|
2008 Villa Canales Bus Disaster
The 2008 Villa Canales bus disaster occurred in the municipality of Villa Canales, Guatemala on 29 February 2008, at 19:15 local time. A passenger bus from Transportes Cubanita, with 79 people on board, crashed into a 10-meter ravine after missing a sharp bend in the road connecting Villa Canales to Barberena. 54 people died and another 25 were wounded in the accident. BBC News, 1 March 2008 See also * * |
Villa Canales
Villa Canales is a city and municipality in the Guatemala department of Guatemala, situated 22 km south of the capital Guatemala City. As of the 2018 census, the city had a population of 124,680, Population of the major cities in Guatemala making it the eleventh largest city in Guatemala. Economy The economy of Villa Canales is based around , , and pineapple. The city is the largest producer of pineapple in the nation, due to the nearby Pacaya Volcano which fertilizes the soil. Due to rapid ...[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Guatemala
Guatemala ( ; ), officially the Republic of Guatemala ( es, República de Guatemala, links=no), is a country in Central America. It is bordered to the north and west by Mexico; to the northeast by Belize and the Caribbean; to the east by Honduras; to the southeast by El Salvador and to the south by the Pacific Ocean. With an estimated population of around million, Guatemala is the most populous country in Central America and the 11th most populous country in the Americas. It is a representative democracy with its capital and largest city being Nueva Guatemala de la Asunción, also known as Guatemala City, the most populous city in Central America. The territory of modern Guatemala hosted the core of the Maya civilization, which extended across Mesoamerica. In the 16th century, most of this area was conquered by the Spanish and claimed as part of the viceroyalty of New Spain. Guatemala attained independence in 1821 from Spain and Mexico. In 1823, it became part of the Fe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Barberena
Barberena is a town, with a population of 47,093 (2018 census), Population of cities & towns in Guatemala and a in of . Filled with local vendors and stores selling American goods, Barberena is a small town typi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Prensa Libre (Guatemala)
''Prensa Libre'' is a Guatemalan newspaper published in Guatemala City by ''Prensa Libre, S.A.'' and distributed nationwide. It was formerly the most widely circulated newspaper in the country and as of 2007 it has the second-widest circulation. It is considered a local newspaper of record. It was founded in 1951. The billionaire Mario López Estrada is a minority stakeholder. In March 2015, the newspapers correspondent Danilo Lópéz was killed in an attack during a public event. In the aftermath of the death of Julio René Alvarado, the ''Prensa Libre'' publicly mocked Belizean officials who called on Guatemala for an apology. In October 2018, based on the information of an article published by the ''Prensa Libre'', Donald Trump claimed that ISIS members were hiding within the Central American migrant caravans. See also * List of newspapers in Guatemala This is a list of newspapers in Guatemala. Newspapers *'' Prensa Libre'', the second-most widely circulated newspa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
El Periódico (Guatemala)
''El Periódico'' is a daily Guatemalan newspaper founded by José Rubén Zamora on November 6, 1996. History Considered one of Central America's leading independent journalists, Zamora had left his previous paper, ''Siglo Veintiuno'', earlier in the year after a disagreement with the board of directors. He then founded ''Periódico'', funded by the donations of 125 citizens who supported his stand on press freedom. One year later, it was purchased by the owners of '' Prensa Libre'', Guatemala's best-selling newspaper. In 2001, the ''Periódico'' offices were attacked by a group of fifty protesters after reporting on alleged corruption in the staff of Communications Minister Luis Rabbé. The crowd attempted to force the building's doors and set it on fire, and Zamora was burned in effigy. According to the Committee to Protect Journalists, police took more than forty minutes to respond and made no arrests. The newspaper conducted a lengthy investigation into links between the g ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2013 San Martin Jilotepeque Bus Disaster . 48 people died and another 37 were wounded in the accident.
The 2013 San Martin Jilotepeque bus disaster occurred in San Martin Jilotepeque, Guatemala on Monday September 9, 2013, at 7:50 local time. A passenger bus from Transportes Sanmartineca carrying more than 80 passengers crashed into a 200-meter ravine after missing a sharp bend in the road connecting San Martin Jilotepeque to Chimaltenango Chimaltenango is a city in Guatemala with a population of 96,985 (2018 census). Population of ... See also * 2008 Villa Canales bus disasterReferences [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of Traffic Collisions (2000–present)
This list of traffic collisions records serious road crashes: those that have a large death toll, occurred in unusual circumstances, or have some other historical significance, which are notable and have their own Wikipedia article. For crashes that killed notable people, refer to List of people who died in traffic collisions. The prevalence of bus crashes in this list is a function of severity rather than of frequency. This list records crashes from the year 2000. For earlier crashes see List of traffic collisions (before 2000). __NOTOC__ 2000s 2000 * August 28 – Nigeria – Abuja bus crash riots. Seventy people were killed in a bus pile up in Abuja. Related protest riots the next day killed four more people. * November 5 – Nigeria – Ibadan road tanker explosion. Between 100 and 200 people were killed when a petrol tanker ploughed into a traffic jam and exploded. 2001 * February 28 – United Kingdom – Selby rail crash. A car was driven off the M62 motorway near ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bus Incidents In Guatemala
A bus (contracted from omnibus, with variants multibus, motorbus, autobus, etc.) is a road vehicle that carries significantly more passengers than an average car or van. It is most commonly used in public transport, but is also in use for charter purposes, or through private ownership. Although the average bus carries between 30 and 100 passengers, some buses have a capacity of up to 300 passengers. The most common type is the single-deck rigid bus, with double-decker and articulated buses carrying larger loads, and midibuses and minibuses carrying smaller loads. Coaches are used for longer-distance services. Many types of buses, such as city transit buses and inter-city coaches, charge a fare. Other types, such as elementary or secondary school buses or shuttle buses within a post-secondary education campus, are free. In many jurisdictions, bus drivers require a special large vehicle licence above and beyond a regular driving licence. Buses may be used for scheduled bus t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2008 Road Incidents
8 (eight) is the natural number following 7 and preceding 9. In mathematics 8 is: * a composite number, its proper divisors being , , and . It is twice 4 or four times 2. * a power of two, being 2 (two cubed), and is the first number of the form , being an integer greater than 1. * the first number which is neither prime nor semiprime. * the base of the octal number system, which is mostly used with computers. In octal, one digit represents three bits. In modern computers, a byte is a grouping of eight bits, also called an octet. * a Fibonacci number, being plus . The next Fibonacci number is . 8 is the only positive Fibonacci number, aside from 1, that is a perfect cube. * the only nonzero perfect power that is one less than another perfect power, by Mihăilescu's Theorem. * the order of the smallest non-abelian group all of whose subgroups are normal. * the dimension of the octonions and is the highest possible dimension of a normed division algebra. * the first num ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
