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Chilean Prisoners Perform Flashmob Dance (VIDEO)
February 19, 2013 | by HS News Staff
Dozens of inmates at a prison in Santiago, Chile take a break from their daily chores to perform a dance routine for the country's prisons minister. Thousands on prisoners jump and dance in unison to Queen's hit "We Will Rock You" blasts over loudspeakers continue reading »
Chilean Actress Paulina Garcia Celebrates Festival Win and Film Success
February 17, 2013 | by HS News Staff
Chilean actress Paulina Garcia, who won the best actress award at the 63rd Berlin International Film Festival for her role in director Sebastian Lelio's film "Gloria," said that like the main character in the movie, she was a mature woman with no hang-ups. continue reading »
Chilean Poet Pablo Neruda’s Body to be Exhumed in Murder Investigation
February 15, 2013 | by HS News Staff
The remains of the great Chilean poet and Nobel laureate Pablo Neruda, will be exhumed as part of a murder investigation. continue reading »
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Spain’s King Juan Carlos Meet with Latin American Leaders
February 12, 2013 | by HS News Staff
Spain's King Juan Carlos met on Tuesday with a former Chilean president, Mexico's erstwhile top diplomat and the head of the Ibero-American Summit organization to discuss ways to make the annual gatherings more effective. continue reading »
Chile, Brazil, Peru, Mexico and Colombia Have Best Climate for Private-Public Partnerships
February 12, 2013 | by HS News Staff
Chile, Brazil, Peru, Mexico and Colombia are the countries in Latin America and the Caribbean most able to carry out sustainable public-private partnerships (PPPs) to develop infrastructure and increase access to basic services, according to the continue reading »
Check Out the Amazing Work of Artist Oscar Ramos
February 11, 2013 | by HS News Staff
Thanks to Bored Panda, our attention has been brought to Chilean artist Oscar Ramos' amazing artwork. Hailing from Santiago, Chile, Ramos' work is a new take on continue reading »
NY Based Chilean Artist Alfredo Jaar to Represent Chile in Venice Biennale
February 11, 2013 | by HS News Staff
New York-based Chilean artist, Alfredo Jaar, whose artwork addresses war and socio-political issues, will represent his mother country at this year's Venice Biennale. continue reading »
Chile Mourns 16 Soccer Fans Killed in Bus Accident
February 10, 2013 | by HS News Staff
Sixteen people died and 22 were injured in southern Chile when a small bus carrying fans of a local soccer team skidded off the highway and plunged down a ravine in southern Chile, an accident the country mourns and which once again spotlights the safety problems of those vehicles. continue reading »
Bus Carrying Soccer Fans Plunges Into Ravine in Southern Chile Killing 15
February 10, 2013 | by HS News Staff
Fifteen people including two children died early Saturday and 21 were injured when a bus skidded off the highway and plunged down a ravine in southern Chile, authorities said. continue reading »
Chilean Telescope Captures Seagull Nebula
February 7, 2013 | by HS News Staff
The MPG/ESO telescope at the La Silla Observatory in northern Chile has captured a new image of the wings of a "cosmic seagull," the European Southern Observatory announced Wednesday. continue reading »
International Firms Reveal Plans to Build LatAm’s Largest Solar Plant in Chile
February 1, 2013 | by HS News Staff
Chilean mining company CAP and U.S.-based SunEdison have signed a deal to build a 100 MW solar plant in the Atacama Desert, a project touted as the biggest of its kind in Latin America and also one of the world's largest. continue reading »
Sebastian Silva’s ‘Crystal Fairy’ Wins at Sundance Film Festival
January 28, 2013 | by HS News Staff
Chilean director Sebastian Silva returned to captivate the jury at the Sundance Film Festival four years after "La Nana" with his latest film "Crystal Fairy," which walked away with the Directing Award in the World Cinema Dramatic category. continue reading »
Cuban President Raul Castro, Spanish PM Mariano Rajoy Meet in Chile
January 27, 2013 | by HS News Staff
Spanish Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy and Cuban President Raul Castro met for the first time at the CELAC-EU summit in Chile, Spanish officials said. continue reading »
PM Rajoy Expresses Optimism About Spanish Economy During Trip to Chile
January 26, 2013 | by HS News Staff
Spanish Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy was warmly praised here Friday by Chilean President Sebastian Piñera in a visit that gave the Spaniard the chance to offer a message of optimism about his nation's economy. continue reading »
Astronomers Photograph First Nebula with Cavity in Chile
January 23, 2013 | by HS News Staff
Astronomers based at the European Southern Observatory, or ESO, in Chile have captured the first image of a nebula with a patch, or cavity, using the Atacama Pathfinder Experiment, or APEX, telescope, the ESO said Wednesday. continue reading »
