will result in its international network growing from two to nine destinations in less than a year. TAME has added five new international destinations over the last six months, including Sao Paulo on 07-Jan-2013, and is planning to add Buenos Aires and New […]
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SOURCE: texasgopvote.com Closing Air Defense System on U.S./Mexico Border On January 17th, 2013, Exelis Systems Corporation sent out an email (see email below) to all of its employees informing them that on March 15th, 2013 all TARS Air Defense Mission Operations will permanently cease. These TARS Air Defense sites were under the control of the […]
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Publimar.mx reported that Andreas Zimmermann Hagen, age 19, purchased drugs with a companion and had both gone to the beach in Mazunte Pochutla district. They made purchases of drugs and the victim inhaled the illegal substance. His friend later woke up and found Zimmermann Hagen deceased. Authorities were contacted and the body moved to the […]
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691,000 Ecuadorians, according to the 2010 census, have a native language as their mother tongue, of which 591,448 are kichwahablantes. The speakers have less, 323, is the Andoa (spoken in the subwatershed Bobonaza and Pastaza river middle basin, border with Peru), followed Zápara: 367. The latter is in a critical situation, but not very different […]
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actualidad.rt.com reported that the Brazilian city of Campo Grande has declared a state of emergency before the dengue epidemic, which has added more than 7,600 cases in this city in the southwest of the country from December 30. This measure will strengthen work to combat the epidemic , display means and buy materials without legal […]
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Nacion.com reported – Parrita, Puntarenas. An American, identified as Michael McKinsckly, 65, died yesterday morning, when a large wave rolled him and hit him hard against the sand. The incident occurred in Esterillos beach, west of Parrita. Carlos Carrillo, lifeline of the area, said the victim was with a boogie board in the water. “When […]
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For the dengue epidemic in neighboring countries, Argentina prevention extreme Sanjuan8.com reported that the Ministry of Health warned tourists who plan to travel to countries Brazil, Paraguay and Bolivia take extra preventive measures against the disease so far this year and caused 317 deaths. The Ministry of Health warned tourists planning to travel to neighboring […]
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Brazil faces an epidemic of dengue, a disease that can be fatal and is transmitted by the bite of the female mosquito Aedes aegypti, of African origin but is now widespread throughout much of the tropical regions and equatorial the world. The Aedes albopictus – Asian tiger mosquito – is also a carrier of the […]
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According to rcnradio.com, a tourist from the United States was found dead in his hotel room in Bocagrande Cartagena, Colombia. William James, age fifty arrived Saturday in Cartagena. Cleaning staff found the deceased. He was transported to the morgue for a autopsy. This is the first reported death of a foreigner in Cartagena in 2013. […]
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Lahora.com.ec reported that after registering the first rains on the coast, the popular areas of the province of Guayas, show the proliferation of Aedes Aegyptis, transmits dengue. The National Malaria Eradication Service (NMES), took preventive measures by providing the population of Guayas and Manabi with Bactivec biolarvicide an effective and non-toxic product. Read Article Areas […]
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Panama on Monday reported the first cases of infection in the city of Colón (Caribbean) with nosocomial bacteria “Clostridium difficile”, which last year caused at least nine deaths in the Social Security hospital in the town of David, bordering with Costa Rica. The Social Security Fund (CSS) reported three confirmed and two suspected cases of […]
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According to elnuevoherald.com, Ecuador deported 25 Cuban migrants who arrived in Quito on Monday aboard a commercial flight because they did not submit a letter of invitation to joining country, reported Hiroshima Villalba, an official of the Interior Ministry. Foreigners were barred from leaving the Quito airport upon his arrival by an Ecuadorian airline, it […]
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According to elcomercio.com, on Sunday at 07:45 am in El Carmen, in Sangolquí, July Tipán, age 50, suffered a broken tibia and fibula in his right leg as a result of being involved in a traffic accident. An ambulance and firefighters sought medical care for the victim at all the public and private hospitals in […]
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Three earthquakes of between 3.2 and 4.9 degrees on the Richter scale have been recorded on Sunday in three provinces of the Ecuadorian coast, but so far have no reports of people injured or property damage. The first movement, which occurred at 01:56, had an intensity of 3.2 degrees, with epicenter at 32 kilometers northeast […]
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The road Loja – Zamora remain closed at least two days by the landslide which occurred last Thursday. This large amount of the stone material and debris road keeping hindered. The landslide that occurred last Thursday afternoon, dragged more than a dozen cattle and completely covered the road at kilometer 45, 15 minutes from the […]
