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Word: guaquero (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1978-1978
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Sometimes the thefts are implicitly sanctioned. In Colombia, a group of guaqueros, as grave robbers are called there, has applied for and received official recognition as a labor union. Another veteran Colombian guaquero is so proud of his career that he has published his memoirs. His calling is not without risk. Earlier this year Arhuaco Indians hacked to death two robbers who had pillaged a temple site in Colombia's Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Science: Epidemic of Grave Robbing | 7/31/1978 | See Source »

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