The Earth Is Opening In Southern Peru

Sat Feb 26 2011 09:02

Puno: Large crack opens in the earth in southern Peru

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The mysterious crack measures 100 meters wide and three kilometers long. (Photo: El Comercio)

The sudden appearance early in the morning of an enormous crack, measuring 100 meters wide and three kilometers long, caused confusion among residents of the Huacullani district in the Chucuito province, department of Puno.

The exact cause of the crack in the earth still unknown. Peru’s geophysical institute ruled out the occurrence of an earthquake in the region, but what is clear is that the ground opened up and large blocks of earth can be observed scattered throughout the area.

The event, recorded Wednesday morning, caused the collapse of one house located in the rural community of Llorohoco. Four people managed to escape, but the youngest in the family, five-year-old Jean Carlos Vilcanqui Acero, is missing.

Geological engineers from the regional committee for civil defense have arrived in the area to investigate the phenomenon and determine its causes, said Javier Pampamallco, Puno’s civil defense chief.

Friday February 25, 2011 Time: 10:02

Incredible: The earth opens and lets large crack in Puno

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January 1

Chucuito ( Peru.com ) .- The people of Chucuito, in Puno , expressed his surprise at the appearance of a huge crack of 100 meters wide and three miles long.

According to the newspaper 'El Comercio', it is unknown exactly what caused the Forado on earth, and even the Geophysical Institute of Peru ( IGP ) in the area denied that there has been an earthquake.

The incident, reported early Wednesday morning, caused the collapse of a house in the rural community of Llorohoco.

Four people managed to escape being killed, but the youngest in the family, Jean Carlos Vilcanqui (5) is missing.

The Civil Defense Institute (INDECI) of Puno said that geologists have come instead to investigate the phenomenon.

Here look at the photo of the huge rift that opened in Puno!

Photo courtesy of Civil Defense and the newspaper 'El Comercio'