Harold Maynde Nicholls: president of the Chilean football league Harold Maynde Nicholls, The president of the Chilean football league, said thank you to the Club Almeria for thier gesture of solidarity they had shown towards the victims of the 8.8 Mega-quake and tsunami that struck Chile on February 27th. On March 6 the “albirojos” had “Fuerza Chile” (Chile Be Strong) added... 

Sunday saw the return of looted goods around Concepción with an estimated value of USD$2 million. Police make arrests. Photo: Rodrigo Ardiles Police toured the streets with loudspeakers, telling neighborhoods that stolen goods must be returned or their homes would be raided and looters would face stiff penal sentences. Goods returned included televisions, furniture and white-ware. “This... 

Extensive Damage in some areas Santiago Since the massive 8.8 earthquake in Constitución last Saturday morning, I have been bombarded with questions from friends relating to the recent earthquake, as have many others who like me, are geologists.  I am a geologist working in mineral exploration but like most geologists I have general knowledge of many of the areas covered in geology. I also work... 

Villarrica Volcano near the town of Pucon At a time of such destructive tectonic activity in Chile it is only natural to consider what effect this might all have on the Chile’s numerous volcanoes.  Several of Chile’s volcanoes are active and some, such as Chaitén and Llaima have erupted within the last two years.  Fears were raised over Volcán Villarrica recently with residents reporting unusual... 

Flannery's Chile Earthquake Fundraiser Flannery’s Irish Geo Pub invites everyone who wishes to help raise money for the Chilean earthquake disaster relief fund, by coming to Flannery’s Geo Pub on Friday the 5 of March. Flannery’s Irish Geo Pub will donate $ 1.000 per every schop of beer, that is bought between 21.00hrs and 24.00hrs This amount will be directly deposited into... 

The United Nations The Chilean Government has officially requested international humanitarian aid from the United Nations.  According to the organization’s spokeswoman, Elisabeth Byrs, the UN is ready to provide the humanitarian aid that Chile requested two days after the 8.8-magnitude rocked the country on Saturday. International rescue groups and expert teams will arrive in the country this week... 

The U.S. Embassy in Chile The Department of State alerts U.S. citizens to the situation in Chile in the aftermath of a powerful earthquake, measuring 8.8 magnitude, that struck 73 miles north of Concepcion (Chile’s second largest city; pop. 650,000) and 197 miles south of Santiago.  To date, more than 700 people have died in the natural disaster, hundreds were injured and there has been damage... 

President Bachelet and Secretary Clinton during a press availability in Santiago's airport, March 2, 2010. Photo: Presidency of Chile, Alex Ibanez. PRESIDENT BACHELET: (Via interpreter) Good morning, everyone. I would like to, first and foremost, thank the international solidarity of the many neighboring and friend countries, and very particularly I’d like to thank the solidarity of the United... 

Chile's "Forced Inheritance" Laws This is one of those questions most people do not like to ask; but, considering the number of foreigners with assets in Chile it is definitely a question that needs to be asked more often. The answers however are complicated, and we wish to just give you a brief appreciation of how complicated. We strongly urge all readers to seek competent legal assistance... 

Chilean President Michelle Bachelet & President Elect Sebastián Piñera Chilean President Michelle Bachelet officially introduced Sebastián Piñera at the Rio Group Summit. Chile’s next President, Sebastián Piñera, attended the Rio Group Summit in Cancun after Michelle Bachelet invited him to participate in the event. In the summit, Bachelet said Chile has a commitment with Latin American...