11-November-2007, 10:38 PM
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Order of Kilopi
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Join Date: Mar 2004
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Originally Posted by ToSeek
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Fallout...
Living in Peru: Villagers in Puno, Peru Guard Meteorite and Keep Scientists from Studying the Area (October 23)
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[Regional Geology Director] Núñez explained that the townspeople were treating the crater as a "treasure which had to be protected day and night," explaining that they feared losing fragments of the meteorite.
Núñez affirmed that this behavior was only getting in the way of scientists which were attempting to study the meteorite.
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It was reported that Farmer paid villagers US$1000 for 300 grams of the meteorite. Since then, 400 locals have organized themselves into two groups which guard the crater day and night. Núñez has stated that the situation in Puno, Peru is "very tense."
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And, preserving a mud pit:
Living in Peru: Meteorite Crater in Puno, Peru to be a Tourist Attraction
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[Regional President] Fuentes told Andina News Agency that the regional government had designed a project with several stages in which the crater would be preserved and turned into a tourist attraction. The first stage is to take approximately 30 days and will focus on preserving the crater itself.
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