Latin America

• Monday, November 8th 2010 - 02:34 UTC

  Bad weather impedes presidents Piñera and Correa from visiting Antarctica

  

  The Chilean air force plane carrying President Sebastian Piñera and his Ecuadorian counterpart, Rafael Correa, to Antarctica was forced to return to Punta Arenas, extreme south of Chile, after the pilots found it impossible to land due to bad weather, officials said.

• Monday, November 8th 2010 - 02:28 UTC

  Mercosur forgot to integrate with the rest of the world, says Piñera

  

  Chilean president Sebastian Piñera said that Mercosur privileged integration among its members but forgot about integration with the rest of the world.

• Saturday, November 6th 2010 - 07:57 UTC

  Chilean Patagonia dams’ project becomes international environmentalist cause

  

  As criticism continues over plans to build five hydroelectric dams in the Aysén Region (XI) in Chilean Patagonia, international groups have been a constant presence in the fight against the HidroAysen project.

• Saturday, November 6th 2010 - 07:48 UTC

  Chilean miners from world famous pit protest to demand wages

  

  A protest to demand the wages of more than 300 employees at the San José mine took place Friday morning in Copiapó northern Chile.

• Saturday, November 6th 2010 - 07:43 UTC

  After 15 years U.S. supporter of Peruvian terrorist group free on parole

  

  US citizen Lori Berenson who is serving a 20- year prison sentence in Peru for aiding Marxist rebels, was granted parole for a second time. Berenson is entitled to parole as she has served more than three quarters of her 20-year sentence for helping plan an attack on Peru’s Congress, Judge Jessica Leon ruled.

• Friday, November 5th 2010 - 23:50 UTC

  Colombia, Chile and Peru launch integrated stock markets November 22

  

  Colombia approved Friday the integration of the Colombian stock exchange with those of Chile and Peru opening the way for the start of joint operations next November 22.

• Friday, November 5th 2010 - 23:47 UTC

  Unasur presidential summit in Guyana November 26

  

  Colombia, Brazil, Paraguay and Uruguay have still to ratify the founding charter and constitution of the Union of South American Nations, Unasur, which needs an additional vote to become legally effective.

• Friday, November 5th 2010 - 03:11 UTC

  Plans filed for US$100 million wind farm in Southern Chile

  

  The Bosques de Chile firm this week filed paper work with environmental authorities for authorization to proceed with a US$100 million wind farm investment off the coast of Chiloé Island near Dalcahue.

• Friday, November 5th 2010 - 02:21 UTC

  Brazil surpasses US as second-largest consumer of Chilean salmon

  

  Growing at a rate of 7 to 8% annually, Brazil's booming economy is becoming an important market for key Chilean exports.

• Thursday, November 4th 2010 - 18:19 UTC

  Overseas investment cap for Chilean pension funds increased from 60% to 80%

  

  Chile's central bank said on Thursday it would gradually raise foreign investment limits for pension funds to 80% from 60% as it seeks to counter the recent sharp appreciation of the Chilean Peso.