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Sharing The Blessings
By Zane Perkins / Special to the Santiago Times SANTIAGO — Chile saw the worst forest fires in the history of country in January this year. Hundreds of thousands of acres were burned in a […]
Environment
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Chile to have cheaper, uninterrupted electricity 24 hours a day from this solar power facility
By Frank Sicoli / The Santiago Times Staff SANTIAGO — SolarReserve is to build one of the world’s largest solar projects with energy storage in Chile after receiving environmental approval from the government. Utilizing SolarReserve’s […]
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Chile’s state rail company sued over 2016 bridge collapse
By Ross Brown / The Santiago Times SANTIAGO — Three lawsuits have been filed against Chile’s state-owned rail company Empresa de los Ferrocarriles del Estado (EFE) following the collapse of a railway bridge into the […]
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Santiago among Top 10 Cities with Worst Traffic Jams in 2017
By Mohsin Abbas / The Santiago Times Staff SANTIAGO — Believe it or not, Chile’s capital city has been ranked among top 10 cities in the world that have the worst traffic during rush hour. […]
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Rainbow Warrior in Valparaiso: Greenpeace pays tribute to Chile’s firefighters with free visit to mythical ship
By Mohsin Abbas / The Santiago Times Staff VALPARAISO — Greenpeace is offering a free-of-charge visit of its most iconic ship “The Rainbow Warrior”, paying homage to firefighters who led from the front the fight […]
Argentina
Argentine-Chilean Antarctic inspectors check BAS Rothera base
A team or Argentine and Chilean experts have visited Czech and British bases in Antarctica as part of the routine inspection of environment and security operations, in the framework of the Antarctic Treaty. The Argentine […]
Chile Fires
Wildfires in Chile force some 3,000 evacuations
Fresh wildfires in the center of Chile have consumed some 3,500 hectares (8,648 acres) of land, causing at least 3,000 people to be evacuated, authorities confirmed on Wednesday (February 22), continuing the nation’s worst period […]
Chile Fires
Chile arrested 43 for spreading forest fires
Authorities in Chile have detained 43 people suspected of stoking some of the deadly forest fires that have killed 11 people and destroyed large swaths of land, according to President Michelle Bachelet. For nearly two […]
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Hudson volcano yellow alert in Patagonia: memories of the 1991 eruption
The Patagonia territories of Chile and Argentina, Aysen region and Santa Cruz province are under yellow alert since Saturday evening given the growing seismic activity of the Hudson volcano. The alert is specifically referred to […]