Chileans Open New Route In Peruvian Andes

Three Chileans have opened a 400m new route on Urus, a 5,000m peak in Peru. Vicente Urzua, Maxi Didier, and Eduardo Tapia are regulars on the Patagonian big walls during the austral summer. When winter settles in, they travel north to climb in the...

Chilean researchers’ wave energy converter put to test at FloWave facility

According to representatives from the Chilean research team, scale model testing of the Lafquenewen wave energy converter (WEC) has been completed at the FloWave Ocean Energy Research Facility at the University of Edinburgh, marking a notable step...

VINCI unit and Colas Rail receive Chilean rail contract

VINCI Construction’s subsidiary ETF and Colas Rail, both specialising in railway infrastructure, have secured a subcontract valued at €100m ($117.8m), to build the second stretch of the Alameda-Melipilla railway line in Chile. The two companies...

Massachusetts teen flying around the world detained by Chilean authorities in Antarctica

A teen from Massachusetts is currently being detained by authorities in Antarctica. Ethan Guo is accused of violating numerous laws while trying to fly to all seven continents. According to his lawyer, Guo experienced in-flight complications and...

Fundraising teen pilot detained in Chilean Antarctica

Friday, July 4th 2025 - 14:26 UTC From social influencer to detainee in Antarctica, Guo’s future remains unclear Ethan Guo, a 19-year-old pilot and social media influencer, has been detained on King George Island, Antarctica, after a failed...

Chilean Salmon Council moves to integrate local grain production into fish feed

The Chilean Salmon Council, a trade association formed in 2020 aimed at representing the interests of the country’s salmon-farming industry, is looking to leverage Chile’s agricultural strength to enhance ties with local aquaculture firms. “Sixty...

Chilean avocado volumes score 15-year high

The 2024-25 Chilean avocado season saw record-breaking volumes, with a total production of 240,000 tons. This is a 15-year record high, the Chilean Avocado Committee has stated. The final figures also represent a 60% increase from the 150,000 tons...

Massachusetts teen detained by Chilean authorities in Antarctica

Chilean Supplier Copec Renews Five-Year Contract for Bunker Vessel

Bunker vessel BT Don Pancho will continue to serve in Copec’s bunkering fleet under a renewed five-year agreement. Image Credit: CMC Chilean marine fuel supplier Copec Marine Fuels has renewed its agreement with Compañía Marítima Chilena (CMC) to...

Chilean Communist Jeannette Jara wins left’s presidential primary, will battle pro-Pinochet candidates

Jeannette Jara, candidate of the Communist Party of Chile, embraces supporters on primary election day. | Esteban Felix / AP Voters in the presidential primary of the Unity for Chile (Unidad por Chile) coalition have selected the Communist Party’s...

Google-backed AI firm moves in on Chile salmon market

Google-backed aquaculture AI tech firm Tidal X says it is taking "the next logical step" by moving into the Chilean salmon market, where it hopes to help firms bolster their algal bloom prevention strategies after developing its technology with...

Chileans and Argentineans discover resorts in the DR, Dominicans delight in the fjords

Travel from Chile and Argentina to the Dominican Republic is on the rise as the South Americans discover the comfort and style of the Dominican beach resorts. Dominicans are also booking excursions to discover the fjords and cultural attractions...

Chilean Comic Fabrizio Copano To Unveil First English-Language Special ‘From The Future’ In July

EXCLUSIVE: Chilean comedian Fabrizio Copano is set to release his first English-language special, From the Future, exclusively through 800 Pound Gorilla Media on July 14. The hour will be available everywhere comedy is streamed or sold starting on...

Avolta wins prized duty-free tender at Santiago de Chile International Airport

Avolta has been awarded a 12-year duty-free concession agreement at Santiago de Chile Airport. Set to commence in Q3 2026, this concession will expand Avolta’s established presence at the key location in Latin America This concession agreement,...

Avolta secures 12-year duty free tender at Santiago de Chile Intl. Airport

Avolta’s existing/current store at Santiago de Chile International Airport. Avolta has been awarded a 12-year duty free concession agreement by Chile’s Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGAC) and the National Customs Service (Customs), to...

Avolta captures 12-year duty-free contract at Santiago de Chile Airport

CHILE. Leading travel experience player Avolta has captured a 12-year duty-free concession at Santiago de Chile Airport. The contract awarded by the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGAC) and the National Customs Service, following an...

Chilean left picks communist candidate in face of far-right surge

Convenient logistics strengthen Sino-Chilean relations

Workers process cherries at a factory in Mostazal, Chile, Dec 13, 2024. [Photo/Xinhua] TIANJIN — Chilean cherries are ubiquitous in most supermarkets in North China's port city of Tianjin. The transcontinental "Cherry Express "linking Tianjin and...

Chilean communist scores surprise win in primary vote as battle with far-right looms

SANTIAGO, Chile (AP) — Chilean Communist Jeannette Jara, the country's former labor minister, won the primary election for left-wing parties Sunday with surprising ease, beating out a more moderate rival to clinch over 60% of the vote. The...

Ba signs Chilean duo

Ba football has secured the services of New Zealand-based Chile players Leandro Ruiz Varas and Leonardo Gavilán in the mid transfer window. Both players currently play for the New Zealand club South Auckland Rangers. 26 year old Gavilán is a...