Frei (second from the left) sat down this week with members of the CDP
Photo courtesy of the CDP

Historically Pro-Dam Candidate Meets With Anti-Dam Activists

Presidential candidate Eduardo Frei on Thursday assured members of the Patagonia Defense Council (CDP) he will take a hands-off approach to the controversial HidroAysén dam project, slated for Region XI’s Baker and Pascua Rivers.

President Bachelet Calls Killing “Regrettable,” Demands Dialogue

This week’s police killing of a young Mapuche activist has once again pushed age-old tensions between the indigenous group and Chilean authorities beyond the breaking point.

Chile’s Carabineros (uniformed police) confirmed Wednesday afternoon that an officer shot and killed a Mapuche during a confrontation near Angol in Region IX, an area also known as the Araucanía.

Condor Lake offers more than just hydroelectric potential: tranquility and beauty.
All photos by Nicholas Parkinson

The Story of One Man's Struggle to Claim his Land and his Fight to Keep it.

The two pigs were aptly named “Douglas” and “Obama.” One was white and the other black. Before I arrived to Lago Condor, located in Chile’s Aysén Region and the heart of the Patagonia, my friend Javier had already told me about these wild animals that had been living off the fat of a virgin wilderness for the last several months. They were plump for the picking and their sacrifice would be an honorable way to end a four-day hiatus in the middle of Patagonia’s coastal wetlands.

Conservative contendor Sebastian Piñera enjoys a strong lead in the polls
Photo by Brag Horrigan

Conservative businessman Sebastián Piñera continues to enjoy a lead going into the Dec. 11 presidential election, according to a new poll by the Center for Studies in Contemporary Reality (CERC).