American Tourists Missing in South America

Question

They were travelling to Peru and went missing in late January and haven't been seen or heard from since then.

Why would anyone travel to a third world country? You are asking for BIG trouble!!!!

Most people in third world countries are poor and desperate and they will actually kill and rob tourists for their survival.

Another head scratcher is that they traveled to Cusco, Peru, which is notorious for drug trafficking.

Here is the link to the story.

https://www.cbsnews.com/8301-504083_162-57571156-504083/jamie-neal-garret-hand-missing-calif-couple-vanishes-during-peruvian-bike-tour/

Nhenley · Answer

They were travelling to Peru and went missing in late January and haven't been seen or heard from since then.

Why would anyone travel to a third world country? You are asking for BIG trouble!!!!

Most people in third world countries are poor and desperate and they will actually kill and rob tourists for their survival.

Another head scratcher is that they traveled to Cusco, Peru, which is notorious for drug trafficking.

Here is the link to the story.

https://www.cbsnews.com/8301-504083_162-57571156-504083/jamie-neal-garret-hand-missing-calif-couple-vanishes-during-peruvian-bike-tour/

SteelCash · Answer

I hope they are fine but yeah... that&#x27;s just a bad move.  They were out in the middle of nowhere... probably not armed.  In a vast wilderness with no civilation within I don&#x27;t know how many miles.  Just a bad decision in my opinion.  Doing that in the states is somewhat risky let alone Peru.

SteelCash · Answer

civilization

searchwarrant · Answer

This might be the silliest post in the history of Covers.&#xD;&#xA; &#xD;&#xA;Another head scratcher is that they traveled to Cusco, Peru, which is notorious for drug trafficking.

Messier-11 · Answer

why would anyone go swimming in the ocean where there are sharks?

searchwarrant · Answer

[Quote: Originally Posted by Messier-11] why would anyone go swimming in the ocean where there are sharks? [/Quote]&#xD;&#xA;I dunno. But there are also many stupid people that go hiking in the wilderness where there are wild animals.

Nhenley · Answer

[Quote: Originally Posted by Messier-11]  why would anyone go swimming in the ocean where there are sharks?   [/Quote] Messier it was a rhetorical question

Nhenley · Answer

[Quote: Originally Posted by searchwarrant]  &#xD;&#xA;This might be the silliest post in the history of Covers.&#xD;&#xA; &#xD;&#xA;Another head scratcher is that they traveled to Cusco, Peru, which is notorious for drug trafficking.  [/Quote]why is it silly?  have you been to Cusco?

JEFFMARKETCAP · Answer

I&#x27;m going to Medellin Colombia in May

surfertodd · Answer

You will not want to leave. Beautiful city and very safe.

JEFFMARKETCAP · Answer

That is what I&#x27;ve heard.  It will be my second time in Colombia but first time in Medellin.  Heard they got the hottest chicks in all of Colombia.

KQC · Answer

An Oakland couple who haven&#x27;t been heard from in Peru for nearly a &#xD;&#xA;month were spotted on a boat in a river in a remote part of the country,&#xD;&#xA; U.S. and Peruvian officials told relatives Tuesday.Garrett Hand and ,&#xD;&#xA; both 25, were on a bicycle tour of South America and told their &#xD;&#xA;families they planned to ride from Cuzco, Peru, to Lima, on the coast. &#xD;&#xA;Relatives last heard from the pair Jan. 25, and there has been no &#xD;&#xA;activity since then on their bank or social media accounts, according to&#xD;&#xA; the families&#x27; Facebook page.Hand&#x27;s mother,  of Concord, said Thursday that relatives have been told that Peruvian authorities spotted the pair in a remote village. The&#xD;&#xA; couple apparently decided on the spur of the moment to take a boat &#xD;&#xA;journey and didn&#x27;t tell their families, she said. It was unclear when &#xD;&#xA;they were seen. "The information told to me is that they are on a&#xD;&#xA; boat on the river and that they are sending a plane to find them," she &#xD;&#xA;said, adding that she expected to get an update Thursday.  Fitzgerald said the families would not relax until Hand and Neal return home.Officials&#xD;&#xA; with the U.S. State Department said they were awaiting more information&#xD;&#xA; before making a statement about the couple&#x27;s status.

CrusCrnshw · Answer

This thread start is semi-knowledge lacking...

have you ever been to South America? traveling is about being safe and smart. Can these things happen? Yes, but to say "why would someone go to Peru?", is really an uneducated statement. that specific town? I don't know, but to lump Peru and other "Third World Countries" as you state is very egocentric.

