Pereira
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| Area | 702 |
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| Elevation | 14114629 |
| Area code | 576 |
| Weather | 19°C, Wind W at 3 km/h, 96% Humidity |
| Local time | Sunday 08:18 |
| Mayor | Juan Pablo Gallo |
| Colleges and universities | Universidad Tecnologica de Pereira |
| Catholic University of Pereira | |
| Unified actions | Save |
| Address | 15837 Santa Comba, A Coruna, Spain |
| Provinces | A Coruna |
| Sideways refinements | A Pereira |
| Ponte Pereira | |
| Santa Comba | |
| Pereirina | |
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| ID | 2573203 |
About Pereira
Pereira is a city in a mountainous, coffee-growing region of western Colombia known for mild Arabica beans. The main plaza, Bolívar Square, has a statue of independence hero Simón Bolívar, nude, on horseback. The 19th-century Cathedral of Our Lady of Poverty has an intricate latticework roof. César Gaviria Trujillo Viaduct is a cable-stayed bridge over the Otún River. The Pereira Art Museum hosts visiting exhibits.
Where is the Pereira
Dom Phillips and Bruno Pereira: Brazilian former official indicted over murders
... Phillips and Brazilian indigenist Bruno Pereira were killed on a reporting trip in the Amazon rainforest last year...
Eight suspects linked to Dom Phillips and Bruno Pereira deaths
...Eight people are now suspects in the murders of British journalist Dom Phillips and indigenous expert Bruno Pereira, police say...
Remains of UK journalist Phillips identified in Brazil
... The second body - believed to be that of indigenous expert Bruno Pereira - is still being examined...
Eight suspects linked to Dom Phillips and Bruno Pereira deaths
Eight people are now suspects in The Murders of British journalist Dom Phillips and indigenous expert Bruno Pereira , police say.
Three suspects have already been arrested.
But five more people who allegedly helped hide their bodies have now been identified, police told reporters.
Mr Phillips and Mr Pereira went missing while on a reporting trip in the remote Javari Valley in Brazil's far west on 5 June.
Their bodies were identified on Friday, after one of The Suspects in Custody - Amarildo da Costa de Oliveira - reportedly confessed to burying their remains and led police to a spot deep in the rainforest where their remains were found.
His brother, Oseney da Costa de Oliveira , was also arrested, but denies any involvement.
A third arrest followed on Saturday of a suspect named Jeferson Da Silva Lima - also known as Pelado da Dinha - who turned himself in after going on The Run , police Said .
Brazilian news outlet O Globo reports that The Five new suspects allegedly also helped to hide the bodies in a hard-to-reach area which police would have been unlikely to find if they had not been guided to it.
No names or further details on the new suspects have been given.
Police also Said on Saturday that. Mr Phillips was shot once, while Mr Pereira was shot Three Times , police added.
Mr Phillips - a regular contributor to The Guardian - was researching a book on the Amazon region. And Mr Pereira - who had extensive knowledge of indigenous communities - had been acting as Mr Phillips ' guide and introducing him to contacts.
The Javari Valley region in which the two were travelling is home to thousands of indigenous people from More Than 20 groups who live in isolation from the outside world.
The area is also known for illegal fishing, mining, logging and drug-trafficking activities.
Violent conflicts between these various criminal groups, government agents and indigenous people are known to happen, and were reportedly being documented by Mr Phillips and Mr Pereira .
Mr Pereira had also received death threats prior to taking The Trip , Indigenous Rights groups Said .
Source of news: bbc.com
