Chile: New phytosanitary inspection site inaugurated for fruit destined for the United States

Chile has a new inspection site for fresh fruits and vegetables destined for the United States. This is located in the Atacama Region, one of the key areas for producing Chilean table grapes destined for the U.S. market under the Systems Approach protocol. …

In Chile, wetlands spring back to life, bringing with them economic opportunities

The changes have sparked the rebound of several avian species, including the endangered pilpilen, says Lucia Zapata an environmental activist and member of the group Pichilemu Animal.  “It's amazing to see how species are thriving,” Zapata adds, …

Port of Chancay adds 'Chancay Express' service, linking Peru and Chile starting March 8

The Port of Chancay in Peru is seeing an increase in maritime services. Alphaliner reports that COSCO Shipping Lines will launch a new service, 'Chancay Express' ('CHX'), targeting ports in Chile's south-central region starting next …

Chile accuses top Venezuelan official of orchestrating murder of dissident

Chile accused President Nicolás Maduro’s second-in-command, Diosdado Cabello, of giving the order to kill a dissident in Santiago last year. The hit was allegedly carried out by a transnational Venezuelan gang, Tren de Aragua. On January 23, Attorney …

Chile orders definitive closure of Lundin’s Alcaparrosa mine operations

Chile’s environmental agency, Superintendencia de Medio Ambiente (SMA), has ordered the complete and definitive closure of the Mina Alcaparrosa project, operated by Compañía Contractual Ojos del Salado, the local mining unit of Lundin Mining. The order …

Big science and climate collide – Chile observatory under threat from proposed hydrogen plant

Image: ESO/P. Horálek The Paranal Observatory in Chile’s Atacama Desert is facing threat from AES Andes’ proposed industrial-scale ‘Inna’ green hydrogen project. Located about 130km south of the city of Antofagasta and 1,200km north of Santiago de …

Chile's copper output in December

SANTIAGO - Copper output in Chile, the world's largest producer of the red metal, increased 14.3% year-on-year in December to 566 547 metric tons, the country's INE statistics agency said on Friday. Manufacturing production in the Andean nation was …

Al menos dos pasajeros del avión que colisionó en Washington eran de América Latina: uno de Argentina y otro de Chile

Por Nacho Girón, Agustín Milic y Mauricio Torres, CNN en Español Al menos dos de los 60 pasajeros que viajaban en el avión comercial que la noche del miércoles se precipitó al río Potomac a las afueras de Washington después de chocar con un helicóptero …

To prepare for the future, Loreto Seguel wants Chile's salmon industry to reconcile with its past

Chile’s salmon-farming sector has seen significant expansion since the early 1990s. From USD 159 million (EUR 152 million) worth of salmoniid exports in 1991, the industry closed 2024 with 782,076 metric tons (MT) of salmon and trout exports worth USD 6.37 …

Wildfire Scorches Over 128 Acres in Chile