Stories about Chile from April, 2006
48 Missing Detainees Wrongly Identified
“Courtyard 29” is a communal grave place, located in the General Cemetery (ES) of the capital, Santiago. In 1991, 124 missing detainees from the Augusto Pinochet dictatorship, were found and...
First Latin-American Blog Contest
Atina Chile(ES), a social action movement that promotes blogging in Chile, organize the blog contest “Atina Blog Awards”(ES). Anyone could inscribe, the only barrier was that they be written in...
Chile: Newspaper Does Not Give Attribution for Photo
Leo Prieto says that local newspaper La Estrella de Iquique used one of his Creative Commons-licensed photos without attribution and that he plans on taking legal action. Creative Commons licenses...
Chile: Hybrid Cars
Alejandra Noemi writes on El Rancahuaso, a citizen journalism site, that autos híbridos, or hybrid cars, have already hit the streets of Chile (ES).
Smog in Santiago
Photo by pura naturaleza Santiago is a very beautiful valley. The mountains are very impressive. That is, if you have the chance to see them. Smog is a permanent problem...
Chilean Inexplicable Traditions
Photo by nstark This is your first day in university. You feel all the expectations in your skin. You feel proud of your self because you passed the national test,...
