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 a delay getting her to the medical facility, Oskar Jandl hospital because of the remote location. Read Article
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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 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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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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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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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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Hoy.com.ec reported that yesterday afternoon, three mountaineers climbing club members of the National Polytechnic died after falling 300 meters to reach the summit of South Iliniza , five more people were at the time of the accident. Apparently, one of the climbers slipped in the snow, dragging two more to the precipice. Fernando Iza, the […]
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On October 7, 2012, at 12:30 am, expatriate Robert and Barbara Brockhart a married couple from Chicago, Illinois and their thirteen-year-old daughter were asleep. in their newly constructed home. The home is located at a development outside of San Vicente Ecuador called “Palmas de Briceno”. Three assailants broke into the residence through a window. Two […]
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A SYDNEY singer has told of her ordeal after being kidnapped while canoeing through the Amazon jungle. Fiona Louise Wilde, 32, from Surry Hills, and Briton Kathryn Cox were dragged away from the river and robbed in Ecuador near the Colombian border. Read article
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According to tuseguridad.ec, there are three areas of Cuenca, Ecuador where murder offenses, illegal drug sales, and robberies are prevalent, and demonstrate the insecurity of the city. The areas identified are Cayambe, La Merced, and the bus terminal. Cayambe – Between February and June there have been six murders. These offenses involved drug sales and […]
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