Five Americans and two Peruvians who traveled by helicopter from a cargo company were killed, yesterday, Monday registered a terrible helicopter crash in the city of Pucallpa, Ucayali region in Peru would overload caused the misfortune according to confirmado.net. The ship-model Chinook N24CH-registered (BV) 234, Colombia Helicopters company crashed Peru SAC-founded in Montesillo, understanding the […]
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Thestarphoenix.com reported that Chilean truckers blocked the country’s main highway on Monday to protest a string of arson attacks, including one that killed an elderly couple in a southern region that Mapuche Indians call their usurped ancestral land. The couple’s death has triggered a national debate on the escalation of a conflict in Araucania, where […]
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Galapagos Islands – Ecuador German tourist Dirk Bender has been convicted of animal trafficking in a Quito court where he was accused of altering the ecosystem. The defendant could receive from two to four years in prison. Dirk Bender attempted to smuggle four iguanas from the Galapagos in July of 2013. Read Article
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Three U.S. tourists killed during car accident in Kingston, Jamaica As reported by the Brooklyn Daily Eagle, “Police in Jamaica say three tourists from the U.S. have died in a traffic collision on the island’s north coast, including a Brooklyn woman.” Read Article
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A twin-engine plane with several members of the Missoni family, including the heir to the Italian fashion emporium Vittorio Missoni, disappeared after taking off from the archipelago of Los Roques bound for Caracas, reported yesterday by the newspaper El Nacional . Among the six people on board the aircraft were four Italian tourists, confirmed the […]
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Noticaribenews.blogspot.com reported that young man named Mark Christopher Rogers, 21, a native of Canada, died after falling from the second floor of the Hotel Great Parnassus Cancun, located at kilometer 17 in the Hotel Zone. The Judicial Police had received a report of the death of the tourist at 2:30 am today, to move to […]
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Between 7:20 pm Thursday and 7:00 am on Friday were reported in three isolated incidents that left Tucacas population balances regrettable. According to police reports, at that time recorded the murder of a tourist, the death of a robber in the town of Tucacas, Falcon state, and a woman was injured by bullets during an […]
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A tourist Lima died by not operating the brake hook while conducting rappelling harness, in the district of Maras, province of Urubamba, Cusco region. Grimaldo Karina Patricia Casanova, 35, was spotted with his partner of tourism Luis Gutierrez Cross, for the alleged agency haulers Rappel Ziplines and adventure sports offered, before visiting the attractions of […]
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Heavy rains and flooding killed two people, the disappearance of two others, and 200,000 affected in eight municipalities of the Brazilian state of Rio de Janeiro, while announcing the weather forecasts more rainfall, reported Friday the Civil Defense. Read Article
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A new and violent arson attack perpetrated yesterday in La Araucanía Chile ended with the death of a well-known local businessman and his wife, prompting the immediate reaction of President Sebastián Piñera to enact anti-terrorism law and order dreaded an unprecedented police enforcement in the area. The incident occurred at dawn on the farm Lumahue […]
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During this week, rainfall is frequent in the vicinity of the capital Sawaya. For that reason, the river flows Tomebamba Machángara, Tarqui and Yanuncay increased substantially, mainly since yesterday. This increase benefits and dams Advertise Mazar, who increased his mail in recent days. Yesterday, entered Mazar dam 382 meters cubic per second, on Wednesday skirted […]
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Accidents on highways unchecked Ecuador Eluniverso.com reported the following: Montecristi, Manabi. The bus that overturned is the coop. Fleet Imbabura. No one was killed.The disco bus 150 from the cooperative turned Imbabura Fleet at 05:50 yesterday, with eight passengers on board, at the height of the ring road in the section of the parish Leonidas […]
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ElUniverso.com reported that the beach season opened with the New Year, showers and complaints related to tourism sector by the poor condition of the Playas, Data de Villamil, Data de Posorja y Posorja, Leonardo Fierro, president of the cooperative Posorja Transportation, which has 34 units covering the route Guayaquil, Beaches, Data de Villamil, Data Posorja […]
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Ucayali region, in the central forest, ended 2012 with 7.521 cases of dengue, which were treated at health facilities and hospitals in the State, including Social Security, the report Operation Center Health Emergency (COES), said the Ministry of Health. The COES report indicates that during the emergency occurred 5.614 dengue without warning signs (74.64% of […]
