More than then thousand people marched in the Chilean capital Santiago in support of the indigenous Mapuche people. The protest marked the 519th anniversary of Christopher Columbus's arrival in the Americas, the start of the Spanish conquest.
President Ollanta Humala has fired two-thirds of all generals in Peru's police force in an unprecedented purge to stamp out systemic corruption, the government said on Monday. In the Armed Forces there was also a renewal with the promotion of 48 officers.
Hundreds of indigenous people protesting the construction of a road in Bolivia's Amazon basin region are again marching toward the capital, La Paz, their leaders said.
Odyssey Marine Exploration announced Monday the discovery of a new sunken treasure dating back to the First World War that they plan to retrieve from the bottom of the North Atlantic.
The largest virus yet discovered has been isolated from ocean water pulled up off the coast of Chile. Called Megavirus chilensis, it is 10 to 20 times longer than the average virus.
Brazil questioned the Venezuelan government guarantees for freedom of expression and Judiciary branch independence although at the same time saying it was a “good friend” of the government of President Hugo Chavez.
A massive turnout of voters (‘hundreds of thousands’) responded in support of a non binding plebiscite organized by the Chilean professors union in the midst of the students conflict, one of the most serious challenges faced by any Chilean government since the return of democracy in 1990.
Chile and Holland have begun activities in anticipation of the major celebration of the discovery of Cabo de Hornos/Kaap Hoorn which will be officially commemorated 19 January 2016.
Chilean inflation rose 0.5% in September and the trade balance narrowed as falling copper output forced the first monthly year-on-year fall in exports in over two years.
The Inter American Development Bank, IDB, has a special reserve for emergency loans of 3 billion dollars “in the event of a major global financial crisis”, said Roberto Vellutini, IDB Vice-president following meetings in Paraguay.