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Brazil: Rio’s Main Lagoon Overflows With Dead Fish
Date: March 19th, 2013 |
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Heavy rains and rotting algae depleted the water-oxygen levels in Rio de Janeiro’s Rodrigo de Freitas lagoon, filling the 2016 Olympic rowing venue—and site of countless postcard pictures—with thousands of dead, decomposing fish. During a two-day emergency cleanup process, workers hauled more than 71 tons of dead fish out of the lagoon, which is located [read more]
India: Anti-Sri Lanka Protests May Disrupt Travel in Tamil Nadu
Date: March 19th, 2013 | No Comments
A wave of ongoing, anti-Sri Lanka protests has disrupted travel in Chennai and other parts of Tamil Nadu. More than 200 students gathered at Chennai International Airport March 18, impeding traffic to and from the terminal. In a related demonstration, 400 people marched through central Chennai, breaking down a police barricade, while another 500 picketed [read more]
Netherlands: The Hague Rates Terrorism Risk as “Substantial”
Date: March 19th, 2013 | No Comments
Due to an increase in the number of violent extremists traveling to Syria, and signs of increased radicalization among youth, the threat of terrorism has increased from “limited” to “substantial,” Dutch authorities reported March 14. The U.S. Dept. of State has not issued any travel warnings for the country, but notes that, as with other [read more]
Italy:
Date: March 13th, 2013 | No Comments
A high degree of crime occurs in and around the tourist areas of Naples. While most crime in Italy’s third-largest city is not violent, purse and camera snatching, pickpocketing and break-ins are commonplace. Criminal gangs operate efficiently in the areas that tourists tend to frequent, such as the Centro Historico, Piazza Garibaldi (the central train [read more]
Zimbabwe: Man-Eating Lions Haunt Kariba
Date: March 13th, 2013 | No Comments
The northern resort town of Kariba has been on “man-eater watch” since two people were killed by lions in the same week. Kariba is a tourist destination known for safari camps and water-based activities such as houseboating and fishing excursions. All of the lion sightings occurred in the poorer and more populated suburbs of [read more]
Cayman Islands: Wild Stingrays are Adapting to Tourists’ Handouts
Date: March 19th, 2013 | No Comments
Feeding the wild sting rays has become a popular attraction on Grand Cayman, and not just with tourists. A recent study of the free-swimming rays at “Stingray City,” a cluster of shallow sandbars on the island’s north side, showed that most of the rays in the area had reversed their natural, nocturnal feeding behaviors to [read more]
Laos: Government Considering Single-Entry Visa With Neighbors
Date: March 19th, 2013 | No Comments
In hope of promoting tourism and other business, the government is considering a single-visa arrangement, similar to the Schengen visa available in parts of the European Union, which would allow tourists to combine a trip to neighboring Southeast Asian countries on one visa. Thailand and Cambodia struck a single-visa deal late last year, and Laos [read more]
China: Thousands of Dead Pigs Dumped in Shanghai’s Water Source
Date: March 13th, 2013 | No Comments
Water pollution is a major concern throughout China, but for many of Shanghai’s 23 million residents, a surge in the dumping of dead pigs has heightened their worries. Over a two-day period in early March, authorities retrieved 2,813 dead pigs from the Huangpu River—a primary source of city drinking water. Official reports stated that the [read more]
Peru: Embassy Revises Travel Warning for Cuzco, Machu Picchu
Date: March 13th, 2013 | No Comments
The U.S. Embassy in Lima has lifted its travel restriction for Cuzco and the region of Machu Picchu after a thorough review of information regarding a potential kidnapping threat to U.S. citizens. The Embassy continues to recommend that its citizens proceed with caution if traveling in or around the Peruvian “VRAEM” Emergency Zone, which includes [read more]
Brazil: Rio Bus Drivers’ Strike Strands Tens of Thousands
Date: March 6th, 2013 | No Comments
A 24-hour bus drivers’ strike in Rio de Janeiro stranded tens of thousands of people March 1, and disrupted many businesses and services since employees could not get to work. Commuters spent long hours waiting at bus stops and terminals for the few city buses that were still running—less than 10 percent of the usual [read more]
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