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A young Russian tourist was found dead in Cusco as reported by trome.pe. According to police and the prosecutor of the imperial city, the subject was identified as Nikolai Alexei, 32. His body was found in a hotel room in the capital Cusco. He had died four days in the hostel room 406 hostal Platinum […]
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Elpais.com reported that in the center of Bogotá is another city within the city you have to go to wander aimlessly, with eyes wide open and attentive to the surprise did not expect and can appear in any corner, and the Passage Hernandez in the block located between races 8 and 9 and 12th and […]
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BEST PLACES TO EAT BUENOS AIRES Elpais.com reported that there are some keywords that if introduced into the world’s most popular search engine can result in an approximate picture of Argentina: Maradona & Messi + Tango + Caramel + Chorizo Beef. Much has been written of the former but little of the latest and juiciest […]
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reliefweb.int reported, a short but intense rain fell after a few days in Loja, after 19:00 on Thursday. The downpour immediately alerted the inhabitants of the neighborhoods in which usually floods occur and should have pursued any container found to carry away water that flooded their homes, especially in low-lying areas. Streets adjacent to the […]
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‘Express kidnapping’ is on the rise in South and Central America according to cirmagazine.com. This form of crime generally involves people being abducted, robbed and then forced to withdraw money from a cash point or hand over their PIN details, according to risk consultancy red24. Express kidnappings increased by more than 60% in 2012 in […]
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The aircraft crashed after takeoff from Angel Corso, in the city of Chiapas, for reasons that still remain unclear. Among the eight victims, three were children under age. Staff of the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) said the accident happened when the plane took off private terminal. Civil Protection Director of the state government, […]
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miami.cbslocal.com reported that aviation officials are investigating after two jets collided on the runway at MiamiInternationalAirport early Thursday evening. Officials say the Aerolineas Argentinas A-340 jet clipped an Air France Boeing 777 as it was parked at the gate boarding passengers. Read Article
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JetBlue starting 13JUN13 will begin daily Ft. Lauderdale – Medellin operation, as the low-fare carrier opened reservation for this new route earlier this month. Airbus A320 aircraft to operate this route. Read Article
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routesonline.com reported that JetBlue starting 27JUN13 will begin new service to Costa Rica, with daily Ft. Lauderdale – San Jose service on board Airbus A320 aircraft. Reservation for this new route is now open. Read Article
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Worldhighways.com reported that Ecuador to invest near US$10bn in major motorways Construction to begin during 2013 Reasons are to reduce trip times, improve safety levels, and give direct benefit to freight movement. Plans include linking a road from Manta Ecuador to Manaus Brazil which will link the Pacific Ocean with the Atlantic. Inlcudes a major […]
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– Gulliver Expeditions, tour operator from Quito, Ecuador, announces that the opening of the new airport in Quito now will be on February 20th. After 52 years of service, the current International Airport of Quito, Mariscal Sucre switches off his lights and closes permanently on February. Due to its location in the middle of a […]
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Huanta province in Vraem inforegion.pe reported that —- Huanta province in Vraem, by the Department of Epidemiology, Emergency and Disaster Ayacucho Regional Health Authority (DIRESA), this Epidemiological Alert declared institution throughout the region. The alleged victim of the disease was a 16-year-old, who went to the health center Llochegua presenting some of the symptoms of […]
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listindiario.com reported that Canadian tourist Erik Nikolai Sargin a guest at Bahia Principe La Romana overdosed on sleeping pills and drowned. Authorities found in his room was a an empty pill bottle and a letter stating he had been depressed and had debt and health problems. The letter also revealed that his only fear was […]
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Elpais.com reported that Mexico City, considered one of the safest places in the country in recent years, has suffered this weekend a wave of unprecedented violence. Since last Friday to Monday, 23 people were killed in separate incidents in various delegations of the Federal District. That figure, coupled with the deaths of 16 other people […]
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Morningstar.com reported, Argentina’sTorcuato Di Tella University said Wednesday in a closely watched monthly survey that Argentines expect inflation of 30% in 2013. Most private-sector economists think that 12-month inflation in Argentina has been running at or above 20% for the last three years due to lax monetary and fiscal policy. Capital flight spurred by galloping […]
