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Cancún Mexico: two U.S. tourists drown

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 located front of the hotel where they were hosted.
Their bodies were found at 23:40 pm last Tuesday and had runny liquid food remains in the mouth and nose, and foam, characteristic of drowning, as announced the Attorney General of the State (PGJE). Read Article

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Mexico: U.S. Tourist dies Puerto Vallarta, jumps from tenth floor of Hotel Dreams

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 on tramway in Colombia snaps, passengers rescued

CABLE BREAKS ON AIRTRAMWAY – cable car 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 […]

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French tourists rescued after fall at Osorno Volcano, Chile

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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San Pedro de Atacama Chile: four tourists missing

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, hospitalized after fall from famous walls of historic Cartagena Colombia

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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Tourists from United States kidnapped, assaulted, robbed near Cusco Peru

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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Peru: tourists victimized in bus assault, assailants disguised as police

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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Ecuador: Italian tourists robbed on bus at terminal

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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Chile: UNESCO Canadian representative found dead in well

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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