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The new federal administration will maintain the growth “gradual” in the price of gasoline to reduce the subsidy that is exerted on these fuels, said Undersecretary of Revenue, Ministry of Finance and Public Credit, Miguel Messmacher Linarta. “We are keeping this policy of gradual slippage at the moment,” the official said, but added that failure […]
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Police continue with the operations to locate the tourist Paschoali Brazilian Felipe Vieira Arthur (19), who disappeared in the district of Santa Teresa, in the province of the Convention, in Cusco , from December 21, 2012. Paschoali Vieira said Friday afternoon that the restaurant staff Indians, where he stayed and worked from December 18 to […]
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Operations in the International Airport of Mexico City (AICM) in Terminal 1 and 2 were suspended on Friday due to a fog bank in the area causing zero visibility. A total of 16 landings were diverted to alternate terminals such as Acapulco, Morelia and the Bajio. Read Article
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The Permanent Commission of Congress asked the Federal Competition Commission, an investigation into possible anticompetitive practices in the field of civil aviation passengers, by Grupo Aeromexico, on domestic routes is operand. The PRI, under his deputy Manuel Anorve, presented the proposed grandstand that Aeromexico is investigated: Read Article
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An American Airlines flight bound from Brazil to Dallas was diverted to Houston on Wednesday because a passenger became ill and 25 died aboard the plane, police said. Shortly before dawn, airport authorities requested the presence of the homicide detectives at George Bush Intercontinental Airport after receiving notice that the American flight 962 bound for […]
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Diariolasamericas.com reported that a 74-year U.S. tourist died in the Galapagos Islands. The tourist, who was identified as Jane White, had come to the islands and died during a visit to the tortoise breeding center “Jacinto Gordillo”. The center stated that Ms. White stumbled and received a head one after hitting a rock. There was […]
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The month of December was the most violent of the year in Caracas, judging by the number of corpses received Bello Monte morgue. In total, 542 people died in the metropolitan area. The death toll was 512 in November, while in October was 532. The December figure was 15 percent lower than in 2011, when […]
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IPSNEWS.net reported that Chagas disease, the third most serious infectious disease in Latin America, is developing a “new face” and moving into urban areas, while a new treatment may offer hope for millions of sufferers. The new face of the disease is exemplified by Luz Maldonado, a 47-year-old teacher from Venezuela. Maldonado contracted Chagas disease […]
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Violence has increased in recent months in the country The 2012 closed, according to the National Civil Police (PNC), with five thousand 174 violent murders, and left November and December as the months with the most deaths, with 476 and 514, respectively. In 2011, statistics show that there were five thousand 681, which represents a […]
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An American tourist, identified as Gian Cecilia Rachel, died Tuesday after falling into a ravine while covering the route of the trail, heading to the Inca citadel of Machu Picchu (Peru Southeast), regional police said. The accident occurred on the first day of 2013 near the Inti Punco, known for being difficult geography, amid mountains […]
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A Mesa missionary held captive for 30 hours in Guatemala told her father that she is not ready to come home yet. Three kidnappers grabbed Sara Trevino, 22, on December 18th in the town of Escuintla and demanded money from her family and the church for her release. Read Article
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Some 3,000 people are expected to enjoy a relaxing and amusing New Year’s holiday at beaches in Peru’s northern Tumbes region, the Regional Directorate of Foreign Trade and Tourism (Dircetur) said Thursday. Carlos Zeta, Dircetur’s head, said that Tumbes expects the arrival of Ecuadorian tourists attracted by its delicacies and beaches. He told Andina news […]
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The 2013 Dakar Rally is expected to attract thousands of spectators this January, as drivers travel from Ica, into Arequipa, and into Tacna. This week Peruvian tourism officials estimated that more than 250,000 people would attend the rally at some point along the trail. Officials said about 200,000 people were expected to witness the rally […]
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The Department of State has issued this Travel Warning to inform U.S. citizens traveling to or living in Haiti about the current security situation. This replaces the Travel Warning dated June 18, 2012, updating information regarding the level of crime, the presence of cholera, lack of adequate infrastructure – particularly in medical facilities – seasonal […]
