Chile News

Lota - Considered as one of the most outstanding examples of French and British landscape developments in Chile, the Botanical Park of Lota was conceived by the mining magnate Luis Cousiño as a gift of love to his wife Isidora Goyenechea.

Lota - Relics of the coal-mining era have become a work alternative for Lota former coal miners. A journey mixing pride, nostalgia, and social criticism takes visitors through tunnels hundreds of meters below the sea, showing the hard life of coal miners.

Although copper remains Chile's largest commodity export (60 percent), food exports from Chile are increasing with several products such as fresh grapes, blueberries and salmon leading exports in world markets.

A team of adventurous filmmakers has made a documentary that shows the opportunities to see wildlife along Chile, from the arid regions of the Atacama Desert to the Patagonia and Antarctica, and from the high Andes to the Pacific Ocean.

Four men have been found guilty of the murder of the openly gay man who died in Chile's capital last year. Daniel Zamudio's murder set in motion a national debate in Chile about hate crimes, which led Congress to pass an anti-discrimination law.

A few days ago (October 1), marking the International Day of Older People, HelpAge International released the Global Index of Aging. This index, called "AgeWatch," is the first to measure the quality of life and well-being of older people worldwide.

Manchester - A researcher at Manchester University has been looking into how Chile's military dictator, Augusto Pinochet, used popular music to "to inflict psychological and physical damage" on prisoners of his regime.

Santiago - Today the United States commemorates the worst terrorist attack in its history, replete with solemn vows to 'never forget' what decades of aggressive US foreign policy brought crashing into the Twin Towers and the Pentagon 12 years ago.

Los Andes - Wildlife officials released 18 condors that were rescued and brought back to health after being poisoned in the Andes, supposedly by feeding from a dead cow that had been contaminated with a toxic chemical.

Lebu - The possible disorientation of the leader of the pod appears as the likely explanation for the unusual stranding of ten large dolphins on a beach in Mocha Island in central-southern Chile.