The president of Chili, Gabriel Boricannounced this Monday his promised bill to forgive part of the debt that more than 1.2 million university students contracted in special loans to pay for their studies, while presenting a new public financing system. “Most of those who are hearing these words today knowContinue Reading
The Chilean government sent a note of protest to Venezuela on Friday for having prevented Senators Felipe Kast (center-right) and José Manuel Rojo Edwards (far-right) from entering the country, invited by the Venezuelan opposition as observers in the Sunday elections in which Nicolas Maduro seeks re-election. “The Ministry of ForeignContinue Reading
On a clear day, Chile’s towering 5,400-meter (17,700-foot) El Plomo mountain can be seen from the capital, Santiago. The glacier-capped Andean peak has been climbed and revered for centuries, with the Incas carrying out human sacrifices at the summit. The route to the top is still the same path pavedContinue Reading
