Environmental defender Alejandra Parra continues to oppose a waste-to-energy incinerator in the south of Chile, despite rising danger for activists. Lautaro has all the makings of a tourist hotspot. Nestled among emerald lakes, ancient forests, and active volcanoes, it boasts South America’s oldest fish farm, the largest urban park in the Araucanía region, and a […]
This review of Pablo Aravena’s documentary ‘Chile Estyle’ was originally published by our partner Sounds & Colours. A busy street in Antofagasta, a city in the north of Chile around 1,110 km north of Santiago. An artist quietly works with a mix of paints and brushes. He has the Pacific ocean to his back, and […]
Ojos: Memoria de un estallido is a book put together as a memorial for victims of eye trauma suffered as a result of the fight for human rights in Chile. The people whose stories are gathered in this volume were caught up in the so-called Estallido Social, a period of social unrest which occurred between […]