Sue Surkes reports for The Times of Israel: Israeli killed in motorbike accident in Bolivia Victim identified as Dor Jan, 23; fatal crash comes only four months after another Israeli biker died in the Andean nation. An Israeli citizen was killed Tuesday in a motorcycle accident in Bolivia, the Foreign Ministry said. The ministry released…
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Cyclist plunges off 300ft cliff along Bolivia’s Death Road after losing control of her bike… but miraculously SURVIVES after landing on a tiny ledge
Julian Robinson reports for MailOnLine: Cyclist plunges off 300ft cliff along Bolivia’s Death Road after losing control of her bike… but miraculously SURVIVES after landing on a tiny ledge Maria With Hoen had joined an expedition along notorious Death Road in Bolivia The 21-year-old’s push bike hit a rock sending her over the edge of…
High In Bolivian Mountains, 2 Massachusetts Men Pursue Mystery Of Flight 980
Craig Lemoult reports for NPR: High In Bolivian Mountains, 2 Massachusetts Men Pursue Mystery Of Flight 980 Two Massachusetts roommates recently set out to solve the more than 30-year-old mystery of a South American plane crash. What they found was a grim reminder of the tragedy that may or may not provide some answers about…
Clear evidence of Bolivan gov incompetence! Crashed jet’s company left trail of unpaid debts
Associated Press reports via Fox News Bolivia: Crashed jet’s company left trail of unpaid debts BOGOTA, Colombia – The airline involved in last week’s crash in the Andes left a trail of unpaid bills that forced Bolivia’s air force to seize two planes and briefly jail one of the company’s owners, Bolivian Defense Minister Reymi…
Bolivian gov must clarify this: Why the Chapecoense football team’s plane ran out of fuel
From The Economist: Fuel folly Why the Chapecoense football team’s plane ran out of fuel MUCH remains unknown about Lamia Airlines flight 2933, which crashed into the hills of Colombia on November 28th, killing 71 of the 77 people on board (see article in this week’s print edition). Fans of Chapecoense, a Brazilian football team,…
Be careful when getting closer to boiling mud near geyser! Extremelly dangerous!
Francesca Gillett reports for Evening Standard: British pensioner Rod Keates burnt alive in Bolivia after falling into boiling mud near geyser A British pensioner has died on holiday in Bolivia after he fell into boiling hot liquid mud and was burnt alive. The 71-year-old retired magistrate was photographing geysers in the south American country when…
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