"Foreigners want to get their hands on it" WOW, how many people really want to get their hands on a mud-hole? Whatever meteorite is left at the scene is now rotted mud anyway, so I think they have little to fear, except from their own "scientists". The damage done to Carancas meteorite and crater was done by the incompetence and simple ignorance of the local government. Michael Farmer
--- Darren Garrison <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > http://www.livinginperu.com/news-5223-peru-meteorite-crater-puno-peru-declared-natural-heritage-site > > Meteorite Crater in Puno, Peru Declared Natural > Heritage Site > > (LIP-ir) -- The area where a meteorite landed in > Puno, approximately 800 miles > from Lima, has been declared a National Cultural and > Natural Heritage Site by > the Regional Government of Puno, Peru, said the > region's president, Pablo Hernán > Fuentes Guzmán. > > The regional president explained that the meteorite > crater was being declared a > part of Peru's heritage to preserve it and keep it > safe from locals and > foreigners that "want to get their hands on it". > > Furthermore, Hernán Fuentes stated that these > efforts were being made so that > the meteorite crater would be protected against the > strong rains during this > time of year, which could cause the crater to > disappear. A national university > in Puno has been given the task of preserving the > crater during the upcoming > rainy season. > > The meteorite, which was found to be a chondrite, > landed in the town of Carancas > near the Peru-Bolivia border on September 15, > leaving a crater approximately > forty feet in diameter. > > The meteorite and its crater have attracted national > as well as international > attention. After a meteorite collector came to Peru > from the US and admitted to > having bought thee hundred grams of the meteorite, > villagers began to guard the > crater. > > Fearing the loss of the crater to concerned > villagers and the rainy season in > Puno, the Regional President announced the crater > would be turned into a tourist > attraction in November. > ______________________________________________ > http://www.meteoritecentral.com > Meteorite-list mailing list > Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com > http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list > ______________________________________________ http://www.meteoritecentral.com Meteorite-list mailing list Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list
