http://idiotwon.com/blog/2010/01/31/a-swede-got-lost-in-the-volcano/ This too will change Tue, 22 May 2012 03:20:41 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://idiotwon.com/blog/2010/01/31/a-swede-got-lost-in-the-volcano/comment-page-1/#comment-315 Alvaro Molina Sun, 07 Feb 2010 15:38:20 +0000 http://idiotwon.com/blog/?p=1489#comment-315 The Nicaraguan Police should arrest tourists that hike the volcanoes without a local guide and proper gear. Five tourist have died hiking the volcanoes in Ometepe. Five years ago I ended up dealing for 19 days with parents, family members, the Police, the Military, US and UK embassies, private security firms from the US. We were very lucky and found the bodies. The Island turned into a Zoo with the International media beating on us every day. Starvation budget backpackers are taking all the risks and we end up with the economic and emotional fallout of their stupid decicions. The Nicaraguan Airforce was burning $2000 per hour (Helicopters) looking for the lost hikers. Can a poor country like Nicaragua afford to do this? 10 days into the search, the Nicaraguan military and the Police gave up and passed on the responsabilities to BlackWater and Global Options (security firms from the US). The two hikers without a guide where found dead above the San Ramon waterfalls in the Maderas. The Nicaraguan Police should arrest tourists that hike the volcanoes without a local guide and proper gear. Five tourist have died hiking the volcanoes in Ometepe. Five years ago I ended up dealing for 19 days with parents, family members, the Police, the Military, US and UK embassies, private security firms from the US. We were very lucky and found the bodies. The Island turned into a Zoo with the International media beating on us every day. Starvation budget backpackers are taking all the risks and we end up with the economic and emotional fallout of their stupid decicions. The Nicaraguan Airforce was burning $2000 per hour (Helicopters) looking for the lost hikers. Can a poor country like Nicaragua afford to do this? 10 days into the search, the Nicaraguan military and the Police gave up and passed on the responsabilities to BlackWater and Global Options (security firms from the US). The two hikers without a guide where found dead above the San Ramon waterfalls in the Maderas.

]]> http://idiotwon.com/blog/2010/01/31/a-swede-got-lost-in-the-volcano/comment-page-1/#comment-310 Volcano Maderas on the worlds biggest fresh water island Fri, 05 Feb 2010 16:12:41 +0000 http://idiotwon.com/blog/?p=1489#comment-310 [...] Half way down my left knee started hurting. The old battle injury had returned and I was limping down the volcano and only the crazy Swede was slower than me. Eventually we got down, ordered big plates of food for 4 dollars and congratulated ourselves for a great hike by saluting our beer glasses. Everyone was happy but quite tired. Little did we know that police, fire department and volunteers were searching for the barefooted crazy Swede who people thought was missing on the other volcano on the island. More about that on my previous post. [...] [...] Half way down my left knee started hurting. The old battle injury had returned and I was limping down the volcano and only the crazy Swede was slower than me. Eventually we got down, ordered big plates of food for 4 dollars and congratulated ourselves for a great hike by saluting our beer glasses. Everyone was happy but quite tired. Little did we know that police, fire department and volunteers were searching for the barefooted crazy Swede who people thought was missing on the other volcano on the island. More about that on my previous post. [...]

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