Prior to the coming of the Spanish in the 16th century, northern Chile was under Inca rule while Araucanian Indians (also known as Mapuches) inhabited central and southern Chile. Although Chile ...

Nearly three weeks after a collapse inside the main access tunnel of a mine in Chile trapped 33 miners inside, all are reportedly alive, and recently began receiving emergency supplies through a bore ...

May 6 (Reuters) - A volcano dormant for thousands of years is erupting in the remote South American region of Patagonia, coating nearby towns in ash and forcing emergency evacuations -- the latest in ...

(Reuters) - Thirty-three Chilean miners trapped deep underground sent a message to the surface tied to a drill on Sunday, saying they were all alive, in their first contact since a cave-in 17 days ago ...

A magnitude-8.3 earthquake struck south-central Chile early on Saturday, triggering a tsunami warning for Chile and Peru. Here are some facts about Chile: In 1960, Chile was hit by the world’s biggest ...

Chile is one of South America's most stable and prosperous nations. It has been relatively free of the coups and arbitrary governments that have blighted the continent. The exception was the 17-year ...

Chile’s economy is dominated by foreign trade, including global financial and technology companies. Household names such as IBM, Yahoo! and Microsoft all have major operations there. By law, employees ...

(MENAFN- The Rio Times) Chile's export sector broke records in 2024, surpassing $100 billion in goods shipped abroad for the first time, according to the Undersecretariat of International Economic ...

A monumental statue stands on Easter Island, a distant possession of Chile Full name: Republic of Chile Population: 17.4 million (UN, 2012) Capital: Santiago Area: 756,096 sq km (291,930 sq miles) ...

Santiago, Chile - A magnitude-8.8 earthquake struck south-central Chile early on Saturday, triggering a tsunami warning for Chile and Peru. Here are some facts about Chile: * In 1960, Chile was hit by ...