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

From: Michael Farmer <meteoriteguy_at_meteoritecentral.com>
Date: Thu, 11 Oct 2007 10:15:28 -0700 (PDT)
Message-ID: <148063.45713.qm_at_web33104.mail.mud.yahoo.com>

I spoke with people in Carancas today, no-one can get
near the crater, about 500 meters is closest. They
plan to try and cover it! I guess the simple fact that
the low spot will fill with water, and the crater will
dissolve from the inside and outside does not matter
to the. I told them that, anyone with a brain can see
that the area will fill with water, a roof will do
nothing to change that.
Again, this is Peru, they were not receptive to my
advice, they don't like "gringos" down there, and they
think they know what they are doing. I have been
saying it for a week, they want the meteorite to lay
in the muddy water for some months to "cure" I guess.
Sadly, the Caranas meteorite will go down as yet
another government sanctioned debacle.
Michael Farmer
--- Jan Hattenbach <jan.hattenbach at web.de> wrote:

> 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 01:15:28 PM PDT