Chile
News about Chile, including commentary and archival articles published in The New York Times.
Chronology of Coverage
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Apr. 3, 2014
Chilean officials quick response to 8.2 magnitude earthquake, which claimed six lives, illustrates how much country has improved its emergency preparedness methods since 2010 earthquake, in which 525 people died.MORE » -
Apr. 2, 2014
Earthquake of magnitude 8.2 strikes off coast of northern Chile, forcing massive evacuation along country's coastline.MORE » -
Jan. 28, 2014
Six-year maritime dispute between Chile and Peru is settled when the International Court of Justice in The Hague rules largely in favor of Peru, stripping Chile of economic rights over a swath of the Pacific Ocean.MORE » -
Jan. 10, 2014
Santiago Journal; Augusto Pinochet Ugarte Library in Santiago, Chile, contains volumes from dictator's personal library; Pinochet secretly used public funds to amass some 50,000 books during his time in power, leaving some to puzzle over motivation for his obsession.MORE » -
Dec. 22, 2013
Alex Kuczynski travel article on Valle Nevado skiing resort in Chile.MORE »
Articles
Responding to Quake, Chile Uses Lessons of Past
Compared with the reaction to a 2010 disaster, the
response by Chilean officials to a magnitude-8.2 earthquake Tuesday
revealed important shifts in emergency preparation.
April 3, 2014, Thursday
Another Warning for the Northwest From Chile's Earthquake Hot Zone
A powerful earthquake off the coast of Chile provides a fresh warning to the Pacific Northwest.
April 02, 2014, Wednesday
MORE ON CHILE AND: Chile, Geology, Earthquakes, Pacific Northwestern States (US), Disasters and Emergencies
Earthquake Hits Off Coast of North Chile
A strong quake struck off Chile, forcing an
evacuation along the country’s long coastline and putting the entire
Pacific Coast of South America on tsunami alerts.
April 2, 2014, Wednesday
MORE ON CHILE AND: Coastal Areas, Tidal Waves and Tsunamis, Earthquakes, Chile, Evacuations and Evacuees
Memories of Chile
How one country emerged from dictatorship to become a success story in a region riven by ideological divides.
February 21, 2014, Friday
Court Grants Peru Ocean Territory Claimed by Chile
The International Court of Justice settled a six-year
maritime dispute, slicing about 8,000 square miles of the Pacific Ocean
from Chile’s territory.
January 28, 2014, Tuesday
MORE ON CHILE AND: Treaties, Peru, Humala, Ollanta, Pinera, Sebastian, Pacific Ocean, Chile, International Court of Justice (UN)
Exposing the Legacy of Operation Condor
Operation Condor, the secret plan carried out by
several South American dictatorships to eliminate left-wing opponents,
killed as many as 60,000 people. The photographer João Pina has spent a
decade unearthing its mysteries.
January 24, 2014, Friday
Chilean League Fines Club for Map of Palestine on Jersey
Palestino, a soccer club popular with Chile’s
Palestinian population, was fined for wearing jerseys that depicted a
map of Palestine before the creation of Israel.
January 23, 2014, Thursday
Monday Motorsports: Racers Unhappy With a 1-2-3 Finish by Mini at the Dakar Rally
Mini issues team orders and stirs up a dispute, and Bryan Clauson takes a midget car win at Tulsa.
January 21, 2014, Tuesday
MORE ON CHILE AND: Ecclestone, Bernie, Tulsa (Okla), Formula One, Ogier, Sebastien, Valparaiso (Chile), Automobiles, Automobile Racing, Schumacher, Michael
A Chilean Dictator’s Secret Book Collection: Heavy on Napoleon, Light on Fiction
General Augusto Pinochet Ugarte, known for his brutal
17-year rule, amassed about 50,000 volumes for his private library,
using public money.
January 10, 2014, Friday
MORE ON CHILE AND: Santiago (Chile), Libraries and Librarians, Pinochet Ugarte, Augusto, Books and Literature, Chile
Chile: Indian Leader Found in Reservoir
Nicolesa Quintreman, the face of Chile’s
environmental movement, was found dead, floating in a reservoir she
tried to prevent from being created, and the authorities said that they
were awaiting autopsy results.
December 26, 2013, Thursday
Chilean Voters Return a Former President to Power
Michelle Bachelet received about 62 percent of the
vote, according to preliminary results, amid continuing unease over high
levels of inequality in Chile.
December 16, 2013, Monday
On Election Day, Latin America Willingly Trades Machismo for Female Clout
The race for president in Chile demonstrates the region’s leadership in the empowerment of women, at least politically.
December 15, 2013, Sunday
MORE ON CHILE AND: Bachelet, Michelle, Politics and Government, Matthei, Evelyn, Chile, Elections, Women and Girls
What Chile’s Voters Want
In the presidential election, Chileans look set to pick trustworthiness and character over economic ideology.
December 14, 2013, Saturday
A Start-Up Tries Selling 'Sprayable' Caffeine
The founders say that four squirts on the neck — the
squirts are odorless and dry almost instantly — provide a boost of
energy similar to that from a cup of coffee.
December 03, 2013, Tuesday
MORE ON CHILE AND: San Francisco (Calif), Chile, IndieGoGo.com, Thiel Foundation, Food and Drug Administration, Small Business, Crowdfunding (Internet), Start-ups, Caffeine
Chile: Former President’s Coalition Kept in Check
Former President Michelle Bachelet was unable to
elect enough lawmakers from her coalition to pass sweeping political
proposals, but she still may be able to push through many of her social
and economic policies if she is elected.
