Patagonia: Navigating from Natales
May 17th
The moment you cross the border at Rio Turbio you know you’ve left behind a rain shadow. Not, mind you, that it was raining when we crossed… more »
Michelle Bachelet: Inequality in Chile
May 19th
By Matthew Owens
Centre-left coalition leader and former Chilean President Michelle Bachelet looks for a second Presidential term, focusing on themes of inequality, universal education and tax reform. But have lessons been learned from the previous coa… more »
Chris Moss
May 17th
Chris Moss is a freelance travel writer and former editor at Time Out (2008-2012). He has won sevreal awards including being included as one of the top 50 travel writers in the UK. Chris writes for several outlets including The Guardian, The Telegraph,… more »
Michelle Bachelet and inequality upsidedownworld
May 9th
As Chilean Presidential candidate Michelle Bachelet begins her campaign, questions arise as to the ability of the center-left coalition to tackle the extreme inequality that plagues the nation. As reported by upsidedownworld.org
Center-left coali… more »
Minimental
Apr 26th
We had a chat with Cristobal Torres, the hands behind the Chilean electronic music that is Minimental, who took time out to speak to chileno about what he's up to at the moment. Cristobal is from Santiago and his style is a mix of progressive trance, te… more »
Marcela de Vivo
Apr 24th
Marcela De Vivo is a freelance writer who lives in California. She was born in Colombia and has traveled all over South America, experiencing regional and national Spanish dialects. She loves writing about travel and languages of all types. Marcela is a… more »
The unique language of Chile
Apr 24th
By Marcela de Vivo
It is often remarked upon how the English spoken by Americans isn’t really “English,” but within the small area of the United Kingdom—or even just England—a diverse range of accents and slang can make one person almost unintelligible… more »
Asociación Ilícita: Book Review
Apr 13th
By Ramona Wadi
Through now revealed secret government documents, Asociación Ilícita: los archivos secretos de la dictadura details the extent of the far-reaching reign of terror imposed by Augosto Pinochet's dictatorship. Ramona Wadi reviews.
Re-enac… more »
Ramona Wadi
Apr 13th
Ramona Wadi is a freelance writer, book reviewer and blogger based in Malta specialising in the struggle for memory against dictatorship oblivion in Chile, la nueva cancion chilena, Palestine, international relations and revolutionary philosophy. She wr… more »
Termas de Chillán; chilly, but fiery.
Apr 7th
By Charlie Holland
Located in the picturesque Southern Andes of Chile, this ski resort caters for Latin Americans and also for those from further afield. It is one of the biggest ski resorts in South America and boasts the longest ski slope in the whol… more »
Journey Latin America
Mar 5th
We are delighted to introduce one of Chileno's new sponsors, Journey Latin America, the UK's Nº1 specialist in travel to Central and South America. Read on to find out more about the online company and click here to view their magazine and browse their… more »
Poverty by regions in Chile
Mar 2nd
Here we explore the poverty rates in Chile by region. The data were collected as part of the 2011 Casen Survey in Chile and reveal some striking regional variations in rates.
The data are presented using Google fusion tables. Download the fusion tabl… more »
Tomato War
Feb 19th
Scenes of a large tomato fight in Quillon, Chile during the 'war of the tomato'. Producers supplied the tomatoes partly in a bid to raise awareness of the industry in the country. more »
Poetry competition honourable mention: Diego Galaz
Feb 19th
This poem by Diego Galaz won an honourable mention in the Chileno poetry competition judged by Latin American experts at the University of Bristol.
Almacén de Corazones By Diego Galaz Tiré la manilla, pues decía abrir buenas tardes, ¿tiene corazones… more »
Chilean Chess: Erwin Schneider
Feb 18th
Name:Schneider Solari, Erwin
Federation:
Chile
Highest rating:
2139
Born:
1979… more »
Marianela Puebla
Feb 17th
Marianela Puebla (María Elena Valenzuela Romero) was born in the port of Valparaíso, Chile. She is winner of the 2011 chileno Poetry Competition. Self-taught, Marianela has been writing since she was 9 years old. She has numerous unpublished books of p… more »
2011 poetry competition archived rules
Feb 17th
El concurso de poesia ha finalizado. Gracias por por todos los participantes. Los ganadores seran notificados via email antes del 31 de Octubre.
Para celebrar la poesía contemporánea en Chile, se complace en anunciar la apertura de la competición… more »
Gabriela Mistral: Poema de Chile
Feb 17th
Gabriela Mistral
Gabriela Mistral (1889-1957), born Lucila de María de Perpetuo Socorro Godoy Alcayaga, was the first Chilean and indeed the first Latin American to receive the Nobel Prize in Literature (1945). In 1929 Gabriela defined her project in t… more »
Top 5 Soccer Players in Chile
Feb 16th
By Eric Radakovic
Football was brought to Chile by the British in the 19th Century who played the sport during tours to commercial ports such as Valparaíso where locals were introduced to how the game was played. Indeed Chile's oldest football club, th… more »
