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Colombia: French Tourist Drowns

A French tourist who disappeared Sunday while diving in the Colombian Caribbean waters was found dead and his corpse rescued by members of the Navy. Puerto La Cruz. The discovery of the corpse of the French tourist, Yaani André, of 40 years, occurred in the afternoon on 1 January to approximately one nautical mile (1.8 kilometers) place where disappeared on the island of Tintipán, which is part of the archipelago of San Bernardo, in the Gulf of Morrosquillo, between the departments of Cordoba and Sucre. Read Article

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Air France flight grounded from Caracas to Paris, suspected planned terrrorist attack

independent.co.uk reported that an Air France flight bound for Paris has been grounded following reports that it may have been the target of a terrorist plot. The plane was scheduled to leave Venezuela at 7.25pm on Saturday night, but was prevented from taking off after French intelligence services received a tip-off about plans to blow […]

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Honduras: Number of dengue fever cases beginning to ease downward

latribuna.hn reported that the director of surveillance of health, Bredy Lara, reported statistics reflect a reduction of 53 percent of the cases of dengue in week 46, in comparison to the number 31, when registered the most.The population keep preventive measures to counter the incidence of dengue fever. “We are seeing the trend of cases […]

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U.S. expatriate falls to his death from building in Panama during Thanksgiving celebration

newsroompanama.com reported that Jacob Erhler, the gregarious and well liked editor of the Visitor/Visitante, died in a fall from the 30th floor of a building in Paitilla on Thursday, November 28, while celebrating American Thanksgiving. There is little early detail but police are investigating the incident. Erhler hailed from Seattle and led a peripatetic life […]

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Tourist from U.S. robbed by transvestites in Mexico City

diariorespuesta.com.mx reported thatbBehind bars Municipal Police were two transvestites aparar Thursday morning after substantive consideration two thousand dollars, a foreign tourist on 12th Street with 10th Avenue Colony Center. Being at 06:00 am on Thursday, when the foreign tourist, who gave his name, Donald Patrick, 38 years old, originally from the U.S., ending the spree […]

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Tourist from U.S. found dead in hotel Cusco, Peru

A 46-year-old American citizen and tourist was discovered dead in his Cusco hotel room on Monday morning. Andina news agency reports that William Thomas Hunt, 46, retired to his room at the Eco Inn hotel in Cusco after going on a city tour. Sources told Andina that Hunt had complained of feeling poorly after the […]

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U.S. tourist found dead in Hotel, Cusco Peru

rpp.com.pe reported an American tourist was found dead inside his room at the Hotel Casa Andina, located in the portal Espinar province of Cusco. The foreign citizen was identified as Christine Franque Mart, who had come to the Imperial City in order to participate in an international event on textiles. The information was confirmed by […]

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American journalist detained by Venezuelan authorities

CBS News reports that a Miami Herald journalist was detained by Venezuelan authorities while reporting on politics and the chronic shortages in the South American country, the newspaper said Friday. Jim Wyss, the Herald’s Andean bureau chief, was detained initially in San Cristobal, a western city near the border with Colombia, by the National Guard. […]

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Red Alert for Hemorrhagic Dengue Nicaragua

lainformacion.com reported – Health authorities reported today the fifteenth Nicaragua death from hemorrhagic dengue so far this year and has a red alert to the country, where there have been 5,632 cases of the disease. The deceased is a 16 year old native of a town located 112 kilometers northwest of Managua. The last count […]

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Bolivian plane crash kills eight, injures ten others on board

Nation.com.pk reports that a Bolivian plane carrying 18 people crashed on Sunday while trying to land during bad weather in the north of the Andean country, killing eight passengers and injuring the others on board, the director of a local hospital told Reuters. Heavy rain was falling as the small turboprop plane operated by local […]

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