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

From: Jan Hattenbach <jan.hattenbach_at_meteoritecentral.com>
Date: Thu, 11 Oct 2007 18:22:20 +0200
Message-ID: <1827615876_at_web.de>

Any news of any plans to excavate the crater? That's it - a roof?


> -----Urspr?ngliche Nachricht-----
> Von: Michael Farmer <meteoriteguy at yahoo.com>
> Gesendet: 11.10.07 18:10:42
> An: meteorite-list at meteoritecentral.com
> Betreff: [meteorite-list] Carancas article in peru news today.


>
> 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.
>
>
> END
>
>
>
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Received on Thu 11 Oct 2007 12:22:20 PM PDT