The Andes

Chile-Peru border dispute: back on

Days after The Hague issued a ruling on their maritime border dispute, Peru and Chile are bitterly at odds over a patch of desert on their land boundary.

Southern Cone

Chile: farmer wins Monsanto seed case

"Don't eat things with transgenics; look for organics," a Chilean farmer advised consumers after winning a suit against Monsanto's Chilean seed distributor.

Southern Cone

Chile: wildcat strike paralyzes ports

A wildcat strike has shut down several Chilean ports for the past three weeks, with the fruit and mineral industries claiming $100 million in losses.

Southern Cone

Chile: Mapuche environmental activist dies

Chilean indigenous activist Nicolasa Quintreman apparently drowned after falling into the reservoir of the dam whose construction she protested for 10 years.