rpp.com reported that an Israeli tourist backpacking was found dead in the Nevado Pisco, located in Cordillera Blanca, in the Ancash region, was identified as Pavel Lerman (33). His death was registered this afternoon. He was hiking at an altitude of more than 4 600 meters along with 15 other tourists from Israel. The representative of the Public Ministry of the province of Yungay,
ordered the respective lifting of corpse and subsequent transfer to the morgue to determine the cause of his death. Read Article
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HAVE YOU THOUGHT OF LIVING OR RETIRING TO ECUADOR – READ THIS BOOK elcomercio.pe reported that the decentralized direction of culture of Cusco reported that photographs and video of two people naked running around the Citadel of Machu Picchu were recorded from irregularly in November of 2013 and that the authorities arrested them immediately. The […]
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A tourist of Japanese nationality died midday on Tuesday after suffering a heart attack. The Japanese visitor, identified as Ho Huwgkic (74) had arrived in the alternate international airport of Pisco, on a commercial flight from Santiago de Chile. As you might know, abroad arrived in the Peru with his wife and their three children […]
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theguardian.com reported Michaela McCollum Connolly and Melissa Reid have been sentenced to six years and eight months in jail on drug trafficking charges. The pair’s lawyer says the two women, who pleaded guilty to the charges, are not appealing the ruling. The 20-year-olds were stopped at Lima airport in August with £1.5m of cocaine in […]
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cnbc.com reported that Eric Bartoli, the accused mastermind of a $65 million scam featured on “American Greed: The Fugitives,” has been apprehended by authorities in Lima, Peru, after 10 years on the run. The former securities broker is on the FBI’s most wanted list for his alleged involvement in a Ponzi scheme. Read Article
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Insidecostarica.com reported that the sixth recorded case of malaria in Costa Rica this year, but authorities believe the patient acquired the disease while on a trip to Peru. An investigation into the case has determined that the patient contracted the disease in Peru, according to Director of Health Surveillance, Mary Ethel Trejos. According to Trejos, […]
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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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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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The six Australians accused of murdering a Peruvian man in Lima have won the right to give statements on the case from Australia and avoided becoming the subjects of an Interpol red notice after a Peru court ruled in favour of their appeal against extradition. A statement from the group, dubbed the “Peru Six”, revealed […]
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Globalpost.com reported that UK nationals Melissa Reid and Michaella McCollum have given up their six-week attempt to prove their innocence, after they were accused of attempting to smuggle 24 pounds of cocaine out of Peru. More than 140 drug “mules” have been arrested at the Lima airport so far this year. Read Article
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