Showing posts with label amazon. Show all posts
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Monday, March 23, 2009

Pre-Inca citadel, cemetery found in Amazonas region


A pre-Inca citadel and cemetery have been discovered near the Chucmar village in Bagua Grande, capital of Utcubamba province in the jungle region of Amazonas.

The discovery was made by a group of local people including Utcubamba deputy mayor Teofilo Rojas, cameraman Humberto Cedano, tourist guide Olga Cabanillas and authorities of Nuevo Jerusalem , La Palma, Jordan Sachapoyas and Chucmar villages.

The archaeological complex consists of circular stone houses, located in one of the highest part of a mountain with lush vegetation, five kilometers from the village of Chucmar.

The expedition did not only find circular stone houses, located in an area of approximately ten hectares, but also stone pestle to crush seeds, as well as stone axes and pottery bowls.

In the pre-Inca cemetery, there were a number of skulls and other skeletal remains of ancient people who lived in the area.

resource: www.andina.com.pe

Friday, March 20, 2009

Garzon: tourism in the Amazon and 25,000 euros for one hour of lecture

A day after that Garzon, finally emerging from the investigation of PP, still many details of their activities outside Spain. El Mundo claimed that 25,000 euros for one hour conference in Mexico. La Razon about his "adventure" in the Amazon.

(Libertad Digital) As reported by LD, the star judge of the Audiencia Nacional has traveled in the last two years the equivalent of around the world while three served as judge in matters such as Operation hunting, they finally left to the Courts Senior Justice of the Valencian Community and the Community of Madrid.

On these trips, Baltasar Garzon, in addition to lecturing, he has had time to do tourism. The judge, as have La Razón and El Mundo, he took the permission of the CGPJ to move to Peru in August 2007 to visit the Amazon jungle. A publication Peruvian Caretas, he dedicated an extensive photo report in which the judge next to monkeys in the Amazon, leading a mototaxi or wearing a scarf on his head.

Garzon, photographed by Caretas, on the cover La Razon

The magazine titled its report "Amazon Adventure of Judge Garzon," and recounts, among other things, how the judge piranha fishing on the River Napo, Iquitos. The judge had moved to Peru to attend the second meeting of Financing of Terrorism, held in Lima from 8 to 14 August 2007.

Meanwhile, the world reveals that Garzon claimed 25,000 euros for one hour conference in Mexico. The judge went on October 8, 2007 the town of Tampico, to give a talk entitled "Security and Administration of Justice: Comparative Reflections." The money received was divided among the cache of 14,037 euros and 11,400 in court costs, says El Mundo. These include a stay in a luxury hotel and business class tickets for himself and his bodyguard.

Resource: www.libertaddigital.com spanish to english