Human Rights Probe opened as Peruvian women flogged for 'sorcery' 14-07-2022 12:32 Peruvian prosecutors investigate after seven women accused of witchcraft after rural villagers fell ill were kidnapped and interrogated for two weeks.
WEATHER PROBLEMS Blizzard strands 200, prompts evacuations in Andes near Argentina-Chile border 10-07-2022 17:43 Some 200 people, mostly tourists and truckers, were stranded Sunday by a fierce snowstorm in the Andes mountains near the Argentina-Chile border, with temperatures plunging well below freezing, local officials said.
Bloomberg Chile to cushion the blow of glacier ban on giant copper mines 24-05-2022 15:08 Chile’s government is looking at a gradual implementation for a proposed ban on mining near glaciers in order to limit the impact on some of the world’s biggest copper mines and their planned projects.
ENVIRONMENT Contested Chilean mining project given boost, despite protests 11-08-2021 21:52 Regional environmental evaluation commission in Chile approves controversial mining project close to a national reserve that is home to a vulnerable species of penguin.
Peru election 2021 Peru's ex-spymaster 'Rasputin' in spotlight for trying to influence vote from jail 30-06-2021 09:10 In recordings released last week, former Peru spymaster Vladimiro Montesinos instructs retired military commander to arrange bribes for judges on the national electoral jury, in order to proclaim Keiko Fujimori the winner over rival Pedro Castillo.
Bloomberg Billionaire miner ready to bet on Argentina as Chile risk grows 19-05-2021 14:12 In a sign of South America’s shifting political winds, a billionaire mining clan is holding off on new investments in Chile because of country risk while looking to move forward with a huge spend in Argentina.
Architecture & viniculture Specialist architects putting Argentine wine on another map 14-04-2021 11:02 Mendoza is synonymous with Malbec wine, but what's not so well known is that the province has become a reference for wine cellar architecture.
INTERVIEW – PERIODISMO PURO Rafael Bielsa: ‘Alberto Fernández is very far from being a puppet’ 10-04-2021 07:42 Rafael Bielsa, Argentina’s current Ambassador to Chile, on the pandemic, the president, Peronism and bilateral relations. by Jorge Fontevecchia