A Chunk of Chile with a Dash of South America

Living and travelling in South America from our base in Chile since 1997. I have personally experienced the extremes here, living in a shed without a bathroom in a poor dangerous part of town to the other extreme of having an elegant dinner with the President at the palace. This blog is about things that I have done or that have caught my attention here as well as travel information that may be useful.

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Thursday, August 16, 2007

Peru Earthquake Update

Last night's earthquake that struck Peru has been upgraded from 7.9 to 8.0 on the Richter Scale. An 'aftershock' of 6.0 was felt today and more are expecting though decreasing in intensity.

The number of victims from last night's earthquake has risen to over 350 people with thousands more injured.

More than 600 prisoners escaped the prison in Chincha when the walls were destroyed by the quake. Only 29 have been recaptured.

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