· August, 2008

Stories about Chile from August, 2008

Chile: Trolley Bus in Valparaíso

  29 August 2008

Contenidos Locales [es] covers the recent publication by Jacqueline Gonzalez from the Chilean city of Valparaíso, who writes about the trolley bus that has been running since the 1950s.

Chile: Campaign Propaganda Out of Season

  21 August 2008

Elections are fast approaching in Chile, and Marcelo Aliaga of Bloggeando La Vida [es] is noticing the ways that candidates are getting around the regulations for the dates in which campaign propaganda is allowed.

Chile: Advisor to the Minister of Public Works

  15 August 2008

Luis Ramirez reveals how he spends his day in his new role as advisor to the Chilean Minister of Public Works Sergio Bitar. Many commenters do not share Ramirez’ admiration for the former Education Minister.

Video of Colombian refugees attacking a family in Chile raises concerns

  14 August 2008

A cell phone video where a group of people are seen attacking a family with sticks and stones, and leaving most of them unconscious, has been determined to show 10 Colombian refugees attacking a family of Peruvian residents getting home from a party in the town of Iquique in Chile on August 3rd 2008. This video evidence was used by the District Attorney in processing and imprisoning at least two of the Colombian refugees who were later released.