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Information filed by “Montubio” On December 21, 2012, a passenger arrived at the LAN counter at José Joaquín de Olmedo International Airport. This incident was at about 3:30 am. The bag set unattended for at least a half hour before a member of security personel approached the bag and luckily the owner finally walked up […]
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Edmonton Journal reported that Bolivian authorities have found five Australians and their tour guide a day after they were reported missing near one of South American country’s most popular tourist attractions. Civil Defence official Oscar Cabrera says the tourists were visiting Salar de Uyuni, a salt flat in the Andes mountain range of southwestern Bolivia. […]
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Caymannewsservice.com reported a visitor to Cayman was robbed in broad daylight on Thursday at a beach in East End. Police said the report of the mugging came in at 4pm yesterday after the male victim who was hit in the face reported the incident from a local restaurant after passing drivers picked up the Japanese […]
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Although there are no official numbers of violent deaths, an NGO argues that the rate is 73 deaths per 100 000 inhabitants. Venezuela recorded more than 21,000 murders in 2012 due to “a general increase” in crime in the country, which is among the most violent in Latin America, said Thursday the organization Venezuelan Observatory […]
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Jane Wilson, Unravel Travel TV talks to Patricio Tamariz, Executive Director, Ecuador Tourism Authority at the World travel Market 2012 in London. Mr. Tamariz talks about Ecuador and Conscious Tourism – a life experience that generates personal growth and makes one become better human beings. This new concept is based on ethical and sustainable principles […]
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Some of the 100 people who were strong Cumbe upset stomach by food poisoning during a pass last Sunday Christmas recovering at different nursing homes in the city. The poisoning occurred last Sunday during the execution of the pass the Child of the parish. The event started at 09:00 and about 19:00 the party priostes […]
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The death toll from violence since Christmas Eve until Christmas in El Salvador increased to 19, while 144 other people were injured, said the Civil Protection agency. Under the “Bethlehem Plan 2012”, which began last Saturday, have been counted 144 injured, 59 burned with fireworks and 16 deaths, of which six were reported yesterday in […]
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At least eight people were killed and 15 wounded in various acts of violence and traffic accidents registered during the holidays and Christmas Eve in Guatemala, according to preliminary figures revealed today by the authorities and relief agencies. Read Article
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diariodeavisos.com reported that at least fifty people were killed and seventy wounded in various acts of violence in Honduras during Christmas Eve celebrations, police said Saturday. The spokesman of the National Bureau of Criminal Investigation in Tegucigalpa, Gustavo Aguilar, Efe said tersely that corresponds toll to 24 December only. He added that thirty dead were […]
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The death toll rose to 11 after the car accident that happened today, December 26, 2012, at 09:30 in the road-Píllaro Ambato in Ecuador’s Andean Sierra Center. The bus 16 Píllaro Cooperative, which was traveling between the cities of Ambato and Píllaro in the Sierra of Ecuador Andean Center, lost the brakes and took over […]
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Tocumen International Airport in Panama, will become the largest capacity for freight and passenger movement in Latin America above Mexico or Buenos Aires, said today in Madrid Panamanian government’s deputy foreign minister, Francisco Alvarez de Soto. Read Article
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Aerolineas Argentinas will close this year with losses averaging $ 2.7 million per day. Very far from “positive balance” that based on “scientific calculations” predicted this 2012 the owner of the company, Mariano Recalde, in the first months of the nationalization, the flagship airline overtake the December 31 record around a red of $ 980 […]
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Mazatlan, Sin. – lineadirectaportal.com reported a tourist from the United States committed suicide by jumping from the sixth floor of a hotel located in the marina area on the Chad-Cerritos Avenue this morning. The unidentified body did not contain any identification. The tourist jumped from the sixth floor of the Crown Plaza Hotel, died almost […]
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The body of a French citizen, left in a hostel in the neighborhood of Bocanegra, Callao, was found today by authorities. As reported by employees, the victim would have paid 10 soles for a temporary stay but not reported out of the room.
