SANTIAGO – In the last 27 years there have been only five large snowfalls in Santiago de Chile, although it snows frequently in surrounding communities.
Meteorologists say it was the heaviest snowfall in Santiago since 2007.
LIMA – A strong magnitude 7.3 earthquake struck the coast of southern Peru on Sunday morning, leaving two dead, 17 missing and several dozen injured, while causing homes and roads to collapse. The epicenter was […]
SANTIAGO – At least 120 homes have been damaged in forest fires raging near the Chilean port city of Valparaíso, officials said on Tuesday. Several districts in the west of the capital have been evacuated, […]
LIMA – The ancient Inca citadel of Machu Picchu, a jewel of Peruvian tourism, will sharply reduce the number of daily visitors once it reopens from a virus-imposed closure in July, officials said. Given the […]
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