-
+18 +1
Chile creates five national parks over 10m acres in historic act of conservation
Chile has created five sprawling national parks to preserve vast tracts of Patagonia – the culmination of more than two decades of land acquisition by the US philanthropists Doug Tompkins and Kristine McDivitt Tompkins and the largest donation of private land to government in South America. The five parks, spanning 10.3m acres, were signed into law on Monday by Chile’s president Michelle Bachelet, launching a new 17-park route that stretches down the southern spine of Chile to Cape Horn.
-
+19 +1
Chile's Catholic churches attacked ahead of papal visit
Several Catholic churches have been vandalised in Chile in advance of Pope Francis' visit to the country next week.
-
+5 +1
Billionaire Pinera Regains Chile Presidency on Growth Pledge
Billionaire Sebastian Pinera swept to victory in the second round of Chile’s presidential election, putting him back in charge of Latin America’s wealthiest country after four years of anemic growth that drew millions of voters to his pro-business agenda. Stocks posted the biggest intraday gain in six years. By Philip Sanders, Javiera Quiroga.
-
+10 +1
Southern Chile iceberg splits from glacier, threatens navigation
The recent calving of a large iceberg from a southern Chilean glacier threatens local ship navigation and could result in flooding for costal communities, experts said. An iceberg measuring some 350 by 380 meters (1,150 by 1,250 feet) broke from the Grey glacier in far southern Chile in late November.
-
+28 +1
Chile Bans Plastic Bags in 100+ Coastal Areas
Chilean President Michelle Bachelet signed a bill Wednesday that prohibits the sale of single-use plastic bags in 102 coastal villages and towns in a bid to stop the build-up of ocean plastic and to "[take] care of our marine ecosystems." An estimated eight million tons of plastic trash gets dumped into our oceans each year, literally choking marine life, harming ocean ecosystems and threatening the larger food chain. Businesses found using and distributing plastic bags could face a US$300 fine, Telesur reported about the legislation.
-
+12 +1
Pablo Neruda ‘did not die of cancer’
The left-wing poet died in 1973, weeks after a military coup led by general Augusto Pinochet.
-
+1 +1
Meme of car plowing protesters accidentally posted to a Chelan County Facebook page
The Chelan County Sheriff's Office issued an apology Monday after an employee accidentally posted a meme on the Chelan County Emergency Management Facebook page depicting protesters being hit by a car, according to news release. The post wrote, "I don't wish harm on anyone...but protesters don't belong in the road!" with an illustration below that said "All lives splatter ... nobody cares about your protest."
-
+29 +1
Gay marriage has just been legalised in Chile
Chilean President Michelle Bachelet has introduced a bill to legalise gay marriage, the latest in a series of recent reforms in a country long regarded as one of Latin America’s most socially conservative.
-
+15 +1
The Emperor Of Air
How a 19th-century French lawyer crowned himself a Patagonian king. By Jacob Mikanowski.
-
+26 +1
Chile’s Indigenous Mapuche Protest Deadly Police Brutality
Chile’s Mapuche, who make up roughly 10 percent of its population, are more likely to be killed by police than non-Mapuche people.
-
+21 +1
Historic Gift Helps Chile Protect 10 Million Acres
In an historic ceremony on the edge of South America’s famed Pumalín Park, Chilean president Michelle Bachelet and the American philanthropist Kristine Tompkins today pledged to expand Chile’s national parkland by 10 million acres. In what has been billed as the world’s largest donation of privately held land, Tompkins—the founder, with her late husband, Doug Tompkins, of Tompkins Conservation—plans to hand over to the government slightly more than a million acres.
-
+40 +1
Groundbreaking UFO Video Just Released By Chilean Navy
An exceptional nine-minute Navy video of a UFO displaying highly unusual behavior, studied by Chilean authorities for the last two years, is now being released to the public. The CEFAA - the Chilean government agency which investigates UFOs, or UAP (unidentified aerial phenomena), has been in charge of the investigation. Located within the DGAC, the equivalent of our FAA but under the jurisdiction of the Chilean Air Force, CEFAA has committees of military experts, technicians and academics from many disciplines.
-
0 +1
Chile earthquake triggers tsunami warning
A tsunami alert issued after a powerful 7.6-magnitude earthquake off the coast of southern Chile has now been lifted. The quake struck at 14:22 GMT on the island of Chiloe, about 40km (25 miles) south-west of Quellon, the US Geological Survey (USGS) said. No casualties have been reported. Some 4,000 people were evacuated. It hit an area of Chile known for tourism. Some roads and bridges were affected but damage appeared to be limited.
-
+17 +1
Chile Earthquake Triggers Tsunami Warning
An earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 7.7 off southern Chile prompts a tsunami warning.
-
+17 +1
The Socialist Origins of Big Data
Evgeny Morozov on how the ideas behind Project Cybersyn, a futuristic experiment in cybernetics from nineteen-seventies Chile, still shapes technology.
-
+33 +1
Chile beat Argentina on penalties to win Copa América
Minute-by-minute report: Argentina’s wait for a major title continues after they lost the Copa América final to Chile on penalties.
-
+24 +1
Chile Has So Much Solar Energy It’s Giving It Away for Free
Chile’s solar industry has expanded so quickly that it’s giving electricity away for free. Spot prices reached zero in parts of the country on 113 days through April, a number that’s on track to beat last year’s total of 192 days, according to Chile’s central grid operator. While that may be good for consumers, it’s bad news for companies that own power plants struggling to generate revenue and developers seeking financing for new facilities. Chile’s increasing energy demand, pushed by booming mining production and economic growth...
-
+31 +1
Massive sardine die-off in Chile’s Queule River
A massive fish kill was reported last week in the Queule River Estuary in Chile, leaving over 1,000 tons of dead sardines covering the waters and beaches and creating a human health threat. It is ironic that this story should come out just one day after Digital Journal reported on the closing of sardine fishing this year on the Pacific Coast of the U.S. because mention was made of the fluctuation in sardine populations.
-
+36 +1
Patagonian Sunrise
Torres del Paine National Park, Chile: "Taken just before sunrise in front of Hotel Rio Serrano. This unforgettable moment lasted for only 5 minutes," writes photographer Chaluntorn Preeyasombat.
-
+47 +1
A penguin literally swims across an ocean every year just to see the Brazilian man who saved him
In 2011, a retired bricklayer and part-time fisherman found a starving, oil-covered penguin lying on his local beach in southeast Brazil. Joao Pereira de Souza, 71, scooped up the bird and took him home. He cleaned the bird, fed him, and named him Dindim. When Dindim was strong enough, Pereira de Souza took him back to the sea. But the bird wouldn’t go.
Submit a link
Start a discussion