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After spending a few weeks observing traffic congestion and frequently walking through huge clouds of black bus exhaust throughout Cuenca, it was clear to me that air pollution was a problem. However, after reading a few articles related to air pollution that I found in the local newspaper, El Mercurio, I discovered that air pollution […]
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Cotopaxi. A tragedy took place in the Cotopaxi National Park early yesterday morning as a tourist who climbed the Cotopaxi apparently died before he could fulfill his goal of reaching the top. There was no further information, the rangers who work in the sector kept secrecy regarding the topic and sometimes tried to avoid the […]
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The alien was approached by three gunmen on the outside of a hotel. Apparently was followed from the airport. Bad impression of Peru takes a Chilean citizen who first came to our territory. He was assaulted early this morning in a hotel outside of the block 5 of the Santa Catalina Avenue in La Victoria. […]
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The incident occurred at the height of the bridge of the Army, when three criminals attempted to rob passengers on routes of Evitamiento. A shooting inside a public transport vehicle left two dead and eight wounded, at the height of the Bridge of the Army, in full Via Evitamiento. The incident occurred when three armed […]
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Chile maintains this Sunday the red alert for the volcano began Copahue although no evacuations, while Argentina rose to orange in the presence of lava in the crater mouth massif shared border, officials of both countries. The Chilean National Emergency Office (Onemi) declared a red alert by continuous seismic activity at the volcano, on the […]
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ECUADOR HOTELS – LODGING Seismic activity of the volcano remains at a level considered high, characterized by the generation of signals associated with the mobilization of fluids into the volcano. During last night, early this morning and there have been several explosions that have generated strong guns, interspersed with occasional roars of strong intensity. These […]
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EL Universo reported an earthquake of magnitude 4.8 occurred on Sunday in the Pacific Ocean, off the coastal province of El Oro, according to the website detailing the Geophysical Institute of the National Polytechnic School (IG). The telluric phenomenon occurred at 23:01 and its epicenter situated 167 kilometers southwest of the city of Huaquillas. The […]
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Ecuador’s Geophysical Institute (IG) said this morning on his Twitter account that the National Secretariat for Risk Management declared an orange alert the area of influence of the Tungurahua volcano. The decision was taken after approximately 05:50 on Sunday the Tungurahua volcano ash thrown back again and caused a column of ash and gas from […]
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The German hiker Anne Thieme, 34 years old, was found dead yesterday in the south face of Cotopaxi volcano. The tourist had been reported missing on Thursday of last week, according to the commander of the Fire Department of Cotopaxi, Fernando Chiluisa. Thieme’s body was transported by ambulance Legal Medicine, the General Hospital morgue Latacunga. […]
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On January 10, 2013 culminates within regularization for all vehicles in the process described autotaxi, said Carlos Paez, secretary Quito mobility. All applicants to autotaxis must meet certain standards, such as the year the vehicle report and technical conditions, meet the distinctive colors of the stripes and new technological systems. The conventional autotaxis, rural and […]
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Quitumbe is one of the 10 sectors with the largest retail drug sales, police said. According to information from the National Narcotics Quitumbe-district in which Chillogallo-10 is one of the sectors most affected by the sale of drugs ‘retail’ in the city. Something that corroborates Chillogallo leader. He said that on Tuesdays, Fridays and Saturdays […]
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As of November 5, the country will have the first national blood bank (blood center) created by the Ecuadorian Red Cross at a cost of three million dollars, funded by the Ministry of Public Health. The building will be located in Carapungo, north of the capital. This will become the parent of the 35 existing […]
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Until Thursday afternoon tweaks were made in the paving of a third tranche of the airport runway Camilo Ponce Enriquez, in the canton Catamayo, Loja province, so it is hoped that begins Monday adequacy of horizontal signage This will resume air operations on 17 December. The terminal, located an hour and a half from the […]
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Telegraph.co.uk reported that aA shipping container holding pesticide exploded this morning with smoke diffusing across central parts of the Argentine capital. The offices of the Air Force, two major banks, a court and a school where among the buildings within a 20-block radius of the city’s port – obscured by a yellow cloud – evacuated […]
