Iñaki Martinez Azpiroz Santiago, Aug 2 (EFE).- Dozens of Chilean sailors who tried to prevent the coup that brought dictator Augusto Pinochet to power in September 1973 continue to demand recompense for the torture and imprisonment they endured for their stand in favor of democracy and the constitution. “We were in the concentration camp until …
By Iñaki Martinez Azpiroz Valparaiso, Chile, Jun 30 (EFE).- Twenty years after its historic quarter was declared a UNESCO World Heritage Site, this Chilean seaport city and former bohemian hotbed is suffering from economic decline and neglect and looking for ways to revive its sagging fortunes. In Plaza Echaurren, located in that quarter and the …
By Iñaki Martinez Azpiroz Puerto Williams, Chile, Jun 5 (EFE).- Where once the ice giants held sway, now there are fjords as, drop by drop, the southernmost glaciers in South America are melting more and more quickly, destroying landscapes that were once documented by a young Charles Darwin on his first visit to Tierra del …
By Iñaki Martinez Azpiroz Puerto Williams, Chile, May 29 (EFE).- The Yagan people, who have lived in far southern tip of the Americas, are fighting to keep their language and identity alive after decades of stigmatization, once again using their original place names and promoting language learning within their community. In Villa Ukika, a town …
By Iñaki Martinez Azpiroz Santiago, May 12 (EFE).- Dozens of descendants of Spanish Republicans forced to flee to Chile after the 1936-1939 Civil War are preserving their memory by crafting artistic scrapbooks containing photos and other material that had been kept in storage chests for decades. The parents of Carmen and Rafael Garcia arrived in …