Travel
First Hike: Lost in the Andes
Coming to terms with getting lost and the unexpected outcomes of discovery By Nico Parkinson I can still remember leaving the trail. It was a worn, dusty path that we had followed from a small […]
Year: 2017
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High and Dry in Chile’s Atacama Desert
Text and Photos by William Graham Clive, a Canadian astronomer who now lives in the Atacama Desert in Chile, led me through the dark on a clear, cold night to a series of telescopes pointed […]
Technology
Google Chile Using 100 Percent Renewable Energy
The tech giant made the announcement at the El Romero plant, which covers an area equivalent to 211 soccer fields. Google Chile has been getting 100 percent of its electricity from renewable sources since the […]
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Chilean Government Plans to Ram Through New Tax on Sugary Foods
The government of Chile is working to expand its current Food Labeling Law, which has been in force for more than six months. Specifically, they are seeking to introduce new measures such as taxes on foods […]
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Japan to seek Chile’s cooperation in probe of student’s disappearance in France
TOKYO —The Japanese government has dispatched a senior official to Chile to request cooperation in the investigation of a Chilean man’s suspected involvement in the disappearance of a Japanese student in France, the Japanese Embassy […]
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Eight of the richest people on earth own as much combined wealth as half the human race
Just eight of the richest people on earth own as much combined wealth as half the human race. The charity Oxfam does the math each year and publishes its results just in time for the […]
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Chilean eco terrorist group claims responsibility for parcel bomb against CEO of largest copper corporation
An eco-terrorist group said it was responsible for a parcel bomb that detonated at the home of the chairman of the board of Chilean state-owned mining giant Codelco, the world’s biggest copper producer. In an […]
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A Group Of Chilean Men Knit Sweaters In The Streets To Spread Message Of Gender Equality
In order to take on the gender inequality, a group of men in South American country Chile have come up with a new idea. Every month, this group of Chilean men gather in a public […]
Business
Chile’s SQM To Pay More Than $30M For FCPA Violations
Chilean lithium and fertilizer giant SQM said on Friday it had agreed to pay more than $30 million in penalties to the U.S. Department of Justice and Securities and Exchange Commission to resolve a probe […]
Business
Chilean Customs Seized About 700,000 Fake Toys
Santiago – Over 700,000 fake toys were seized in Pozo Almonte, Tamarugal province, near the port of Iquique, announced the local customs department today. According to the source, the seized cargo has a commercial […]