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CTV News
4 days ago
- CTV News
Bus traveling from Lima to Peru's Amazon overturns on highway in the Andes, killing at least 18
LIMA, Peru — A bus traveling from Lima to Peru's Amazon region overturned on a highway in the Andes Mountains, leaving at least 18 people dead and 48 injured, authorities said Friday. The double-decker bus belonging to the company 'Expreso Molina Líder Internacional' went off the road and fell down a slope in the district of Palca, Junín region, Junin's health director Clifor Curipaco told reporters. Authorities are still investigating the cause of the accident. Videos broadcast on local television showed the bus split in two, while firefighters and police tried to rescue the injured. It was not the first fatal bus accident in 2025, another bus fell into a river on Jan. 3, leaving six people dead and 32 injured. A study by the Attorney General's Office found that d river recklessness and excessive speed are the main causes of accidents in Peru. Road transportation is poorly monitored by authorities in Peru, and emergency assistance is so slow and disorganized. In 2024, there were approximately 3,173 deaths as a result of traffic accidents in the South American country, according to official data from the Death Information System. The Associated Press
The Sun
4 days ago
- The Sun
At least 18 killed and 48 injured as double-decker bus plunges into 164ft ravine after veering off winding road
AT LEAST 18 people have died after a double-decker bus plunged 164ft into a ravine. A desperate rescue mission has been launched in Peru after the horror crash which has left another 48 injured. 1 The packed bus was traveling from Lima to Peru's Amazon region when it overturned on a highway in the Andes Mountains. The driver is believed to have veered off the winding road before the bus plummeted down the ravine, authorities said on Friday. The double-decker bus belonged to the company Expreso Molina Lder Internacional. Authorities are still investigating the cause of the accident. Pictures showed how the bus split in two after landing on its side.
Yahoo
4 days ago
- Yahoo
At least 18 dead, dozens injured in Peru bus crash
A bus travelling from Lima to Peru's Amazon region has overturned on a highway in the Andes Mountains, leaving at least 18 people dead and 48 injured. The double-decker bus belonging to the company Expreso Molina Líder Internacional went off the road and fell down a slope in the district of Palca, Junín region, Junin's health director Clifor Curipaco told reporters on Friday. Authorities are still investigating the cause of the accident. Videos broadcast on local television showed the bus split in two, while firefighters and police tried to rescue the injured. It was not the first fatal bus accident in 2025, another bus fell into a river on January 3, leaving six people dead and 32 injured. A study by the Attorney-General's Office found driver recklessness and excessive speed are the main causes of accidents in Peru. Road transportation is poorly monitored by authorities in Peru, and emergency assistance is so slow and disorganised. In 2024, there were approximately 3173 deaths as a result of traffic accidents in the South American country, according to official data from the Death Information System.
Associated Press
4 days ago
- Associated Press
Bus traveling from Lima to Peru's Amazon overturns on highway in the Andes, killing at least 18
LIMA, Peru (AP) — A bus traveling from Lima to Peru's Amazon region overturned on a highway in the Andes Mountains, leaving at least 18 people dead and 48 injured, authorities said Friday. The double-decker bus belonging to the company 'Expreso Molina Líder Internacional' went off the road and fell down a slope in the district of Palca, Junín region, Junin's health director Clifor Curipaco told reporters. Authorities are still investigating the cause of the accident. Videos broadcast on local television showed the bus split in two, while firefighters and police tried to rescue the injured. It was not the first fatal bus accident in 2025, another bus fell into a river on Jan. 3, leaving six people dead and 32 injured. A study by the Attorney General's Office found that d river recklessness and excessive speed are the main causes of accidents in Peru. Road transportation is poorly monitored by authorities in Peru, and emergency assistance is so slow and disorganized. In 2024, there were approximately 3,173 deaths as a result of traffic accidents in the South American country, according to official data from the Death Information System.
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Travel + Leisure
06-07-2025
- Travel + Leisure
The Southern Lights Are Just as Magical as the Northern Lights—and Now's the Best Time to Catch Them
While the northern lights often steal the spotlight, their southern counterpart—aurora australis—offers an equally dazzling display of its own. It paints the sky green, violet, red, but catching a glimpse requires both good luck and latitude. Like the northern lights, the southern lights are born from solar particles colliding with the Earth's magnetic field, like during a solar storm. But unlike the northern lights, which are visible from many places in the Northern Hemisphere, the southern lights are more elusive and notoriously more difficult to see. That's largely because there's so little land near the South Pole to view it from, leaving only a handful of remote spots on Earth to experience this polar light show. To catch the southern lights, you'll need to be positioned at high southern latitudes that are close to the magnetic South Pole. And for the best view of the lights, you'll want to be in a place with low humidity and long, dark nights (factors that also make for great stargazing). Places like Antarctica, Tasmania, and New Zealand sometimes offer glimpses of the elusive southern lights, but one of the most compelling places to witness the celestial event is in Patagonia, the mountainous expanse that straddles southern Argentina and Chile. The Andes Mountains that sprawl across much of Patagonia, and act as the dividing line between Argentina and Chile, offer the right latitude to catch the southern lights' colorful dance along with spectacular viewing conditions and a mountainous backdrop. The phenomenon is most visible during the austral winter, from May through August, when the nights are long and dark. Amid Patagonia's stark beauty and solitude, the southern lights often reveal themselves—quietly and brilliantly. Most southern-lights-seekers come to Patagonia via Ushuaia, Argentina, which is sometimes called 'the end of the world' and is part of the southernmost and least populated Argentine province. Ushuaia provides access to Tierra del Fuego National Park and is the starting point for many Antarctica cruises, which is another great place to catch the lights. With 'noctourism'—the growing interest in after-dark travel experiences—emerging as one of 2025's leading trends, many travelers are setting their sights on the aurora borealis. But the more elusive prize lies farther south. According to annual travel predictions, more than half of American travelers are now considering destinations with darker skies in hopes of stargazing or catching a cosmic spectacle. In Patagonia, where the night stretches and the landscape remains blissfully unspoiled, the dream of rare nocturnal discovery feels closer—and infinitely more magical.
