THE Explorers, or Exploradores, a well-known glacier in Laguna San Rafael has been permanently closed from tourists over climate change concerns. Chile’s National Forestry Corporation
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Chile’s Pres. Boric slams Israel during US visit
GABRIEL Boric, the president of Chile, stated that the right of a state to defend itself has limits. And that human rights must be respected
Chile marks 50 years since Pinochet’s brutal coup
CHILEAN President Gabriel Boric recently delivered a speech to mark a significant event that happened in Chile 50 years ago – the military coup that
Mountain glaciers Chile’s Patagonia keep collapsing at fast rates
CLIMATE change concerns are rising along with temperatures around the glaciers on the Patagonian Ice Field in Southern Chile, where the signs of glacial melting
Nicaragua, China ink free trade agreement
CHINA and former Taiwan ally Nicaragua signed a wide-ranging free trade deal this week as both countries want to deepen economic ties. Chinese Minister of
South America gripped by unprecedented winter heatwave
SOUTH America is sweltering under abnormally hot temperatures, even during its winter season, as a heatwave fueled by human-caused climate change and the El Niño
Chile and the Philippines hold inaugural joint meeting on agriculture
CHILE and the Philippines successfully held their first-ever joint technical working group (JTWG) meeting on agriculture. The virtual meeting, led by the Philippine Department of
Chile assumes pro tempore presidency of Pacific Alliance after Mexico refuses to hand over position to Peru
CHILE temporarily took over the leadership of the Pacific Alliance following a diplomatic spat that saw Mexico refuse to give the rotating presidency of the
Mountain of clothes in Chile’s Atacama Desert seen from space
CHILE‘s Atacama Desert has become polluted with tones of discarded clothes, sparking major health concerns. Satellite images taken above the desert capture the fast-growing mountains
WHO to train 6,000 healthcare professionals to combat dengue in Peru
PERU is reeling from the high record of case counts of dengue fever, and to combat the virus, the World Health Organization (WHO) will mobilize
