Chile

Glaciologist Ximena Aguilar Vega has dedicated herself to investigating the tones of the seas and ice of the Arctic and Antarctic, mixing science with art, photography, and poetry

Now a cameraman for Spanish broadcaster TVE having taken refuge in Paris after escaping from prison in 1990, the former Manuel Rodríguez Patriotic Front fighter tells the story of the attempt on the Chilean dictator’s life

The leader of the Independent Democratic Union, a major conservative political party in Chile, analyzes the relationship between his bloc, the traditional right and the far-right Republican Party led by José Antonio Kast

For more than a century and a half it was believed that a bone piece discovered by the English naturalist corresponded to an animal that inhabited South America 11,000 years ago, ‘Micrauchenia saladensis’

Thousands of people attended a concert in tribute to the victims at the closing ceremony to mark the 50th anniversary of Pinochet’s coup

A significant number of people, according to numerous polls, believe the 1973 coup was justified, and that Gen. Augusto Pinochet, who died in 2006, was a good leader who helped to modernize the country

An updated biography describes with new documentation the life and political trajectory of the former Chilean president, on the occasion of the 50th anniversary of his death

The Mexican president will embark on the fourth international trip of his term at a key moment for political change within his party

More than 83,000 fans at the nearly full Monumental de Nuñez Stadium were getting jittery until Messi scored

The latest CAF report proposes global measures on how to mitigate warming and seek solutions in nature

The verdict in the Víctor Jara case half a century after his murder and the suicide of one of the convicted ex-military officers exposes the cracks in a country where no consensus exists on the condemnation of the September 1973 coup

To combat climate change and overexploitation, fishing communities are transforming their coves into sustainable and profitable fisheries

Pablo Larraín’s ‘El Conde’ achieves the difficult feat of building a satire around the dictator and his impact on modern-day Chile without trivializing him or forgetting his atrocities

The commemoration has triggered clashes between left-wing and opposition politicians, who accuse President Gabriel Boric of having a biased vision

On August 11, the country’s authorities detected the H5N1 virus for the first time in these mammals. Dozens of cases on beaches and in protected areas have already been confirmed

Hernán Chacón Soto, 86, had been sentenced to 15 years in prison for aggravated homicide and 10 years for aggravated kidnapping for the assassinations of the singer and Littré Quiroga

The composer was assassinated along with former prisons chief Littré Quiroga five days after the September 11, 1973 coup against socialist president Salvador Allende

The documents were released Friday by the State Department in Washington, on the verge of the commemoration of the 50th anniversary of the overthrow of the government of socialist Salvador Allende

Alejandro Artigas, now 74-years-old, describes a ‘Dantean scene’ and ‘a sepulchral silence’ in the office where President Salvador Allende lay dead, after the coup plotters bombed the palace

The Salvadoran president’s strategy for dealing with gangs has eroded democratic freedoms and rights, but is also tantalizing for many politicians

The group of Democratic legislators wants to understand how the country is strengthening its democracy

The progressive delegation includes Bernie Sanders’s chief of staff and the House’s youngest representative. The legislators will visit Brazil, Chile and Colombia to discuss democracy, the environment and peace processes

The Chilean writer recounts the ins and outs of her 1989 interviews with the dictator, after his defeat in the plebiscite that would have extended his time in power. ‘He was a very toxic figure… it wasn’t a pleasant experience,’ she tells EL PAÍS

The man behind the theft of 23 computers from the department headed by Giorgio Jackson is a 24-year-old criminal who made a video call from jail