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Tourist Detained for Trafficking in Protected Spiders in Cusco, Peru

diariocorreo.pe (machine translated) Police personnel assigned to the Alejandro Velasco Astete Airport in Cusco , intervened a foreign citizen who moved an insectary containing protected species considered National Heritage of the Nation

The tourist was identified as Rintanen Kari (54), a native of Finland, the same who traveled to the city of Lima, referring to having purchased the insectary at the artisan fair in Aguas Calientes – Machu Picchu for a total of 600 dollars.

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The fact was communicated to the representative of the Environmental Prosecutor’s Office of Cusco who ordered that the property seized be sent to the specialized unit detailing that due to its characteristics it would be classified as a protected species, as well as having an intrinsic value according to Law No. 29763. The intervened was subsequently made available to the Environmental Police Department for legal actions. Read Article

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Huaraz, Peru: Canadian/U.S. Dual Citizen missing for month, hostel under investigation

HOSTEL WHERE MISSING HIKER WAS STAYING IN HUARAZ, UNDER INVESTIGATION DAILYMAIL.UK.CO reported – Family fears Canadian medical student, 22, who went missing a month ago on South American backpacking trip was kidnapped. Jesse Galganov, 22, from Montreal, was at the start of a backpacking trip in Peru The medical student spent his first few days […]

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Tourist From France Collapses, Dies on Downtown Street Cusco, Peru

French tourist dies in downtown Cusco street / Cause of Death Unknown August 23, 2017 diariocorreo.pe / A tourist of French nationality found sudden death, after putting ill of health in the vicinity of the Street Lucrepata in the fenced of Cusco. Lydie Marie Gayrard (58) is the foreigner who died despite receiving medical attention […]

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Lima Peru: Horrific Tourist Bus Accident kills at least nine (video)

INTERMEDIATE ADVANCED SPANISH VOCABULARY – READ THIS BOOK Horrifying video of bus going over hill, throwing passengers from bus (double decker) EFE – At least nine people perished in a tourist bus accident in Lima. It is also reported that 30 passengers were injured in the Sunday accident. Two of the dead were tourists from […]

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Peru: At Least 72 dead in flash floods, landslides, mudslides

Flash floods take dramatic toll in Lima and northern Peru gulfnews.com Geographic extremes help fuel the often deadly force of the mudslides known locally as huaycos LIMA: Flash floods and landslides hit parts of Lima, leaving some communities cut off from roads on Saturday, as others in Peru fled rising rivers, and millions fretted that […]

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Peru: Tourist from U.S. Killed, Fell 40 meters into a gorge

rpp.pe (March 2, 2017) – A tourist from the U.S. died, after accidentally falling to an abyss of 40 meters of depth, in the district of Santa Teresa, province of the Convention, in Cusco. victim – Whitney Steven (24). The incident was corroborated by his friend Molli Gain, who said that both were participating in […]

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Peru: Hiker from U.S. dies in fall (March 17′)

Rapid City Journal – They couldn’t have known it, but a powerful thunderstorm the night before had loosened the ground beneath the hiking boots of Molly Goin and Whitney Stevens of Rapid City as they embarked on the third day of a five-day trek from Mollepata, Peru, to the historic Incan city of Machu Picchu. […]

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U.S. tourist dies during ayahuasca ceremony in Peru

Miguel Neyra/Editor elcomercio.pe machine translated An American tourist died during a session of ayahuasca developed into a home in the town of Huaynapata province of Calca, in Cusco . The incident occurred last Saturday morning. In this residence, the National Police found Christina Melissa Jenkins, 41, lifeless, leaning against the wall and lying on a […]

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Peru: Tourist from Canada dies in bizarre vehicle accident

CANADIAN EXPAT LIVING IN ECUADOR DIES IN FREAK ACCIDENT NEAR CAJAMARCA PERU cuencahighlife.com reported that Cuenca expat Roger Seltzer was killed early Tuesday morning when a horse fell on top of the car he was driving, north of Cajamarca, Peru. According to police, the horse apparently lost its footing on a steep mountain slope and […]

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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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