Chile

Douglas Tompkins’ Widow Kristine McDivitt Offers Land to Chile

The widow of American billionaire Douglas Tompkins has begun talks with Chilean President Michelle Bachelet over the donation of a…

9 years ago

Douglas Tompkins Dies in Kayaking Accident in Chile

The North Face and Esprit founder Douglas Tompkins has died in a kayaking accident in southern Chile at the age…

9 years ago

Calbuco Volcano Eruptions Cover Chilean Towns in Ash

Chilean town of Ensenada, in the vicinity of the Calbuco volcano, is covered with tones of ash rained down following…

10 years ago

Villarrica volcano eruption: More than 3,000 people evacuated in southern Chile

Chile’s Villarrica volcano erupted in the early hours of March 3, spewing ash and lava up to 3,300ft into the…

10 years ago

Valentina Maureira: Chilean girl asks President Michelle Bachelet to be allowed to die

In a video posted online, Valentina Maureira, a 14-year-old Chilean girl, is asking President Michelle Bachelet to allow her to…

10 years ago

Pablo Neruda case: Chile opens new investigation into poet’s death

Chile has opened a new investigation into the death in 1973 of Nobel Prize-winning poet Pablo Neruda. Government spokesman Francisco…

10 years ago

Ricardo Izurieta: Augusto Pinochet successor as Chile’s army commander dies aged 71

Ricardo Izurieta, Chile’s ex-army commander, has passed away at his home aged 71. Gen. Ricardo Izurieta succeeded Augusto Pinochet as…

10 years ago

Chile: Six victims of Augusto Pinochet’s military government reburied in Santiago after 40 years

Six victims of Augusto Pinochet’s military government have been reburied in Chile more than 40 years after they were killed.…

11 years ago

Chile forest fire destroys more than 150 homes in Valparaiso

More than 150 homes have been destroyed by a huge forest fire in the Chilean port city of Valparaiso. Thousands…

11 years ago

Chile earthquake: 7.6-magnitude aftershock strikes Iquique

A second 7.6-magnitude earthquake has rocked northern Chile, just over 24 hours after an 8.2 tremor killed six people, destroyed…

11 years ago

Chile prison escape following 8.2-magnitude earthquake

Chile has deployed military forces to the northern city of Iquique after more than 300 inmates escaped from a women's…

11 years ago

Chile earthquake 2014: Disaster declared in Arica, Parinacota and Tarapaca regions

Three of the Chilean northern regions have been declared disaster areas after being hit by last night's 8.2-magnitude earthquake. At…

11 years ago

Chile 8.2-magnitude earthquake triggers tsunami alert

Northern Chile has been hit by an 8.2-magnitude earthquake, triggering a tsunami alert and killing at least five people. The…

11 years ago

Chile: 6.7 earthquake strikes offshore Tarapaca

A 6.7-magnitude earthquake hit off the northern coast of Chile on Sunday evening, prompting a brief evacuation of part of…

11 years ago

Cerro Ballena: Chile whale graveyard explained

The whale graveyard found beside the Pan-American Highway in Chile is one of the most astonishing fossil discoveries of recent…

11 years ago

Michelle Bachelet wins Chile presidential election for second time

Michelle Bachelet has won Chilean presidential election for a second time, defeating her run-off rival Evelyn Matthei by a wide…

11 years ago

Copahue volcano eruption: Chile and Argentina order evacuation of 3,000 people

Argentina and Chile have ordered the evacuation of some 3,000 people living near the Copahue volcano in the south of…

11 years ago

Copahue volcano eruption alert in Chile and Argentina

The authorities in Argentina and Chile have issued an alert over increased activity at the Copahue volcano, which has begun…

12 years ago

European Extremely Large Telescope, world’s biggest telescope, to be built in Chile’s Atacama Desert

A coalition of 15 states, members of European Union, has announced plans to build the biggest telescope in the world.…

12 years ago

Chile rally against General Augusto Pinochet documentary

Relatives of victims of General Augusto Pinochet's military rule in Chile have protested against plans to pay homage to the…

12 years ago

Chile: Air Force Plane Crashed In The Juan Fernandez Islands.

A plane of Chile Air Force, having 21 people aboard, including a popular local television host, crashed in the Juan Fernandez…

13 years ago