Chile

On the occasion of her participation in the National Summit of Elected Women of Colombia, organized by U.N. Women, the former president of Chile talks about what it is like to be a woman in politics, the humanitarian tragedy in Gaza and the authoritarian drift in Latin America

The monumental structure in the Chilean desert is the European Southern Observatory’s star project. Construction has passed the halfway mark and the device is on track to see its first light in 2028

Scientists are warning of a significant loss of mass in Argentina’s most famous glacier, Perito Moreno. This is possibly related to climate change

The expert believes the U.S. involvement in the 1973 coup is a blemish on the former statesman’s legacy: ‘It’s a story that has haunted Kissinger’s legacy and will now haunt his ghost’

Colombia — the country with the most carbon credits issued — has a case before the Constitutional Court. Meanwhile, Chile is preparing more transparent regulations, Brazil wants to approve an emissions trading system before the COP28 and Mexico is leading the way

U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres described the U.N. climate change conference that begins in Dubai next week as an opportunity ‘decide the phase-out of fossil fuels in an adequate time frame’

Lisandro Alonso Martínez’s ‘Eureka,’ screening at the Gijón International Film Festival this week, is the latest in a wave of films that address Indigenous massacres and brutal dictatorships through fantastical elements

In Quintero Bay, in Chile, 7,000 fossil remains of an abundant extinct megafauna that inhabited the place during the late Pleistocene have been found

According to data from the United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification, more than 70% of Mexico’s surface area has been affected. Countries like the Dominican Republic, however, are showing signs of recovery

Cristian Donoso has spent the past three decades witnessing the melting of the world’s ice sheets. Following in the footsteps of historic expeditions, he replicates photographs taken by adventurers and scientists from the past to compare the current state of the planet’s glaciers. ‘Almost all of them are melting,’ he says

The president of the Washington Office on Latin America notes that the strength of civil society and committed youth are encouraging signs in the region. This is despite the drop in the democratic model’s popularity, a trend that has been observed in numerous surveys

After Chileans rejected the proposal for what many characterized as one of the world’s most progressive constitutions, they must now decide whether to vote for a document that some warn goes to the other extreme

A study found the glacier Exploradores, in Laguna San Rafael national park, is reaching a dangerously unstable ‘inflection point’. The overnight closure came as a shock to local guides

According to sport journalist Francys Romero, 61 Cubans have broken their contracts or defected so far this year

Among the other topics being discussed at the summit are migration, supply chains and efforts geared toward environmental sustainability

Latin American and Caribbean trade with China rose to record levels in 2022 and their diplomatic relations have also increased

The diplomatic moves by Chile, Colombia and Bolivia, all of which are led by leftist leaders, come as others in the region have ramped up their criticism of Israel’s military activity

A national referendum will be held on Dec. 17 to either approve or reject the document. This is Chile’s second attempt to put an end to the Constitution of 1980, which came into effect during Pinochet’s dictatorship

On the 100th anniversary of the entertainment company, the Chilean writer analyzes the validity of his 1972 work, which points out how iconic cartoon characters have been utilized as means of American propaganda

The 24-year-old gang boss made boastful and revealing videos in prison about the country’s shadowy drug subculture

Construction material is scattered around many of the entrances to the National Stadium compound, where six venues are set to stage 30 events at the Pan American Games in Santiago

She created the aesthetics and rules of interior design that shape contemporary life. Today, millions of homes around the world adhere to the standards that she set