Tag: Torres del Paine

• Monday, December 4th 2017 - 16:32 UTC

  Calved glacier on the loose in south Chile threatening local ship navigation

  

  The recent calving of a large iceberg from a southern Chilean glacier threatens local ship navigation and could result in flooding for coastal communities, experts said. An iceberg measuring some 350 by 380 meters broke from the Grey glacier in far southern Chile in late November.

• Thursday, February 11th 2016 - 05:22 UTC

  Magallanes enjoying an unexpected excellent cruise season

  

  Chile anticipates a 30% increase in cruise activity in the extreme south of the country, mainly Punta Arenas and Puerto Natales, announced Lorena Araya, head of Magallanes region National Tourism Service, Sernatur.

• Wednesday, May 6th 2015 - 06:06 UTC

  Punta Arenas cruise visitors this season totaled 56.383 with 100 calls

  

  The results of the 2014/2015 cruise season were considered 'positive' for Punta Arenas, in the extreme south of Chile, which received 100 vessel calls, of which 40 international and 60 domestic, totaling 56.383 visitors, a similar number to the previous season.

• Thursday, September 4th 2014 - 05:42 UTC

  Magallanes received 630.000 tourists in 2013, expects a 5% increase this year

  

  Magallanes Region economy (in the extreme south of Chile) received an injection of 220 million dollars from the 630.000 tourists that arrived by air, sea or land to the area during 2013, according to the latest release form the regional Tourism Office (Sernatur).

• Saturday, November 2nd 2013 - 23:39 UTC

  Chile's Torres del Paine park named '8th Wonder of the World” by VritualTourist

  

  VirtualTourist announced that after more than five million worldwide votes, Turismo Chile's entry of Torres del Paine National Park has been named the “8th Wonder of the World”.

• Friday, May 10th 2013 - 05:59 UTC

  Chile launches ambitious tourism campaign at World Travel Market in Sao Paulo

  

  A new international campaign to promote Chile as a tourism destination was launched by the Under Secretariat for Tourism, the institution responsible for the promotion of Chile in overseas markets. The campaign was presented in parallel in Sao Paulo as part of the events at World Travel Market (WTM) Latin America.

• Monday, September 24th 2012 - 03:23 UTC

  Chilean Army begins October demining of route leading to Torres del Paine park

  

  The Chilean Army is scheduled to begin in October the clearance of anti-tank mines which are distributed on the sides of the route leading to the national Park of Torres del Paine from Puerto Natales and which were planted during the seventies at the height of a conflict with Argentina that almost ended in a full-fledged war.

• Monday, May 28th 2012 - 10:01 UTC

  Reforestation of Chilean Patagonia takes off: 60.000 trees donated in first week

  

  Planting the first of what it hopes will be a million trees, “Reforestemos (reforest) Patagonia” officially launched a campaign that will restore large swathes of Chilean Patagonia to pristine wilderness.

• Sunday, May 13th 2012 - 09:05 UTC

  Torres del Paine reforestation: 200.000 trees to be planted annually during five years

  

  The reforestation of Chilean Patagonia world famous Torres del Paine National Park started this week when 50 volunteers arrived to plant the first round of trees after fires devastated the park in January.

• Friday, January 6th 2012 - 07:05 UTC

  Chile’s forest regions on fire; six fire fighters killed; Piñera to apply anti terror legislation

  

  Chilean President Sebastian Piñera invoked anti-terror legislation after at least six fire-fighters died in a wildfire he believes was started deliberately.