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PORTOVIEJO-Quito-Cuenca Ecuador: ElUniverso.com reported that four people, including a child, were killed and 16 others were injured in four road accidents across Ecuador. In the grounds of Pedro Pablo La Esperanza Gomez, Manabi, two trucks collided head, which killed the two occupants of one of those cars, Dario Castro and Pedro Herrera Bailon Gordillo. Jorge […]
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Comptroller reported that would be due to poor governance. Because of poor control on the entry of tourists to the citadel of Machu Picchu and the increase of solid waste, the Inca sanctuary at risk of entering the World Heritage List in Danger, warned the Comptroller General of the Republic After four audits, the institution […]
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Regionlimaldia.com reported that a tourist from Chile Rodrigo Solis Sosa, 42, died after a rocky precipice desbarrancarse of 300 meters in the district of Lares, Calca province. The foreign visitor with four other Argentine tourists and two Peruvians, December 01 moved to Pampa Corral community for a walk to the snowy Colque Cruz, however, in […]
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ECUADOR REAL ESTATE Eluniverso.com reported that Canadian tourists Cote Marie Eve and Bosse Picard Mellisa reported that they were assaulted and robbed in Baños Tungurahua province after having arrived in Ecuador two weeks ago. The unknown assailant who was armed surprised the victims who were walking down a central street of Baños. The victims reported […]
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Venezuelan authorities today betting health promoting responsible sexuality to address the spread of HIV / AIDS in the country, as part of the prevention strategy disease. According to experts from the Institute of Public Health, this behavior is important in the use of means of protection in addition to avoid promiscuity. Company executives recalled that […]
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Between January and October 2012, as airlines l attached to AviancaTaca Holding mobilized travelers 19’053 076, equivalent to a 13.6% increase in passenger numbers over the same period of 2011, when 751 were mobilized 16’775 travelers. Only in October, Avianca, TACA and its subsidiaries mobilized 1’982 818 passengers, representing an increase of 12.2% in passenger […]
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Pursuant to an arrest warrant issued by the Third Court of Criminal, last Wednesday, in the streets and Paseo Juan de Velasco Huagra Uma, Judicial Police agents captured Sandra Milena FH, for allegedly being a member of a criminal organization dedicated to assault and burglary. The alleged offender registers an arrest on October 26, 2007, […]
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Rangers of the National Forestry Corporation (CONAF) expelled on Sunday at 4 Israeli tourists ignore instructions within the camp Towers in Torres del Paine National Park. According to a statement released Monday by the state, “rangers, accompanied by police, proceeded to escort to the goal of Laguna Amarga a group of four Israeli citizens identified […]
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The US government has renewed its call on Cuba to release an American contractor jailed for crimes against the state, fearing the effect of a fourth year in prison on his deteriorating health. Coinciding with the third anniversary of his detention by authorities in the Caribbean island, the State Department released a statement Monday urging […]
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The São Paulo Civil Police on Tuesday arrested a gang specialized in stealing luxury watches. But their range, and wiretapping agents have led to regard its members as prime suspects of the assault suffered by José Ruiz-Gallardón Utrera, son of Spanish Justice Minister Alberto Ruiz-Gallardón . was killed in the incident the friend who was […]
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What is it about Peru? The country just keeps being discovered. First the Spanish found it in 1533 when the conquistadors, greedy for gold, put the once-mighty Inca’s to the sword. Next, American explorer Hiram Bingham, mapping the impenetrable jungles of the High Andes, stumbled onto the Lost City of the Incas at Machu Picchu, […]
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Diariocorreo.pe reported her visit to Cusco turned into a tragedy, the tourist from the Ukraine who died of a heart attack while visiting the Inca citadel of Machu Picchu, had dreamed all his life to know this majestic place, without believing that his health would play against . FACTS. Sushchenko Lidia, 73, visited the marvel […]
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The bus passengers were thrown to the floor upon hearing the shots. One could see seconds before when two men went to the cooperative unit Alonso de Illescas, in the San Rafael Valley area, south of the city of Esmeraldas. It was 07:00 on December 3. The bus en route Las Palmas – Valle Hermoso. […]
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Captured alleged rapist – eltiempo.com.ec At 18:20 last Tuesday operational units of the Judicial Police, PJ, LL Vinicio captured Edgar, alias “Neruda”, for allegedly being the author of a citizen estadoudinense violation. German Cevallos, head of the PJ of Azuay, said on Saturday November 10, the foreign woman and her boyfriend had gone to Canton […]
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In four years, a number of thirty thousand denunciations concerning human rights violations were issued to the Attorney General’s Office; nevertheless, only 7% of it was heard by a judge and just 4% eventually got a sentence.Everyday, eleven citizens who live in the Metropolitan area of the capital city will not be lucky enough to […]
