Chile

News about Chile, including commentary and archival articles published in The New York Times.

Chronology of Coverage

Sep. 26, 2014

Cerro Sombrero Journal; Chilean government-sanctioned culling of the guanaco, wild cousin of the llama, in Chile's portion of Tierra del Fuego draws opposition from animal rights activists and tourism officials; Chilean authorities allowed as many as 4,125 to be killed in 2014 alone. MORE
Sep. 9, 2014

Bomb explodes in subway station in Santiago, Chile, wounding at least 14 people; no one has claimed responsibility for attack. MORE
Jul. 22, 2014

Construction has begun in Chile on giant telescope known as European Extremely Large Telescope, or E-ELT, and plans have been made for second telescope in Chile, along with one on Mauna Kea in Hawaii; E-ELTs, built by an international consortium, will deliver large amount of data to scientists of the 2020s and usher in new era of space exploration. MORE
Jul. 1, 2014

Chilean court finds United States military intelligence services played a pivotal role in setting up murders of American citizens, filmmaker Charles Horman and student activist Frank Teruggi, in 1973; rules American naval officer Ray E Davis alerted Chilean officials to their activities, which led to their arrests and executions. MORE
Jun. 11, 2014

Chilean government commission rejects $8 billion proposal to dam Patagonian rivers to meet growing energy demands, handing a victory to environmentalists who praise the ruling. MORE

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Hagel Cites Progress in Turkey Talks About Syria

By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

U.S. Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel said Saturday the U.S. is making “considerable progress” in its negotiations with Turkey over the plan to train and equip Syrian rebels in their fight against ISIS.

October 11, 2014, Saturday

MORE ON CHILE AND: International Relations , United States Defense and Military Forces , Free Syrian Army , Defense Department , Turkey , Hagel, Chuck , Syria , Santiago (Chile)

Chile: Explosive Device Kills One Person in Santiago

By REUTERS

A homemade bomb exploded in Santiago, Chile’s capital, on Thursday, killing one man, the police said.

September 26, 2014, Friday

MORE ON CHILE AND: Bombs and Explosives , Chile , Santiago (Chile)

In Chile, an Animal Whose Numbers Please No One

By SIMON ROMERO

Government-sanctioned culling of the guanaco in Tierra del Fuego has drawn opposition from animal rights activists and tourism officials.

September 26, 2014, Friday

MORE ON CHILE AND: Chile , Guanacos , Hunting and Trapping , Livestock , Invasive Species , Tierra del Fuego , Patagonia (Argentina) , Punta Arenas (Chile) , Poaching (Wildlife)

Chile: 3 Suspects Arrested in Bombing

By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

Chilean officials said Thursday that they had arrested three members of an anarchist cell suspected in the country’s worst bomb attack in more than two decades.

September 19, 2014, Friday

MORE ON CHILE AND: Chile , Stations and Terminals (Passenger) , Conspiracy of the Cells of Fire , Terrorism

Chile: Bombing in Santiago Wounds at Least 14 People

By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

A bomb exploded in a subway station in Santiago, the capital, on Monday, wounding at least 14 people.

September 9, 2014, Tuesday

MORE ON CHILE AND: Bombs and Explosives , Chile , Santiago (Chile)

What We're Reading: Great Summer Picks

By INSIDER STAFF

Recommended reads from New York Times reporters and editors, highlighting great stories from around the web.

September 2, 2014, Tuesday

MORE ON CHILE AND: Baker, Peter , Dolnick, Sam , Glass, Ira , Kantor, Jodi , Schwartz, John , Wortham, Jenna , Chile , Israel , Washington (DC) , Hamas , New York Times , New Yorker , Wall Street Journal , Defense and Military Forces , Newspapers

More Eyes on the Skies

By DENNIS OVERBYE

Construction is starting on several gargantuan observatories, mostly in Chile, the most ambitious spree of telescope-making in the history of astronomy.

July 22, 2014, Tuesday

MORE ON CHILE AND: Thirty Meter Telescope International Observatory LLC , Telescopes and Observatories , National Aeronautics and Space Administration , Chile , Space and Astronomy , European Southern Observatory , Stars and Galaxies , Hawaii

What We're Reading

By INSIDER STAFF

Recommended reads from New York Times reporters and editors, highlighting great stories from around the web.

July 8, 2014, Tuesday

MORE ON CHILE AND: Storey, Samantha , Apuzzo, Matt , Dolnick, Sam , Kannapell, Andrea , Chile , New York Times , Quartz (Atlantic Media Co) , Wired (Magazine) , Google Inc , Maps , Magazines , Computers and the Internet

Chilean Court Rules U.S. Had Role in Murders

By PASCALE BONNEFOY

The court found that in 1973 an American naval officer provided Chilean officials with information on two Americans, which led to their executions as part of a coup that ousted President Salvador Allende.

July 1, 2014, Tuesday

MORE ON CHILE AND: Coups D'Etat and Attempted Coups D'Etat , United States , Espionage and Intelligence Services , Horman, Charles , Davis, Ray E , Chile , Teruggi, Frank , United States Defense and Military Forces , Murders and Attempted Murders

Penalty-Kick Shootouts Are a World Cup Abomination

By ROB HUGHES

The old North American Soccer League seemed to have a better idea, sending players against the goalkeeper from 35 yards out in a better test of skills.

June 30, 2014, Monday

MORE ON CHILE AND: Brazil , Soccer , World Cup 2014 (Soccer) , Chile

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Chile at a Glance

Official Name: Republic of Chile
Capital: Santiago (Current local time)
Government Type: Republic
Chief of State: Sebastián Piñera, President
Population: 16.3 million
Area: 302,778 square miles; nearly twice the size of California
GDP Per Capita: $12,600
Web site: Gobiernodechile.cl