The Chilean government estimates a $66 billion pipeline of projects over the next decade. The mining industry supports about 300,000 jobs in Chile and accounts for 12% of gross domestic product.

Visiting Chile was never on my bucket list — let alone taking a dip in a nature-made salt bath in Chile in the middle of the ...

Around 12,000 years ago, something scorched a vast swath of the Atacama Desert in Chile with heat so intense that it turned the sandy soil into widespread slabs of silicate glass. Now, a research ...

On June 25, 2025, an extraordinary sight unfolded over the Atacama Desert, the driest place on Earth. A rare snowfall blanketed the region, an event so rare that meteorologists confirmed it was the ...

German utility RWE has secured environmental approval for its Los Durmientes project in Chile’s Antofagasta region, which ...

Bikers and Off-Roaders Are Endangering Ancient Chilean Geoglyphs There are more than 5,000 geoglyphs in the Atacama Desert. An aerial view of the 'Giant of Atacama'. Photo: Lucas Aguayo via Getty ...

The dome enclosing the world's largest visible- and infrared-light telescope is taking shape with the installation of protective siding and supports for the primary mirror.

SANTIAGO, Chile -- In one of the driest regions on Earth, a drizzle can cause an emergency. Less than 100th of an inch (about 0.2 millimeters) of rain fell on the Chilean port city of Iquique on ...

For “Los 33,” rescue was just part of their journey. On Oct. 9, 2010, a drill broke through into an underground chamber where 33 Chilean miners had been trapped for more than two months.

The cast includes Chilean superstar Alfredo Castro (“Tony Manero,” “El Conde,” “They Will Be Dust”) in a supporting role. The film’s primary cast has yet to be confirmed.

The meticulous spreadsheets seized during police raids in Chile’s northern border town of Arica, shared with The Associated ...