Travel some more and tell me you will feel the same way. Highly doubt it

searchwarrant · Answer

&#xD;&#xA;Yes, it&#x27;s spectaculer. Machu Pichu and Cusco go hand in in hand and they are one of the most beautiful places on earth. &#xD;&#xA;The only people that are in danger in Peru are the phucking Spaniards. They won&#x27;t get one single restaurant meal that doesn&#x27;t have a booger, loogy or farmers shot in it.&#xD;&#xA;Travel the world and experience new cultures, sights, history and friendly smiling people. Believe nothing you read or hear in the media - it&#x27;s a load of dog chit. America is where the real trouble is.&#xD;&#xA;Far as these two I&#x27;m guessing they ventured into an off limits area doing god knows what. Sort of like visiting here in Los Angeles and exploring South Central L.A.

searchwarrant · Answer

[Quote: Originally Posted by surfertodd] &#xD;&#xA;&#xD;&#xA;You will not want to leave. Beautiful city and very safe.&#xD;&#xA;[/Quote]&#xD;&#xA;Exactly right. You will not want to leave that paradise ciudad Jeffry. Buy a villa and stay, that&#x27;s what I&#x27;d do.

surfertodd · Answer

The most beautiful women in the world. If you speak spanish you will be in heaven.

Henry-Lilly · Answer

Why would anyone gamble? I mean, people have been known to lose money! And then there are those idiots that fly in airplanes? Are they crazy? They've been known to crash!! So many head scratchers in the world.

SteelCash · Answer

Jeffmarketcap... pick up some scapolamine while you&#39;re out there :-)

Henry-Lilly · Answer

https://news.yahoo.com/california-couple-feared-missing-peru-turn-safe-river-032218405.htmlNot missing after all.

SteelCash · Answer

You take risks every time you jump into your car to go somewhere.  That said, I&#39;m simply not going to go to ANY South American country and go hiking with my wife in the forest without weapons for protection.  For that matter, I wouldn&#39;t do it WITH weapons unless I&#39;m with a group of fifty.  And I won&#39;t step foot in any part of Mexico.  There&#39;s just nicer safer places in the world.  Mexico is a sh&#238;thole full of violence and I don&#39;t care about the nice resorts there.

Nhenley · Answer

The question "Why would anyone travel to a third world country?

is a rhetorical question. I was trying to make a point that you are stupid to travel to a third world country.

I would never go to Mexico, Central America, and South America. I don't care if you guys think it's paradise, i still wouldn't go

WHY? because I don't want to be missing a limb and be brought back in a bodybag without a head. Understand now?

I would rather vacation in Detroit and Cleveland, the two shittholes of America, then vacation in those Latin countries. Also, Latinos are vicious and evil people, so you don't want to mess in their terriotory.

JEFFMARKETCAP · Answer

[Quote: Originally Posted by searchwarrant]  &#xD;&#xA;Exactly right. You will not want to leave that paradise ciudad Jeffry. Buy a villa and stay, that&#x27;s what I&#x27;d do.  [/Quote] We are renting a nice house out there.  If I hit the lottery I probably would buy one.   Supertodd,  I know enough Spanish to get around and I&#x27;m working on improving.  Steel,  No gracias.  I heard that pot is illegal in Colombia but Ecstacy is legal.  Wow really?

Henry-Lilly · Answer

[Quote: Originally Posted by Nhenley]  The question "Why would anyone travel to a third world country?&#xD;&#xA;is a rhetorical question.  I was trying to make a point that you are stupid to travel to a third world country.&#xD;&#xA;I would never go to Mexico, Central America, and South America.  I don&#x27;t care if you guys think it&#x27;s paradise, i still wouldn&#x27;t go &#xD;&#xA;WHY?  because I don&#x27;t want to be missing a limb and be brought back in a bodybag without a head.  Understand now?&#xD;&#xA;I would rather vacation in Detroit and Cleveland, the two shittholes of America, then vacation in those Latin countries. Also, Latinos are vicious and evil people, so you don&#x27;t want to mess in their terriotory.  [/Quote]The most vicious and evil people on the planet are the American female.  You sound young and naive.  Get a passport, son.

ClubDirt · Answer

[Quote: Originally Posted by Nhenley]  They were travelling to Peru and went missing in late January and haven&#x27;t been seen or heard from  since then.&#xD;&#xA;Why would anyone travel to a third world country?  You are asking for BIG trouble!!!!&#xD;&#xA;Most people in third world countries  are poor and desperate and they will actually kill and rob tourists for their survival.&#xD;&#xA;Another head scratcher is that they traveled to Cusco, Peru, which is notorious for drug trafficking.   &#xD;&#xA;Here is the link to the story.&#xD;&#xA;https://www.cbsnews.com/8301-504083_162-57571156-504083/jamie-neal-garret-hand-missing-calif-couple-vanishes-during-peruvian-bike-tour/&#xD;&#xA;   [/Quote]i think people in third world countries would probably ask these two why anyone would be crazy enough to go to a place like oakland.

searchwarrant · Answer

[Quote: Originally Posted by Henry-Lilly] The most vicious and evil people on the planet are the American female.  You sound young and naive.  Get a passport, son. [/Quote]

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