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Canadian Expat Brutally Murdered in Mexico

VICTIM MURDERED ON WAY FROM CANCUN AIRPORT TO HER HOME IN MERIDA (took bus)

theglobeandmail.com reported the brutal killing of a B.C. photographer near Cancun, Mexico last week has left those who knew her in shock as they struggle to understand the sudden end of a woman described by friends as a “life force” who “saw beauty in everything.”

Vancouver native Barbara McClatchie Andrews, 74, was found strangled to death on the side of a highway connecting Cancun and the city of Merida on Friday, according to state prosecutor spokesperson Baruch Velasquez. Ms. Andrews had lived in Merida for the past decade…

According to the globe and mail a close friend stated the victim was “a fierce defender of Mexico and would rail against the media for its exaggerations – she would say it’s a perfectly safe place,” Ms. Boyd recalled.Read Article

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CUSCO PERU: Thieves work quick and are clever in thefts against tourists (Video)

CRIINALS WORK IN A VERY QUICK AND CLEVER WAY IN THEFTS AGAINST TOURISTS peru21.pe reported …. Prima and Gina Montalvo were arrested by agents of Terna squad after he robbed a cell phone to an Irish tourist. Two women were arrested by agents of the squad Terna Police Cusco , after they are discovered in […]

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Roatan, Honduras: German Tourist dead

German tourist dies in Roatan INTERMEDIATE/ADVANCE SPANISH VOCABULARY – READ THE BOOK latribuna.hn reported the authorities confirmed Wednesday night the death of a German tourist in West Way, Roatan, Honduras in the Caribbean. The victim was identified as Walter Ray Owen (69), who was practicing snorkeling, a water sport that involves swimming on the surface […]

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Acapulco Mexico, Paradise Lost, high murder statistics

strong>ACAPULCO TURNED INTO A WAR ZONE dailymail.co.uk reported that Extreme and gruesome violence has turned a city once beloved by holidaymakers from around the world into a war zone. Acapulco, on Mexico’s Pacific Coast, has been gripped by such bloody chaos in recent years that it has been dubbed one of the most dangerous cities […]

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Mexico: Tourist bus crashes in route to Cancun, 12 killed, 30 injured, driver flees

telegraph.co.uk/AP reported, Twelve people including two children died and 30 were injured when their bus turned over Monday near the Mexican tourist resort of Cancun, emergency services said. The bus crashed in the early hours in a wooded area of the Carrillo Puerto municipality, said Reyes Silvestre, head of the local civil protection rescue team. […]

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Peru: Tourist From France reports rape, says ordeal with police worse than rape itself

24 of January 2016- elcomercio.pe reported…Suspect has at least two other previous sexual abuse complainsts by tourists. A 20 year-old tourist 20 years of age from France and visiting Peru in January 2016, reported she was raped by a man who claimed he was an owner of a hostel in Nazca. Apparently the accused has […]

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Expat shot and injured during home invastion in Vilcabamba Ecuador

FROM FACEBOOK: Anubuddha Lee February 23 at 2:29am With a very heavy and shaky heart I share this latest tragic news. At 8;30 pm last night, Joshua’s rented house in the Hacienda San Joaquin was broken into by 5 masked thugs. He was alone, and found them in his basement where he exercises daily. They […]

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Nicaragua: 13 die as tourist boat capsizes in Caribbean

MANAGUA, Nicaragua (AP)USATODAY.com — A tourist boat carrying more than 30 people capsized in bad weather off the Caribbean coast of Nicaragua on Saturday, killing 13 passengers, authorities said. Mario Berrios, the Nicaraguan navy’s commander for the southern Caribbean region, said the dead were all Costa Rican nationals who were traveling aboard the Reina del […]

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Belize: Six tourist from France involved in tourist van crash

guardian.bz reported It happened on Monday, February 1, sometime after 3 p.m. Ferguson was driving a grey 2-door Ford F-150 pick with extended cab. He was traveling with 44-year-old Daisy Olivera of Belize City and two minors as his passengers. They were heading from the direction of Belmopan to Hattieville, and for some still unknown […]

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Mexico City Safety for Tourists

lawstreetmedia.com/blogs/Jillian Sequeira / Mexico City is a bustling metropolis that attracts millions of visitors from across the world every year. The city is home to Frida Kahlo’s restored house, the Floating Gardens of Xochimilco, the prestigious Souymaya Museum, and dozens of other historic cultural sites. It is no wonder that it has has been ranked […]

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