[meteorite-list] Russians Blamed For Peruvian Unrest Over Meteorite

[Paul]

Authorities in Puno, Peru to Begin Meteorite Extraction Project
Latest News in Peru, October 19, 2007

http://www.livinginperu.com/news/4938

"(LIP-ir) -- According to Andina, Peru's government news agency, 
Peru's Geological, Mining and Metallurgical Institute (INGEMMET) 
reported today that Russian meteorite traffickers were persuading 
authorities and citizens in Puno, Peru to extract the fallen meteorite 
for economic gain.

The Regional Geology Director for INGEMMET, Hernando Núñez 
del Prado stated, "I've been told that foreigners, with Russian 
nationalities, have been manipulating the people, telling them 
that if they don't extract the probable fragments that are in the 
deep (crater), they will turn to ash and disappear.""

...rest of article and extenesive commentary deleted...

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Yours,

Paul H.



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