Chile

Chile: Chaiten Volcano Eruption Causes Evacuations, Flight Cancellations

Date: May 8th, 2008 |

The long-dormant Chaiten volcano spewed lava and blasted ash some 20 miles high May 6, forcing the total evacuation of the provincial capital of Chaiten, six miles from the volcano, and causing most of the residents to evacuate the border town of Futaleufu, 75 miles east of Chaiten. More than 4,000 people had fled [read more]

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Date: March 1st, 2005 |

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A forest fire caused by a careless camper burned out of control for a week in Chile�s most famous national park, Torres del Paine, before being brought under control. The fire burned 55 square miles of the park�s 700 square-mile area, mostly grasslands and shrub areas and some forest, but never reached the park�s most [read more]

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Date: July 9th, 2002 |

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An escalation of violence by neo-Nazi skinheads has authorities concerned that they must be brought under control or become a danger to society. Skinheads engaged in a vicious attack on an anti-fascist concert in Valparaiso, and others are active in Puente Alto, Santiago’s most densely-populated neighborhood, and in the southern cities of Osorno and Valdivia. [read more]

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Date: March 19th, 2002 |

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Serious crime increased almost 28 percent nationwide in 2001, with the most dramatic increase in Santiago, particularly in the downtown and northeastern neighborhoods. Providencia, a neighborhood near the U.S. Embassy, showed the highest increase in the country at 112 percent. Robbery in the same neighborhood was up 182 percent. Not surprisingly, the areas experiencing the [read more]

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Date: July 31st, 2001 |

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The heaviest rainfall in 20 years has flooded large sections of Santiago and Valparaiso, creating official disaster areas in both cities. Tens of thousands were driven from their homes, power failures occurred and the main road crossing the Andes to Argentina was closed by heavy snow. On the plus side, Santiago’s polluted air has been [read more]

Chile: Crime Up in Santiago, Nationwide

Date: May 30th, 2007 |

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A report released by the Ministry of the Interior indicated that muggings increased almost 20 percent during the first four months of the year compared to the same period last year. Muggings were actually down in some places around the country, but a dramatic increase in the crime in Santiago pushed the national rate up. [read more]

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Date: September 24th, 2003 |

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Anti-Chile protests on the roads of Bolivia have caused bus companies in the northern Chilean city of Arica to cancel cross-border services to La Paz. A Chilean bus was attacked recently in protests over natural gas exports to the U.S. that must go through Chilean ports. The bus companies have canceled services because they cannot [read more]

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Date: June 14th, 2002 |

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A severe drought has forced Chile to ration power over a 1300-mile stretch north to south between Taltal and Chiloe, with the capital city of Santiago midway between. Santiago will not be affected initially, but regional towns and cities will have their power cut back for several hours [read more]

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Date: August 13th, 2001 |

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The repatriation of former dictator Augusto Pinochet after 17 months’ detention in London has stirred passions on both sides of the issue. Supporters have celebrated and opponents have demonstrated. It’s unlikely that such tension will produce conflict or affect travel in Chile, but it’s prudent to keep abreast of dev [read more]