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Protests over socioeconomic conditions ravage Chile

Chileans angry over social and economic woes banged pots and pans Saturday in a noisy but peaceful continuation of violent protests that prompted the...

Billionaire Piñera to return as Chile’s president

Billionaire Sebastian Piñera will return to power as Chile's president next year, following a runoff election held Sunday. Electoral authorities said the 68-year-old conservative, who...

Chile court orders Pablo Neruda’s remains returned to his tomb

SANTIAGO, Chile – A Chilean court on Wednesday ordered poet Pablo Neruda's remains be returned to his tomb, three years after they were exhumed to determine whether the Nobel laureate was assassinated.

Chile declares huge Easter Island marine Reserve

VIÑA DEL MAR, Chile – Chile declared huge new marine reserves in the Pacific off Easter Island on Monday as it hosted a major conference on protecting the world's oceans and fisheries.

The Arrest of Chilean Dictator Augusto Pinochet: A Turning Point

Just before midnight on Friday, October 16, 1998, police from Britain’s Scotland Yard entered a room in a small, private hospital in London and arrested former Chilean dictator Augusto Pinochet Ugarte. General Pinochet was recovering from back surgery, but the ramifications of his arrest would shake not only his world, but the way the entire world would come to view human rights prosecutions. Today, in this special section of The Tico Times, we commemorate the anniversary of that world-changing arrest with a series of articles.

Don’t credit Chile’s rise to Dictator Augusto Pinochet

After the coup in Egypt in July, a Wall Street Journal editorial argued that "Egyptians would be lucky if their new ruling generals turn out to be in the mold of Chile's Augusto Pinochet."

Britain and Chile 40 years after Pinochet’s coup

Recent criticism leveled at Chile by the U.N. for the country’s treatment of its indigenous minority prompts a human rights historian to question Britain’s current support for Chile’s military establishment.

Investigation of Chilean Dictator Augusto Pinochet mystery fund ends

Six former military officers are accused of embezzlement and helping to hide millions of dollars in Pinochet accounts.

Investigating Chilean Pinochet Dictatorship and Pablo Neruda’s Death

Exhumation begins to determine the cause of the poet’s death in 1973.

Costa Rica President Arias: Pinochet’s Death Offers Reconciliation

President Oscar Arias this week expressed his condolences to the family of recently deceased former Chilean leader Augusto Pinochet, and said the former dictator’s...
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A Closer look at Costa Rica’s New Role in Deportations from The United States

To most Americans, Costa Rica is a place of jungle canopy tours, pristine beaches, and the national motto "Pura Vida." It is not the...

Costa Rica Pavones Dock Plan Faces Backlash Over Wave and Environmental Risks

A dock project moving ahead in Pavones has set off growing concern among residents, surfers and environmental advocates who say the work could put...

Costa Rica Opens All National Parks for Semana Santa

Costa Rica is rolling out the welcome mat this Easter Holy Week, with all 29 protected wildlife areas open and operating under regular schedules....

Nicaragua Celebrates Semana Santa with Unique Religious Traditions

Nicaragua is marking Holy Week with a mix of religious devotion, family travel and local customs that give Semana Santa in the country a...