By Maria M.Mur Santiago, Aug 29 (EFE).- Once a staunchly conservative country where divorce and abortion were banned, Chile has undergone a progressive transformation in less than two decades. It elected its first millennial left-wing president last year, and on Sunday voters will approve or reject a draft constitution considered one of the most feminist …
By Maria M. Mur Valdivia, Chile, Jul 15 (EFE).- Located at the confluence of three rivers, this city in southern Chile is blazing a trail for Latin America with a river-borne transit service powered by energy from the sun. Since February 2021, three boats equipped with solar panels and electric motors have been carrying commuters …
By Maria M. Mur Santiago, Jul 6 (EFE).- The campaign for the Sept. 4 plebiscite on the new constitution officially kicked off on Wednesday in Chile, a country divided between those who yearn for social changes and those who have no trust in the newly prepared constitutional draft. Early Wednesday morning, various organizations and political …
By Maria M.Mur Santiago, May 7 (EFE).- Whether at the market, on the metro, or in an elevator, the invariable topic of conversation in Chile is inflation, though to have been banished decades ago but now back with a vengeance amid the economic disruptions caused by the Covid-19 pandemic and the war in Ukraine. Jose …
By Maria M.Mur Valparaiso, Chile, Apr 21 (EFE).- The external appearance of this Chilean port city’s hillside Villagra district changed radically during the pandemic, with garbage, rats and rusty appliances giving way to produce gardens for growing tomatoes, peppers and pumpkins. One local resident of that community located between the Las Cañas and El Litre …