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What is the ideal country for an American to enjoy retirement? For the fifth consecutive year, Ecuador is a favorite for retirees in North America, according to the publication International Living, which recently released its Global Annual Retirement Index 2013. Read Article
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A big scare yesterday took Manta and Portoviejo residents felt a tremor when at about 04:30. According to the Geophysical Institute of the National Polytechnic, the quake had a magnitude of 4.7 degrees and a depth of 10 kilometers. The epicenter was located about a mile south of Portoviejo. Read Article
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Eluniverso.com reported that the number of traffic accidents decreased during the last year in Ecuador, although deaths from this cause increased by 4.7% compared with 2011. Juan Ruales, National Director of Traffic Control and Road Safety, said yesterday that while in 2011 there were 15,751 traffic accidents on the roads, in 2012 the figure stood […]
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According to independent.co.uk, police in Honduras are looking for a man and a woman suspected of gunning down a British tourist in the street as they tried to steal his camera. Omer Kaya, 33, died after he was shot in the neck on Tuesday morning while he was on holiday in San Pedro Sula, the […]
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Telegraph.co.uk reported that two British women are being held by police in Brazil after allegedly trying to smuggle almost 8lbs of cocaine through customs. The women, both believed to be 23-years-old, were arrested at Guarulhos airport in Sao Paulo en route to London. They were stopped at the boarding gate after sniffer dogs indicated they […]
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The Minister of Development, Ana Pastor , said that each day of strike in Iberia means 10 million lost. Defend connectivity to Latin America and recalls that the Barajas Airport is an investment of the Spanish to be preserved.The Minister of Development, Ana Pastor, said that each day of strike in Iberia mean lost 10 […]
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Ecuavisa.com reported that Ecuador’s government announced that from next Monday Cubans who want to enter the country must submit a letter of invitation, after Havana implement immigration reform that will allow most citizens leave the country as alone with his passport. The Ecuadorian or foreign resident in Ecuador to invite must make a sworn statement […]
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Insecurity and people who gather to sip are the issues facing the lookout Guápulo and adjacent green space, Jonah Street and Rafael Leon Guerrero. Space, explains Carmen Helena Córdova, president of the place, has several shortcomings, including a lack of control. But these complications are not recent. In the field, home to around 4,000 people, […]
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Despite the intense search for young Cordoba, which involved troops and police dogs, yesterday met ten days without known trace of Marco Roldan. As time progresses, doubts grow about a French citizen who went with him to Mount Taras and that was the last I saw him. Mario Olivera, 30, a friend and fellow touring […]
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According to elcommercio.com, British tourist, Kaya Omer, 33, was killed after being shot in the neck by several assailants. Several other press reports indicated he was attempting to flee the attacking men who were trying to steal his camera. Kaya Omer was in a neighborhood taking pictures when the attack happened. Read Article
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Although, in theory, the central and northern Sierra should be in winter, in recent days, around 12:00, in the city have recorded temperatures, on average, between 21 and 23 degrees Celsius. Records own dry seasons. The cause of this anomaly, according to the National Institute of Meteorology and Hydrology (INAMHI), is in a high circulation […]
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In less than 10 days, a second tourist jumped off the floor of his hotel in Cancun. According to the police report, an American tourist, 49, rushed from the second floor of the hotel Golden Parnassus, located at kilometer 15 of the hotel zone, dying in hospital while receiving medical attention. The incident was reported […]
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Cubans can, for the first time in 50 years, traveling abroad without permission from his government on Monday, and now face the usual problems of any traveler or immigrant: the fares and destination countries, United States and Spain mainly granted a visa. Read Article
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Families are asked to intensify its search with helicopter support. High Mountain Police are looking abroad for paved roads of the highlands of Santa Teresa. Yesterday marked 22 days of the disappearance of the Brazilian tourist Paschoali Artur Vieira (19) and, so far, the police has no trace of the alien. Despite the lack of […]
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sipse.com reported their bodies were found at 23:40 pm last Tuesday and had runny liquid food remains in the mouth and nose. Susan Bimmore, 53 year old Donna Marie Botto, 54, both of the United States, came together for four days for a holiday in this tourist destination, died yesterday drowned together on the beach […]
