Tag: Chile

• Monday, September 19th 2011 - 20:52 UTC

  Chile and Argentine armies complete survival and SAR exercise in Antarctica

  

  Following on eleven days of activities including search and rescue operations and survival in Antarctic territory, Chilean and Argentine army patrols ended on Sunday the “SAR Land 2011” exercise in the framework of the Argentine-Chilean combined Antarctic rescue patrol program, Paracach.

• Monday, September 19th 2011 - 06:24 UTC

  Flights to Bariloche in Argentine Patagonia back to normal after 4 months of ashes

  

  After months of inconveniences and troubles caused by the Chilean Puyehue volcano eruption, an airplane finally touched down Saturday at the airport tarmac of the Argentine Patagonia sky resort of Bariloche.

• Saturday, September 17th 2011 - 07:25 UTC

  Chilean mayor trip to the ‘Falklands’ causes major uproar in Tierra del Fuego

  

  Tierra del Fuego provincial authorities in the extreme south of Argentina confirmed they would not be participating Sunday in Chile’s 201 independence anniversary in protest over statements from a local mayor who referred to the Malvinas Islands as Falkland Islands.

• Wednesday, September 14th 2011 - 06:53 UTC

  Chile has the most socio-economic segregated education system of OECD members

  

  The Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) names Chile the most socio-economically segregated country regarding education opportunities. The annual report released this week shows that private schools receive the most funding from the government and these schools have the least socioeconomic integration.

• Wednesday, September 14th 2011 - 06:51 UTC

  Chilean health authorities report several cases of typhoid fever in Santiago

  

  Chilean health authorities have reported the existence of several cases of typhoid fever in western metropolitan Santiago and called on the population to adopt strict hygiene measures.

• Monday, September 12th 2011 - 21:36 UTC

  UK magazine names hotel in Torres del Paine Park among top 100 best in the Americas

  

  The prestigious British magazine Condé Nast Traveller has nominated the Hotel Salto Chico in Chilean Patagonia among the Americas and Caribbean best hotels.

• Monday, September 12th 2011 - 20:06 UTC

  Former Chilean president Allende remains buried for third time in private ceremony

  

  The Salvador Allende Foundation that the remains of former President Salvador Allende were re-interred last Thursday after being exhumed in May for forensic analysis.

• Monday, September 12th 2011 - 20:00 UTC

  Violent incidents and power cuts in Chile recall the 11 September 1973 military coup

  

  Chile’s Sunday September 11 demonstrations to recall the military coup of 1973 turned violent and left one adolescent with a gun wound, power cuts, dozens of arrests and 350 “outbreaks of violence” in the capital Santiago according to the Carabineros (militarized police) report.

• Monday, September 12th 2011 - 03:17 UTC

  Chile’s Torres del Paine Park, world’s best for outdoor activities, says Wikiexplora

  

  Chilean Patagonia Torres del Paine national park has been nominated as the best place in the world for trekking and outdoor activities according to the latest rating from Wikiexplora, reports Santiago’s El Mercurio.

• Saturday, September 10th 2011 - 06:41 UTC

  “Politics in my country needs major reform” say 82% of Chilean 20 to 29 youth

  

  Impassioned youth across Chile have taken to the streets by the hundreds of thousands this year to demand radical education reform. Yet four months in, the students are no longer just talking about education costs and access.