SANTIAGO — Once again, Chilean students have taken to the streets to protest the…
Northern Chile Holds “World’s Greatest Energy Resource”
SANTIAGO — A U.S. ecologist and energy expert, Patrick McCully, has claimed that northern Chile has the largest energy resource in the world – solar power. Unfortunately, governments do not know how to make the most of it. Speaking to Efe he said, “Chile is lucky not to have petrol and coal, serious polluters, but unfortunately [...]
Thousands of Dead Birds Found on Chilean and Peruvian Beaches
CARTAGENA – About 2,300 dead birds have been found along the beaches between Cartagena and Playa de Santo Domingo, with a further 5,000 found dead on Peruvian shores. Many of those found in Chile had broken wings and bruising, suggesting that they had been caught in fishing nets. This is not uncommon in itself. Around [...]
Vivalternativa: Reforestemos Patagonia
RIGHT NOW an unprecedented movement is underway to plant more trees than ever before in Chile’s history. It was a beautiful Friday morning and there just happened to be a bunch of newly planted tress in the back of a Land Rover parked right next to Santiago’s Museum of Contemporary Art (MAC). The driver’s side [...]
Vivalternativa: Ecoferia
Buying produce in Santiago can be intimidating. Either you go to the endless amount of supermarkets such as Lider and Ekono (both owned by Wal-Mart) or the local ferias that seem to be the province of, well, the locals. There is a solution! Every Wednesday and Friday from 9:30 a.m. until 2 p.m. you can [...]
A Billion Acts Of Green: From Tokyo to Aysén
AYSÉN – This year’s theme for the International Earth Day was “A Billion Acts of Green” and people around the world pledged their support. Millions announced their intention to help make the planet a better place by planting trees, creating gardens, consuming less, and recycling. A lot of people acted in groups, and others acted [...]
Eleven Huemules Reproduced in Captivity by the Huilo Huilo Foundation
VALDIVIA – The Huilo Huilo Foundation has been working since 2005 to breed huemules in captivity. Since the beginning of this project, the organization has seen the birth of eleven huemule calves. The Patagonian huemule, also known as the South Andean Deer, is native only to the mountains of Chilean and Argentinean Patagonia. Although they were once [...]
Easter Island to Construct Sustainable Public Building
The “EcoCasa” will be constructed entirely of recycled tires, plastic bottles, and glass. EASTER ISLAND – As many as 80,000 tourists visit Easter Island each year, exploring both the unique culture and the beautiful landscape of the island. Although this tourism supports the island’s economy, it comes at a high cost. During the high [...]
Earth Day event calls for a red light to HidroAysén
SANTIAGO- The cultural event known as Red Light to HidroAysén, was held in front of the Bellas Artes Museum on Sunday afternoon to mark Earth Day. It was organized by “Patagonia Sin Represas” (Patagonia without Dams) and Greenpeace. On April 5, 2012, the Supreme Court rejected an appeal by environmentalist groups, giving a green light to the hydroelectric project. [...]
Chile Celebrates Earth Day 2012
Earth day, April 22nd is a time to celebrate the earth and all the beauty it represents, from the treasures of nature to the most wonderful aspects of human culture. Around the world millions of people will be celebrating with acts of kindness to the entity that gives us life. Trees will be planted, songs [...]
British Man Martin Hutchinson walks from Mexico to Santiago
Martin Hutchinson has spent the past five and a half years walking throughout South and Central America. After buying a cheap plane ticket and arriving in Cancun, he thought he would hitchhike his way towards South America. Through all the countries he found “Chile and Ecuador had the friendliest people”. Walking throughout the continent is [...]