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The Galapagos Islands authorities seek to control birth through extra rules regent special law to prevent overcrowding and protect this natural World Heritage Site. Residents in these islands of Ecuador increased from 300 in 1950 to 25,000 in 2010, while about 30 years ago came to its shores around 20,000 visitors a year and in […]
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A small plane has crashed on the Caribbean island of St Barthelemy, killing 19 people on board and one person on the ground. The Caribbean Airlines plane departed from Princess Juliana Airport on the island of St Martin on Saturday afternoon and crashed into a house near the St Barthelemy Airport on the nearby French […]
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Cancun. – A beam that collapsed the roof of a hotel room in La Amada Isla Mujeres Continental Zone, killing an American tourist, 25, who took a big hit in the head and chest . The now deceased, Lauren Dufresne, who was from Miami, was rushed by ambulance Hospiten particular private hospital, where he was […]
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Authorities in Costa Rica announced today that six foreign women rescued victims of trafficking for sexual exploitation in the tourism province of Guanacaste, on the Pacific country. The Department of Immigration said in a statement that women are rescued Friday Nicaraguan and Dominican, without specifying details for their protection, who were forced to work at […]
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After the theft of 9000 690 soles a businessman inside a bank branch by persons wearing a similar way to the workers; Piurans expressed concern and demanded more security inside banks. The victim of the robbery, identified as Renzo Gamboa Arrividal, narrated as a woman dressed in a uniform similar to the workers, approached him […]
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Survey released today (27) by the Ministry of Health indicates that 77 municipalities are at risk for dengue, including a capital, Porto Velho. In these areas, where more than 5.7 million people, more than 3.9% of the properties surveyed have mosquito larvae that transmits the disease, Aedes aegypti. In addition, 375 cities are in a […]
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UK travel safety recommendations for Colombia We advise against all but essential travel to all rural areas bordering Panama, Venezuela and Ecuador, to the towns of Buenaventura and San José del Guaviare and the areas surrounding them; and to the Parque Nacional Natural de La Macarena in the department of Meta; and to the archaeological […]
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Almost three years after her husband was arrested and jailed in Cuba, Judy Gross still talks to Americans who haven’t heard his story. Now she is speaking more openly than in the past, hoping to make her husband’s case as well-known as those of other Americans who won freedom after being jailed overseas. Read Article
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The disease which is endemic in parts of tropical Latinamerica is caused by a virus transmitted by the mosquito Aedes Aegypti and its symptoms are high fever, headache, vomiting and skin rashes. A more dangerous manifestation is the hemorrhagic strain which has a high mortality rate. In 2010 the mosquito transmitted disease infected 1.5 million […]
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Canada is working to reverse a controversial decision to impose visa requirements on Mexican visitors. Prime Minister Stephen Harper made the pledge to his new Mexican counterpart, Enrique Pena Nieto, who visited Ottawa Wednesday just days before he is officially confirmed as president… The 2009 move by Canada – an effort to curb bogus refugee […]
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Android Police noted on Wednesday that Mexico had appeared on the list of countries with Google Maps Navigation support. Soon after, Google announced via @GoogleMexico on Twitter that Maps Navigation is now available for Android in Mexico. Users can grab the beta app via the Google Play Store. Read Mexico
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A French national citizen identified as Debail Roger, 68, was found dead in his hotel room in Hotel La Miason located in block five of the shred 7 June the city of Juliaca, San Roman province, Puno region. From initial investigations it is known that tourists joined another French company, whose name authorities kept in […]
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Arequipa Guide participated in finding rising Cyrus died Misti volcano Fatal fall. Cristian Enriquez Garcia repeatedly ascended the volcano, on Monday hit his head and died later. Fall. Cristian Enriquez enrrumbó two Spanish tourists to the top of the volcano. As I was about to rest on a stone hit his head, which caused him […]
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The Bahamas flagged cruise vessel ‘Seabourn Sojourn’ that on Thursday berthed at Ushuaia reported to Argentine port authorities it has no plans to visit the Falklands/Malvinas Islands according to press reports from the capital of Argentine Tierra del Fuego. Apparently the Seattle based Seabourn Cruise Line told the local officials in Ushuaia that “Malvinas are […]
