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Montevideo, April 25th 2024 - 05:29 UTC

Tag: Santiago, Chile

  • Tuesday, August 22nd 2023 - 10:40 UTC

    Heavy rains in Chile leave 2 people dead, thousands stranded

    The cutting of a bridge in the Maule region left just over 24,000 people stranded, Monsalve explained

    Heavy rains in central and southern Chile have resulted in at least two people dead plus thousands stranded or taken to shelters, it was reported Monday. The victims were a driver who was hit by a tree and a firefighter who was killed Sunday when trying to rescue a lamb from the river in the town of Cañete, in the Bíobio region, some 550 kilometers south of Santiago, Undersecretary of the Interior Manuel Monsalve said.

  • Tuesday, February 16th 2016 - 07:14 UTC

    LAN celebrating 70 years of air connectivity with Punta Arenas

    In mid February 1946 Lan's maiden flight between the capital Santiago and Punta Arenas took place; a year later, Jan 1947, the regular commercial link was started.

    Chile's flag carrier Lan is celebrating this week the seven decades of its first commercial flight between Santiago and Punta Arenas, extreme south of the country, opening the region to closer trade, tourism and investment opportunities. Actually Lan in the thirties and forties, when the company was first starting did in effect make regional flights from Punta Arenas to nearby places mostly on rough landing strips.

  • Friday, August 17th 2012 - 06:51 UTC

    Buenos Aires most liveable city in Latam, but region scores in the bottom half

    For the EIU the Argentine capital, Santiago and Montevideo are the best in the region

    Buenos Aires is the most liveable city of Latinamerica followed closely by Santiago de Chile and Montevideo, according to the 2012 report form the Economist Intelligence Unit which ranks the degree of satisfaction and comfort of residents in 140 cities from all over the world based on several factors.

  • Friday, April 30th 2010 - 02:49 UTC

    LAN Plans to Invest 2.83 Billion USD in 2010/2013 to Expand its Fleet

    The Chilean air carrier is one of the most profitable airlines in the world

    LAN (NYSE: LFL), Chile's dominant airline and flag carrier, announced Thursday it would invest 2.83 billion US dollars between 2010 and 2013 to expand its fleet. CEO Jorge Awad told a shareholder meeting the company would invest 500 million USD in 2010 and 1 billion USD in 2011 to purchase both short and long-haul aircraft.