November 19, 2013, Tuesday
Former President of Chile Poised to Regain Her Seat
A former president’s campaign promises, on education,
health, social security and taxes, proved attractive in a nation of
stark inequality.
November 18, 2013, Monday
Motorola to Offer Moto G Smartphone Aimed at Emerging Markets
The company, now owned by Google, will begin selling a
$180 smartphone called the Moto G in markets like Brazil, Chile and
Peru, where the appeal of a low-cost device should be high.
November 14, 2013, Thursday
MORE ON CHILE AND: Chile, Google Inc, Motorola Mobility LLC, Brazil, Smartphones, Android (Operating System), Peru
40 Years On, No Foul Play Found in Chilean Poet’s Death
A driver for Pablo Neruda, the Nobel-winning poet who
died weeks after a coup ousting Salvador Allende, had alleged he was
given a mysterious injection.
November 9, 2013, Saturday
Security Council Elects 5 New Members
Chad, Chile, Lithuania, Nigeria and Saudi Arabia were
elected Thursday to seats on the 15-member United Nations Security
Council for two-year terms starting in January.
October 18, 2013, Friday
MORE ON CHILE AND: Lithuania, International Relations, United Nations, Nigeria, Saudi Arabia, Chile, Security Council (UN), Chad
Latin America Brings Up Its Dead, Seeking Truth to Help Settle the Past
Exhuming the remains of the notable dead has become
increasingly common in Latin American countries. Brazil, the latest,
plans to exhume a former civilian president to investigate assassination
claims.
October 17, 2013, Thursday
MORE ON CHILE AND: Arafat, Yasir, Bolivar, Simon, Frei Montalva, Eduardo, Pedro I (1798-1834), Cortes, Hernan (1485-1547), Ecuador, Garcia Lorca, Federico, Cuauhtemoc (1495-1525), Allende, Salvador, Latin America, Spain, Chile, Neruda, Pablo, Caamano, Francisco, Dominican Republic, Brazil, Assassinations and Attempted Assassinations, Venezuela, Alfaro, Jose Eloy, Goulart, Joao
Argentine Judge Seeks to Put Franco Officials on Trial
The judge wants to extradite police officials who are
accused of torturing opponents of the dictatorship until 1975, when
Francisco Franco died.
October 2, 2013, Wednesday
Former Chilean Intelligence Chief Commits Suicide, Officials Say
Gen. Odlanier Mena, 87, shot himself, officials said,
after the government announced it would transfer him to a less
privileged prison.
September 29, 2013, Sunday
MORE ON CHILE AND: Suicides and Suicide Attempts, Human Rights and Human Rights Violations, Prisons and Prisoners, Chile
Chile Hunt for Justice Winds Up as Enigma
A former American Navy captain accused of involvement
in the murders of two Americans after the 1973 coup may have been
right under the noses of the investigators seeking his extradition.
September 27, 2013, Friday
Melissa Aldana, Saxophonist, Wins Monk Competition
Melissa Aldana, a tenor saxophonist originally from
Santiago, Chile, has been a working bandleader in New York since 2009
and won the Thelonious Monk competition with the song “I Though About
You” and an original work, “Free Fall.”
September 16, 2013, Monday
Pictures of the Day: India and Elsewhere
Photos from India, Washington, Syria and Chile.
September 09, 2013, Monday
Chile Recalls Coup With Flurry of Events and New Openness
The weeks leading up to the anniversary of the Sept.
11, 1973, military coup that brought Gen. Augusto Pinochet to power have
been marked with an avalanche of events and media coverage.
September 9, 2013, Monday
9/11: The Day Everything Changed, in Chile
It was Claudio Jimeno, and not I, who fought by Allende’s side and who was taken prisoner and tortured and never seen again.
September 8, 2013, Sunday
MORE ON CHILE AND: Coups D'Etat and Attempted Coups D'Etat, Pinochet Ugarte, Augusto, Allende, Salvador, Chile, Jimeno, Claudio
Chilean’s Family Files Suit in U.S. Over His Torture and Death in ’73
The family of Víctor Jara, who was killed after a
coup, is suing under federal laws allowing legal action against human
rights violators living in the United States.
September 6, 2013, Friday
Chile: 3 Sue Over Sexual Abuse Cases
Three men who say they were sexually abused as
teenagers by a prominent Catholic priest filed a lawsuit against the
Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Santiago.
September 4, 2013, Wednesday
MORE ON CHILE AND: Roman Catholic Church, Sex Crimes, Santiago (Chile), Chile, Karadima, Fernando, Child Abuse and Neglect, Priests
Chilean President Apologizes for Census
President Sebastián Piñera apologized for serious
mistakes in the nationwide census last year, which, despite intense
efforts, failed to survey over 9 percent of the population.
August 10, 2013, Saturday
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Multimedia
NYT Now: CCTV Shows Chilean Quake
Security cameras inside a pharmacy captured the moment a magnitude 8.2 earthquake struck off the coast of northern Chile.
Security Camera Footage of Chilean Quake
Closed-circuit television cameras in a pharmacy in northern Chile captured the moment an earthquake struck.
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