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    A lot of diving fatalities recently in one area.

    Sep 21,2011 Another diving death in South Florida. Man dies while scuba diving in South Florida waters, near Lake Worth Inlet | The Republic This makes six diving deaths in this region since July. By comparison, the heavily dived San Diego region, now beginning its lobster diving season, has...
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    A lot of diving fatalities recently in one area.

    Sep 12, 2011 Davie man's diving death is fifth off South Florida shores in recent months Robert Hocke: Davie man's diving death is fifth off South Florida shores in recent months - Sun Sentinel Aug 2011 Last month, a Fort Lauderdale man died after diving with a group on a private vessel off...
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    A lot of diving fatalities recently in one area.

    Sep. 4, 2011 "Woman dies after diving near the Boynton Beach Inlet" Death of female diver off Boynton Beach Inlet being investigated Aug. 7, 2011 "Bodies Of Missing Divers Found Off Plantation Key" Bodies Of Missing Divers Found Off Plantation Key « CBS Miami July 27, 2011 "Diver...
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    The divemaster who was saved from the sea

    No trace was ever found. Not the first time. Unfortunately not likely to be the last.
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    Diving in Alexandria

    Here's a report from a diver in Feb., 2007: Iron Maiden - Iron Maiden - Alexandria - Real Travel No one who has dived there has anything good to say about the dive operators there, so far as I have noticed. Or, to be fair, anything dreadful either.
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    The divemaster who was saved from the sea

    The last communication from the fishing boat Mi capitán Johery occurred on Sept 18 Southwest of Isla del Coco, with a crew of 5. The case was officially reported to the Coast Guard on Oct 16 ; the families have formed a support group in El Roble de Puntarenas and asked President Arias to send a...
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    The divemaster who was saved from the sea

    Perhaps a bit of local color for those interested in Pacific diving or the the Gulf of Papagayo.
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    Coiba Island - Know before you go!

    As someone who dived Coiba in 2006 and 2007 in February, I was interested by this discussion. In the earlier year, the ScubaCoiba management was top notch but was changed in 2007. The simple facts are that diving ops and conditions can vary quite a bit year to year and even day to day, and it...
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    Diving In Crete

    Since Iraklion is quite a large city, I wonder if the pollution affects diving in the area? Would diving on the southern side of the island ( I believe there are dive operators near Ierapetra, wonderful name - Sacred Stone - as you know ) be better in respect to visibility and natural...
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    The divemaster who was saved from the sea

    I see that Microsoft's Bill Gates has been vacationing with his family in the Papagayo 4 Seasons, which is where several of these dive sites are located. As far as I know, he hasn't been diving there.
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    The divemaster who was saved from the sea

    For those diving in Playas del Coco, it would be good to see a note on how Jaime is doing.
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    The divemaster who was saved from the sea

    Like many others unable to find work at home in Nicaragua, Jaime crossed the southern border in 1991 to find employment in Costa Rica as a commercial fisherman. Two days out of port in 1993, the crew awoke at night to find the boat flooding and sinking rapidly with all communication equipment...
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    A Good Way to stay informed about Oaxaca

    The incomplete list of buildings now badly damaged or destroyed: The State Courts building Teatro Benito Juarez The Santo Domingo esplanade and garden 4 hotels Guelaguetza Travel Agency and more than a dozen shops and restaurants
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    A Good Way to stay informed about Oaxaca

    The best hotel, El Camino Real, has been attacked by battering ram and firebombs and is now closed.
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    Diving in El Salvador

    Does anyone know of any (Pacific) diving in the La Union area, or Gulf of Fonseca? All the web info concerns Pacific diving at the other end of the country, so I appreciate that it's not likely. but since San Miguel is, I believe the second city del pais, and the port in La Union Department is...
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    A Good Way to stay informed about Oaxaca

    "Oaxaca, Mexico: Bradley Will, American reporter, shot from above at close range then executed at point blank range 15 minutes later... His body was abandoned in the back of a pickup left outside the amphitheater of the State Attorney General."
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    A Good Way to stay informed about Oaxaca

    "Mexico's private Council on Tourism (CPTM -- at least, I think it's private) has instructed Mexican travel agents around the world to discourage tourist visits to Oaxaca de Juarez (the capitol city)" 2 tour buses full of French and German tourists were reportedly assaulted.
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    A Good Way to stay informed about Oaxaca

    Goodbye, Burger King.
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    A Good Way to stay informed about Oaxaca

    A photo today shows that the police are using slingshots instead of guns to defend themselves from the demonstrators. From the useless media coverage of Mexico, I was unaware of this.
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    A Good Way to stay informed about Oaxaca

    As happens so often, the bloggers are doing a far better job of reporting from the scene than media. See http://markinmexico.blogspot.com/ Blogger Mark in Mexico for the latest daily info.
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