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This afternoon, residents of the district of Ventanilla reported strong winds on the waterfront and a noticeable decline in the sea coast, prompting the villagers to seek refuge in the nearby hills for fear of a possible tsunami. Against this, the Director of Information of the Navy, Commander Valeriano Fernando Ferrer, ruled out any possibility […]
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Ecuador’s National Police proceeded to arrest the citizen Edgar Lucero Vinicio Lituma (A) “Neruda”, in the canton Gualaceo capture ballot who was accused of being the alleged perpetrator of a violation, in November 2012, a U.S. citizen citizen. The crime would have occurred under circumstances that the American citizen along with her boyfriend after attending […]
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An airliner from COPA lost runway at Mariscal Sucre in Quito, said the director general of civil aviation, Fernando Guerrero, in his Twitter account (@ guerrerofer71). The airport authority also announced the temporary closure of the airport to check the conditions. The aircraft is on the north end of the capital’s airport. Still unknown details […]
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emol.com reported after nine days of fruitless search, by various organizations had concluded the plan aimed to determine the whereabouts of the three missing foreign tourists in the Villarrica Volcano. The latest news about Dmitry Sivenkov (35, a Russian citizen), Gillhem Bellon (25, French) and Luca Ogliengo (25, Italian) are initiating a tour of the […]
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The Italian citizen of 50 years and Chile of 27 were reported missing, were found unharmed Wednesday in the rural area of the municipality of Pucón, which lost while on an excursion. The complaint was stamped then that women in this day return to its point of origin, which triggered the operation coordinated by the […]
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At least three people, including two children, were killed in northern Honduras due to the heavy rains that left behind a tropical depression, reported the fire commander of the west, Alfonso Medina. A woman was the first to fall victim to a wall on your home and then two children were reported killed in the […]
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So far this year there have been at least four dead manatee strandings in the Bay of Chetumal, without even defining the causes of his death, Benjamin Morales said Vela, Ecosur researcher, who explained that it is now possible see manatees in Holbox Island, which had not happened for 30 years. Read Article
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Deriving the Customs Modernization Plan 2007-2012, announced the construction of new facilities at the border crossing Lieutenant Lopez II “Chactemal”., In order to have more space for development and facilitation of foreign trade operations with Belize. According to Customs of Mexico, crossing now has two import modules, two more for export, three positions to review […]
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nortedigital.mx reported that: Mexico Navy warns guerrillas Popular Revolutionary Army (EPR) and the Revolutionary Army of the Insurgent People (EPRI) have been rearmed with automatic rifles and rocket launchers also have in their arsenals. EPR (Popular Revolutionary Army) known locations of operations: Guerrero, Oaxaca, Chiapas, Guanajuato, Hidalgo, Michoacán, Morelos, Puebla, Querétaro, Tlaxcala, Veracruz and Mexico […]
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JUST A LITTLE SOMETHING FOR A COLA- A TALE FROM ECUADOR— SOME TRUTH AND A LITTLE FICTION – My family had suffered through the wet heat in Guayaquil, Ecuador for six months while I attempted to jump-start a sales agency there. I had imagined difficult times but had not anticipated some of the worst rains […]
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HIGH ALTITUDE SICKNESS by Gustavo Zubieta Sr., M.D. and Gustavo Zubieta Jr., M.D. Knowledge of what precautions should be taken is very useful for any change from one environment to another. Don’t be afraid of high altitude. However, be well informed and take proper precautions. Our experience over many years dealing with high altitude disease […]
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CDF Checklist of Galapagos Birds Gustavo Jiménez-Uzcátegui, David A. Wiedenfeld, F. Hernán Vargas, Howard L. Snell Last updated: 22 Nov 2012 Abstract This Checklist of Galapagos Birds includes a total of all 181 taxa reported from the Galapagos Islands. For each name, detailed information is provided: its Galapagos distribution in islands groups or bioregions generated […]
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A senior government attorney and five other officials were arrested on charges they demanded $50,000 from a U.S. man who has spent 18 months in a Bolivian jail, the Andean nation’s interior minister said Tuesday.Carlos Romero told a press conference the six people in custody were part of a wider corruption ring.Jacob Ostreicher, a 53-year-old […]
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This research investigates the principal factors that influence youth sexuality, exploring the multi-faceted forces that shape young people’s sexual knowledge, attitudes, and practices. Seeking to shed light on the diverse social, cultural, and structural forces that contribute to youth sexual risk-taking, I conducted a quantitative study of 1686 high school students between the ages of […]
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