[meteorite-list] Carancas article in peru news today.

From: Michael Farmer <meteoriteguy_at_meteoritecentral.com>
Date: Thu, 11 Oct 2007 09:05:16 -0700 (PDT)
Message-ID: <805550.19142.qm_at_web33108.mail.mud.yahoo.com>

http://www.andina.com.pe/NoticiaDetalle.aspx?id=145083


Here is a new Carancas article from Peru today.

My translation:


Desaguadero, Oct 11.
The Desaguadero police department will withdraw from
the zone in Carancas where the meteorite fell last
September 15th, informed Major Victor Anaya, chief of
police of that district.

Through prior coordination with the local authorities
of the impact zone, at 17:00 hours today, 20 policeme
officers of the Puno local division, 3 officers, and
40 sub-officers will be releived of duty by personel
of the Puno Seranazgo (I have no idea what type of
unit this is).

This action will be attended by officials of local
authorities and representatives of the Public
Minister, he told Andina news agency.

In spite of this, he assured that "The police patrolls
will surround the site at all times" and "it will be
hughly guarded".

The police chief insisted that the withdrawl obeys
"higher orders" an is not because of badwill generated
after the accusations of the so-called
"meteoritehunter" Michael Farmer, who informed that
the Desaguadero police sold him fragments of the
celestial body which fell on the community of
Carancas.

He also added that he would go forward with official
charges against the northamerican "for defaming me,
insulting my honor, the honor of my family, and my
institution".

Finally, Anaya asked that the crater be roofed over to
prevent it's deterioration when the coming rains
arrive, which at this time, are on the horizon.


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Received on Thu 11 Oct 2007 12:05:16 PM PDT