SANTA CRUZ – While touring areas still affected by the February 2010 earthquake, President Sebastiàn Piñera has made public comment on the situation currently happening in Aysèn The President said “It is not only a spirit of compromise, but a compromise that become real in facts. We have heard what Aysen people are saying and [...]
AYSÉN - It’s difficult to define exactly what’s going on in and around the region through the national and international media. However, living in La Junta in the north of Aysén I can certainly say that there are still no buses running and barriers remain across the Carretera Austral, the only highway through the region. Much has [...]
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VALPARAÍSO – Some of the world’s best downhill mountain bike riders came together in Valparaíso to compete in the tenth edition of the Valparaíso Cerro Abajo. The downhill race is renowned as one of the craziest in the world and attracts thousands of spectators, who lined the length of the course. While most mountain bike [...]
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AYSÉN – As of noon today the bridge over the Rio Rosselot that connects La Junta with the rest of Northern Patagonia has been closed by La Juntan’s in soldiarity with the “Tu Problem Es Mi Problema” Aysén civil movement. Around fifty villagers, men women and children from all backgrounds marched to the bridge and closed [...]
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SANTIAGO – A meeting between Undersecretary of the Interior, Rodrigo Ubilla, and the leaders of the protests in Aysén that began earlier this week has ended without the two sides reaching an agreement. The meeting, which lasted around five hours, brought the two sides very little closer to a compromise. Only two out of the [...]
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AYSÉN – Government officials have decided to open negotiations with the leaders of the protests in Aysén, and have sent the Undersecretary of the Interior, Rodrigo Ubilla, to be their spokesman. He will meet with representatives from the Aysén Region Social Movement (Moviemento Social for la Región de Aysén) today. Today began a new phase [...]
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AUCKLAND, NEW ZEALAND – New Zealand trio Alan Carnaby, Troy Bilbrough and Guy Parsons have returned home from an adventurous trip through Peru and Chile. The New Zealanders traveled between Arequipa, Peru and La Serena by longboard. In doing so they crossed through the Andes as well as becoming the first people to skate in the [...]
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SAN PEDRO DE ATACAMA – The hills of Region II have experienced the worst invierno boliviano that it has seen in over a decade, according to the director of Onemi in that region, Irina Salgado. The term invierno boliviano refers to a short period between northern Chile’s wet and dry season that typically brings heavy [...]
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Forest fires continue to burn throughout Chile, though ONEMI has brought news of some relief for firefighters. These are the current warnings and updates on emergency alerts from Chile’s emergency deparment, ONEMI. The latest news brings some relief, particularly in the Valparaíso Region. BIO BIO Region (Region VIII) Red Alert lifted in the Concepción Province; [...]
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QUELETARO – I Love Chile correspondent Stefanie Party has just notified us of a large new fire that has broken out in the countryside near the Rapel dam in Region VI. Although we do not yet have the full report, she was able to send us the following message soon after helping local citizens fight [...]
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