Chile

• Wednesday, May 10th 2017 - 06:59 UTC

  “Chile effect” has Argentines flocking to Santiago to take advantage of lower prices

  

  This austral 2016/17 summer, Uruguay, Brazil, Paraguay and Chile, reported excellent tourist seasons, in some cases record, as tens of thousands of Argentines flocked to beaches distant from the stressful climate of the country now ruled by president Mauricio Macri. But it was not only relief and leisure that attracted so many Argentines.

• Monday, May 8th 2017 - 06:46 UTC

  Punta Arenas 2016/17 cruise season: 99 calls and 67.560 visitors

  

  Punta Arenas, extreme south of Chile received 73.358 visitors during the last 2016/17 cruise season ending in April, of which 67.560 (92.1%) arrived in international vessels and 7.9% in domestic vessels.

• Tuesday, May 2nd 2017 - 06:07 UTC

  Chilean ruling coalition splits, increasing chances of Piñera in presidential election

  

  Chile's Christian Democrat party voted on Saturday to skip primaries and go straight to the first round of the presidential election in November, rupturing the center-left governing coalition and likely boosting the chances of a victory for the conservative right under ex president Piñera.

• Tuesday, April 25th 2017 - 06:28 UTC

  Major earthquake rocks Santiago: no human losses, energy and cell phone networks partially down

  

  A strong earthquake of magnitude 6.9 struck off the west coast of Chile on Monday, rocking the capital Santiago and briefly causing alarm along the Pacific Coast but sparing the quake-prone nation of any serious damage. The quake was centered about 137 km from Santiago, and some 35 km west of the coastal city of Valparaiso.

• Friday, April 21st 2017 - 09:56 UTC

  Chile's presidential election will confront social-democratic reforms and a free markets' approach

  

  A leftist senator running for president in Chile's November election is tied in a head-to-head match-up with the conservative frontrunner, even as his support has slipped in recent months, a poll released on Thursday showed.

• Thursday, April 20th 2017 - 01:57 UTC

  Punta Arenas plans to seat a major Antarctica scientific research hub

  

  Chile will build the International Antarctic Center in the southern city of Punta Arenas, meant to become the entering point to the white continent for the world. The Governor of the Magellan region and the Chilean Antarctic, Jorge Flies stated this week that there were 35 projects developing in his jurisdiction, in three important areas.

• Sunday, April 16th 2017 - 02:03 UTC

  UK sponsored Start-Up Games in Santiago to promote innovative businesses

  

  Chile’s most enthusiastic entrepreneurs gathered together for Start-Up Games Santiago at the British embassy, sponsored by the UK Department for International Trade. The initiative helps entrepreneurs and innovative businesses develop their business plan through a variety of programs and training. The event featured a huge variety of companies, from virtual reality, to health drinks to green bicycle initiatives.

• Saturday, April 15th 2017 - 08:10 UTC

  Chile expands Patagonia national parks with Tompkins Foundation donation

  

  Chile set aside 11 million acres of land for national parks aided by the largest private land donation from a private entity to a country. The conservation effort of the Tompkins Foundation helped pave the way for Chile to greatly expand its conservation of the pristine Patagonia wilderness.

• Saturday, April 15th 2017 - 07:39 UTC

  China becomes Chile's leading wine market ahead of United States

  

  China overtook the United States in 2016 to become Chile's No. 1 wine market, Angelica Valenzuela, commercial director of Vinos de Chile, said. Wine consumption in China grew 13.8% last year, Valenzuela told reporters at a press conference organized by the Imagen de Chile Foundation, an agency charged with promoting the national brand

• Wednesday, April 12th 2017 - 10:27 UTC

  Chilean salmon sold in Buenos Aires revealed high contents of antibiotic residue

  

  A study performed by the Institute of Technology of UADE Foundation found that 66% of the salmon fillets imported from Chile that are marketed in the fish farms of the City of Buenos Aires contain remains of antibiotics “that can affect the health of those who consume it ”.