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Ecuador: Missing elderly British tourist found dead in Galapagos

As covered by hispanicallyspeakingnews.com, “A missing UK tourist, Thomas Berman, has been found dead on the Santa Cruz island, one of the Galapagos Islands, which is a part of the Galapagos National Park. The 78-year-old man was reported missing on Saturday when his Ecuador tour guide noted Berman did not meet his group for a boat trip to Isla Isabela . After an extensive search of the Galapagos island rangers located the lifeless body on Sunday near the tourist attraction of Los Grietas, a place not accessible by road but rather through hiking on uneven volcanic rock.” Read Article

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British-Israeli tourist missing Galapagos Islands found dead

andes.info.ec reported that the lifeless body of English-Israeli tourist Thomas Berman was found Sunday by employees of the Galapagos National Park Service (DNPG) in the area known as “Cracks” in Puerto Ayora. The body was found by two rangers Mercer 118 meters leading to the sector, for the area of ​​Poza Salina, said a statement […]

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Tourist from U.S. robbed in kidnap express Quito Ecuador

On March 15, 2013, a U.S. tourist was assaulted in a commission of a kidnap express. The victim was out for the evening with a date and took a taxi at about 9:00 PM from Mariscal Sucre about one block from plaza foche. After driving for for about five minutes the taxi stopped, at which […]

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Major bus carrier held up, passengers threatened near Cuenca Ecuador

Elcomercio.ec reported that on April 5, 2013, an interprovincial bus traveling between Cuenca and Quito Ecuador was held up by a group of armed gunmen. The assault took place at about 11:00 pm about an our hour outside of Cuenca near Zhud. Passengers were threatened and robbed of cellphones, cameras, jewelry, money and tablets. Police […]

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Quevedo Ecuador: bus passengers robbed by group of men at knife point

Five Men rob passengers of money, jewelry, cellphones between Quevedo and Santo Domingo. One woman sexually assaulted. Bus was en route from Guayaquil to Quito. Extra.ec reported that the interprovincial bus left the main harbor yesterday 13:45. Everything went normally. At 17:00 they were in Quevedo. At the bus station up seven passengers, all were […]

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Ecuador: Tungurahua volcano increased activity March 16, 2013, Banos on alert

Eluniverso.com erported about 18:00 on Saturday, technicians Guadalupe Observatory Geophysical Institute (IG) alerted the sharp increase of the activity of the Tungurahua volcano. Therefore, the Emerging Operations Committee (COE) Baths met in the evening to take action. Banos mayor and president of COE, José Luis Freire, reported that among the main resolutions were closing the […]

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Canadian Expatriate Found Murdered in Real Estate Office in Vilcabamba Ecuador

Glenn Sanderse and expatriate from Canada was found dead on February 20, 2013, at his real estate office in Vilcabamba Ecuador. He was age 53. It is believed that he had been dead for several days and initial signs were that he had been beaten and his throat slashed. Police are now conducting an investigation. […]

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Travel time and costs to increase for domestic flights with new airport in Quito Ecuador

According to Eluniverso.com, air travelers from different cities of the country are concerned that the change from Mariscal Sucre Airport from northern Quito to rural Tababela represent them more time and more money. In some cases, users of Nueva Loja, even thought it would be better to travel by bus, which would take the same […]

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Recent Assaults, Robberies in popular area with tourists, Guayaquil Ecuador

El Unviverso.com reported that this past Saturday, February 9, 2013, there were three reported assaults and robberies at Cerro Santa Ana, in the center of Guayaquil. The first assault was when Roberto Rivera denounced Semiglia and was walking with his friend Christian Tapia to his vehicle when two armed men intercepted them to steal. Two […]

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Ecuador: Korean expatriate shot by assailants, guard murdered trying to help

Miguel Angel Ortiz Campaign, concierge, 58, was killed yesterday while trying to help the Korean citizen Yao Mins according to eluniverso.com. Three subjects on board a motorcycle shot her at the intersection of the avenues and Shirys Republic of Salvador, presumably to steal the money wore. The violent incident occurred about 12:00 yesterday. Witnesses said […]

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