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Local News Round Up - 11.04.2008
Look at what else made the news this week 10^th Anniversary - Pirámides de Güímar This month sees the Pirámides de Güímar celebrate it’s 10^th Anniversary, opening originally in April 1998. The Ethnographic Park "Pirámides de Güímar" is a step pyramid complex, oriented astronomically to the summer and winter solstices, and hence of a great cultural and historical value. Within its premises you will discover six stepped pyramids, showing great resemblance to those found in Egypt, Mesopotamia, Sardinia, Sicily, South America and other parts of the world. In its exclusive auditorium, the world famous anthropologist Thor Heyerdahl describes in a documentary his views and ideas regarding this pyramid site, as well as proposing the possibility of human migrations in ancient times and illustrating his transoceanic expeditions. The park also includes an outstanding museum, statues, ceramics, photographs, models and other items that suggest cultural parallelisms between the old and new worlds. It also includes information about the global distribution of step pyramids, the use of reed boats for navigation, constructive details of the pyramids at Güímar and the results of the excavation campaigns undertaken at the Park. The primitive navigation area is dedicated to how navigation in ancient times was undertaken, holding small scale replicas of reed boats used by Dr. Heyerdahl himself in his extraordinary expeditions across the oceans, and a life size replica of the "Ra II". Visitors can also wander around the large gardens of canarian flora. Timetable: Every day from 09.30 - 18.00 hours Every day except December 25th and January 1st Missing Person - Found Safe and Well A woman aged 68, an Irish national, who has been missing in the south of the island since last Sunday has been found. Emergency services rescued her alive from the bottom of a barranca in the area of Torviscas Alto, Adeje. Despite the fact that she was in good health, as a preventive measure she spent the night under observation in hospital. Elizabeth Butler, better known as "Lizzie" was seen by a couple in the vicinity of urbanization Roque del Conde, they then notified the police. The disappearance took place last Sunday morning, from the Esmeralda Hotel, in Costa Adeje. "Lizzie", allegedly suffers from Alzheimers disease, she arrived on the the island accompanied by two nieces, a sister and a girl under 10 years, all are from the Kilkenny area, south of Dublin, and thought to be on holiday until the 12^th April. Jaime Willis, the honorary consul of Ireland, based in Santa Cruz de Tenerife, said, “this is the first time that Elizabeth has suffered an episode of this kind, despite her illness.” Airport Death A visitor fell to her death on the steps of a plane in Tenerife South’s Reina Sofia Airport. A lady travelling from Alicante, aged 75 years, unfortunately died last Tuesday after suffering an unfortunate accident at the airport in the South of the Island. Allegedly, the victim slid on the fourth rung of the aeroplane’s steps and fell backwards, hitting her head, then falling onto the tarmac. The incident is reported to have taken place at 14:57 pm. The lady was immediately to hospital Nuestra Señora de la Candelaria, whereshe died at 17:43 pm. Apparently, the victim was travelling in the company of her husband for a holiday on the island. Boat People Arrive in Capital A small boat containing 62 people of sub-Saharan origin arrived in the capital’s port on Thursday. Among the 62 occupants there are thought to be fifteen minors, and the health status of all these people is apparently good according to local sources. The boat arrived at approximately 06:30 am in the port of Santa Cruz de Tenerife and advance warning of its arrival meant that the police personnel met it at the port. After his arrival at the port in the capital of Tenerife troops were mobilized including; Civil Guard, National Police and Red Cross as well as an ambulance service Canario de la Salud. This is the second boat that has entered the port of the capital of Tenerife so far this year and they’re waiting to hear whether its occupants will be moved to the south of the island or the internment center Hoya Fria.