Latin America

• Wednesday, December 29th 2010 - 21:41 UTC

  Chile can’t keep up with demand for salt from frozen Europe

  

  As a result of the cold front affecting Europe, Chile’s Sociedad Punta de Lobos (SPL) —salt producer and exporter—is working at full capacity to export salt destined primarily for Belgium, Holland, Germany and France.

• Wednesday, December 29th 2010 - 07:35 UTC

  Mars base in Chile

  

  Scientists from Chile and other countries will build a base in the Atacama desert, the most arid in the world, with the aim of simulating a space colony, along with mobile rocket launch pads and greenhouses as if the site were on the planet Mars, a media report said.

• Wednesday, December 29th 2010 - 07:09 UTC

  Brazil: Lula disappointed with Obama's LatAm policy

  

  Relations between the United States and Latin America have not changed in any meaningful way under President Barack Obama, Brazilian head of state Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva said.

• Tuesday, December 28th 2010 - 08:11 UTC

  Chilean society rapidly changing: Almost half of households now have one child

  

  Chileans are increasingly choosing to have just one child, a tendency that reflects changes in Chilean society and the fall in the fertility rate, local media reported recently.

• Monday, December 27th 2010 - 09:02 UTC

  Chilean ovine exports poised to set a new record: 50 million USD in 2010

  

  Chilean lamb and mutton exports are expected to total over 50 million US dollars in 2010, the highest ever, according to “Ovine Consortium” in its latest Ovine Indicators publication where it analyzes the industry’s performance and future both domestically and at international level.

• Monday, December 27th 2010 - 08:57 UTC

  LAN and TAM ready to become Latam’s largest airline

  

  Chile's flag carrier LAN expects its planned merger with Brazil's TAM to clear regulatory hurdles and take flight in mid-2011, a top executive of the Chilean airline said in a radio interview on Friday.

• Monday, December 27th 2010 - 08:50 UTC

  Bolivia announced plans to invest 1.7 billion in the energy industry next year

  

  Bolivia plans to invest 1.73 billion US dollars in the energy industry in 2011, focusing on gas to ensure adequate production to supply Argentina and Brazil, as well as the domestic market, the head of state-owned oil company YPFB, Carlos Villegas, said.

• Monday, December 27th 2010 - 08:46 UTC

  European vehicles for the Dakar Argentina-Chile Rally undergo inspection

  

  The Grande Brasile has arrived at Delta Rock, where the European vehicles participating in the 2011 Dakar Argentina-Chile Rally were unloaded during the night.

• Monday, December 27th 2010 - 08:20 UTC

  Chilean Senate drafts bill to combat illegal fishing in Antarctic convergence area

  

  The Chilean Senate Committee on Fisheries approved the project that modifies the Fisheries Law and severe establishes penalties for illegal catches in the Antarctic convergence area. The next step is a vote on the floor that seems secured given the committee’s outcome.

• Monday, December 27th 2010 - 08:15 UTC

  Seafood delicacy with over 10.000 years of history, Chilean abalone

  

  A 19-year investigation by two Chilean researchers confirms that Chilean abalone, known locally as “locos,” have been a staple in the diet for people living near the coasts in this part of the world for at least the past 10,400 years.