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Geography of Chile

Calbuco erupting

Five stunning photos that capture the destructive power and stunning beauty of the Calbuco volcano

Environment

Chile’s Calbuco volcano erupted without warning this week — and it’s expected to keep erupting at least once more. The powerful volcano’s eruption has produced stunning photos, like these from the nearby town of Puerto Montt.

Smoke and ash rise from the Calbuco volcano as seen from the city of Puerto Montt, April 22, 2015. The Calbuco volcano in southern Chile erupted for the first time in more than five decades on Wednesday, sending a thick plume of ash and smoke several kilo

Southern Chile readies for a third volcano eruption

Environment

On Easter Island, dedicated few trying to preserve native Rapa Nui language

Global Politics

Easter Island’s Rapa Nui Language Attempts a Comeback

Arts, Culture & Media

Two Cruise Liners Turned Away from Argentina’s Southern Port

Global Politics

Video: Extreme Bike Race in Chile

Sports

For the Geo Quiz we are looking for a city located about halfway down Chile’s long Pacific Coast that hosts an unusual mountain bike race that follows a very topsy turvy course.

The World

Chip Plant Threatens Chilean Rainforest

Boise Cascade, the U.S. wood product giant, has teamed up with a local Chilean partner to open a new operation in Chile. The companies plan to spend $180 million dollars to build a port and a processing plant in the village of Ilque (eel-kay). The Chilean national government is boosting the project as good for […]