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Cotocollao Clinic is suspended The emergence of a bacterium in the nursing home would be the cause of the death of a newborn and five other disease. The authorities will investigate the incident, while the clinic will be temporarily closed. Cotocollao Clinic, located north of Quito, was closed, yesterday morning, after an infant died and […]
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Prensaglobal.com reported at around 6:00 pm on Friday January 11, 2013, there were reports that a woman was allegedly thrown from the tenth floor of Hotel Dreams by her husband. After a police investigation, police believed that Stephanie Carslon suffered from extreme depression which contributed to her action. The married couple Steven and Stephanie Carslon […]
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CABLE BREAKS ON AIRTRAMWAY AT Las Nubes de Jericó, Antioquia voxpopuli.net reported that 12 passengers were stranded Thursday afternoon in the Park aerial cable Clouds of Jericho, Antioquia, ( Las Nubes de Jericó, Antioquia) were rescued by the fire brigade and rescue organizations. The authorities listed two seniors and four children between the visitors who […]
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Elsismo.cl reported that two French tourists who fell into a ravine 10 meters and were unharmed. In a joint effort developed by Carabineros holdings “Ensenada” and “Waterfalls”, were rescued unharmed two young French national tourists that Monday nights were lost in the Osorno Volcano. The coordination, staff conducted with the National Forestry Corporation (CONAF), watched […]
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Meganoticias.cl reported a major police operation has been deployed to the whereabouts of four missing tourists staying in San Pedro de Atacama. Tourists would be two adults and two children and had disappeared on Thursday from the Laguna Tara, according to Radio Bio Bio. Up to now know the identity of the lost. Read Article
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Tourist injured after falling off the walls. Four broken ribs, a punctured lung, among other injuries, are in poor health to Jefferson David Rodríguez Marín. The electrician, 26, a native of Medellin, is admitted to the New Hospital Bocagrande since 25 December after falling from a wall cordon sector in the historic center, near Café […]
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Low temperatures spanning the central highland provinces as Tungurahua, Chimborazo and Cotopaxi concern to farmers because in some areas spoil their crops and financial harm. “Absolutely all plants, all products are affected,” said Carlos Fernandez, president of the Cantonal Agricultural Center of Ambato, to analyze the effects of low temperatures in the Tungurahua province in […]
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According to NRCU Ukrainian Radio, “A 25-year-old Ukrainian has been killed in Mexico; he was found dead in the state of Yucatan in the south east of Mexico. Local police said he was probably killed because of the large sums of money.””The body of 25-year-old Oleksandr Batychko with marks of violence was found in his […]
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Eluniverso.com reported that in early January reported a daily average of 30 care in hospital emergency area Verdi Cevallos Balda, of Portmore, people with fever, flu and decay and two cases of dengue fever. Maribel Barriga, director of the Department of Epidemiology, said to watch for with this type of diseases are increasing, especially when […]
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Three American travelers were kidnapped, brutally beaten and robbed over a two-day period while on a mountain climbing trip in Peru. Jennifer Wolfrom, her brother Joseph Wolfrom and his wife Meghan Doherty, all from Jackson, Wyoming, told authorities that they were kidnapped, beaten and robbed by villagers in Palca, near Cuzco, on December 29-30. Read […]
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Trome.pe reported that on the morning of January 9, 2013 a group of criminals dressed as police and led by a female attacked an inter province bus of the company – Erick El Rojo”. The assault took place at kilmeter 101 on the PanAmerican North highway in Huacho Peru. Among the sixty passengers were a […]
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Miamiherald.com reported that authorities in the southern Mexican state of Chiapas say a bacterial disease has killed five babies and sickened 41 others in a remote indigenous community that is experiencing a wave of intense cold and rains. Read Article
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Victims ask authorities to investigate employees of Trans Esmeraldas / Robbery took place at bus terminal Eluniverso.com reported two Italian citizens reported the theft of cameras and computer inside of a transport bus on their way to the province of Esmeraldas. The affected Paola identified as Nicole Irene Margaret Greysen Bolognes and denounced the prosecution […]
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Was found dead on Friday a Canadian citizen who participated Unesco programs in Chile and who remained missing in the city since January 1 for New Year celebrations. The information was confirmed by Mayor Raul Celis, who said the boy’s body Bhupinder Mandair (24) was found in the road sector in Cerro Concepción Templeman (cerro […]
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