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  • 25
    Apr
    2012
    7:19pm, EDT

    Students clash with police during demonstations in Chile

    Ivan Alvarado / Reuters

    Student protesters take cover from jets of water spray during a demonstration against the government in Santiago, Chile on April 25. Chilean students have been protesting against what they say is profiteering in the state education system and are demanding changes.

    Eliseo Fernandez / Reuters

    A student throws a bottle of paint during a protest against the government to demand changes in the public state education system in Valparaiso city, about 75 miles northwest of Santiago, Chile on April 25.

    Carlos Vera / Reuters

    An injured student is arrested by riot policemen during a demonstration against the government in Santiago, Chile on April 25. Chilean students have been protesting against what they say is profiteering in the state education system.

    Carlos Vera / Reuters

    Student protesters take cover from jets of water spray during a demonstration against the government in Santiago, Chile on April 25. Chilean students have been protesting against what they say is profiteering in the state education system and are demanding changes.

    Hector Retamal / AFP - Getty Images

    Thousands of students take part in a protest April 25 in Santiago, Chile. The students are demanding that the government of President Sebastian Pinera provide high quality and free public education.

    Ivan Alvarado / Reuters

      Related PhotoBlog photo on protests

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    gimmie gimme gimme! free free free! :(

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  • 25
    Apr
    2012
    4:07pm, EDT

    Martin Bernetti / AFP - Getty Images

    Fighting for free education in Santiago


    A demonstrator confronts a riot policeman during a protest against the government of President Sebastian Pinera in Santiago, Chile on April 25. Chilean students have been protesting against what they say is profiteering in the state education system.

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  • 15
    Mar
    2012
    4:26pm, EDT

    Students protest school fees in Chile

    Ivan Alvarado / Reuters

    Student protesters take cover from a jet of water released form a riot police vehicle during a demonstration against the government demanding changes in the public state education system, in Santiago March 15. Chilean students have been protesting against what they say is profiteering in the state education system.

    Martin Bernetti / AFP - Getty Images

    A Chilean student throws back a tear gas canister at riot police during a protest against the government of President Sebastian Pinera, in Santiago on March 15.

    Eliseo Fernandez / Reuters

    Riot police detain a student during a protest against the government to demand changes in the public state education system in Valparaiso city, about 121 km (75 miles) northwest of Santiago, March 15.

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  • 1
    Mar
    2012
    1:22pm, EST

    Protests against high cost of fuel in Chilean Patagonia

    Sebastian Silva / AFP - Getty Images

    Protesters block a road in Puerto Aysen, Chilean Patagonia, on March 1. Residents of the Aysen region last week launched a protest demanding a subsidy for fuel and wood, vital in the southern Chile's winter with its very low temperatures.

    Sebastian Silva / AFP - Getty Images

    Protesters block a road in Puerto Aysen, Chilean Patagonia, on March 1. Residents of the Aysen region last week launched a protest demanding a subsidy for fuel and wood, vital in the southern Chile's winter with its very low temperatures.

    Felipe Trueba / EPA

    A woman protects her son as demonstrators take Ibanez bridge in Aysen, Chile, on March 1. Aysen social leaders hold meetings with Chilean Government in order to find a solution for people in that Chilean zone, asking for a better quality of life.

    Sebastian Silva / AFP - Getty Images

    Protesters march during blockage in Puerto Aysen, Chilean Patagonia, on March 1. Residents of the Aysen region last week launched a protest demanding a subsidy for fuel and wood, vital in the southern Chile's winter with its very low temperatures.

     

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    And of course , petroleum companies will have record profits again this quarter ....

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  • 11
    Feb
    2012
    6:29pm, EST

    Ariel Marinkovic / EPA

    People take part in 'Tomato War' in Quillon, Chile, Feb. 11. Around 3,000 people participated in the event where 30 tons of tomatoes were thrown.

    Food fight! 'Tomato War' breaks out in Chile

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    Maybe that should be how all wars are fought ....

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  • 6
    Jan
    2012
    4:02am, EST

    Chile wildfires kill 5 firefighters, 3 missing

    Hector Andrade / Agencia Uno via AP

    Firefighters and investigative police officers carry the bodies of firefighters who died battling wildfires in a mountain near Carahue, southern Chile, on Jan. 5, 2012. Nearly 50 wildfires have sprung up in southern Chile, destroying hundreds of houses, forcing the evacuations of thousands of people and causing millions of dollars in damage to the forestry and tourism industries that fuel the economy in the country's Patagonia region.

    Ariel Marinkovic / EPA

    A photograph made available on Jan. 06, 2012, showing one of the wildfires in the area of Quillon on Jan. 04.

    Hector Andrade / Reuters

    Rescue team members walk past burnt woodland as they carry the body of a firefighter after a forest fire near Temuco city on Jan. 05.

    The Associated Press reports from SANTIAGO, Chile: 

    Five firefighters are dead and three others missing in Chile, where spreading wildfires are being fueled by high winds and dangerously dry conditions.

    Gov. Miguel Mellado says a brigade of local firefighters was caught in the flames when winds suddenly shifted in Cautin, about 450 miles south of the capital, Santiago.

    As well as those killed and missing, two other firefighters suffered severe burns as they battled blazes in the Cordillera de la Costa. Continue reading.

    See more pictures of the fires on PhotoBlog.

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    A tragedy for the men and their families but at least we don't need to be concerned that global warming is to blame.

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  • 4
    Jan
    2012
    6:28pm, EST

    Chile battles three huge forest fires

    Helicopters fight a massive forest fire affecting the commune of Ranquil, in southern Chile's Bio Bio region, some 450 Km south of Santiago, on Jan. 4, 2012. Forest fires in southern Chile, fueled by intense heat and strong winds, advanced further Wednesday after destroying nearly 45,000 hectares, officials said. The worst of the blazes were concentrated in Chile's Bio Bio region, where about 24,800 hectares have been destroyed, according to Chile's National Emergency Office (Onemi). Some 600 people have been evacuated from the area and some 160 homes have been destroyed.

    AP reports: SANTIAGO, Chile — Firefighters in Chile battled three huge wildfires Monday that have burned about 90 square miles (23,000 hectares) of forest, destroyed more than 100 homes and have driven away thousands of tourists while causing millions of dollars in losses.

    Chile's normally rainy southern regions are suffering from a nationwide heat wave, on top of a drought that makes fires increasingly likely. The country was battling 48 separate fires on Sunday alone, and red alerts were declared for the regions of Magallanes, Bio Bio and Maule.

    Ariel Marinkovic / EPA

    Firefighters triying to control the fire on the outskirts of Quillon, a rural town located 450 kilometers south of Santiago, Chile, on Jan. 4, 2012.

    Ariel Marinkovic / EPA

    Firefighters try to control the fire on the outskirts of Quillon, a rural town located 450 kilometers south of Santiago, Chile, on Jan. 4, 2012.

    AFP - Getty Images

    Tourists hike at the Torres del Paine National Park in southern Chile on Jan. 04, 2012. Firefighters reported that most outbreaks in the national park Torres del Paine, where the fires started a week ago, were no longer spreading. The fires consumed 14,504 hectares.The park, which is visited every year by thousands of tourists, was partially reopened to the public Wednesday.

     

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  • 22
    Dec
    2011
    3:09pm, EST

    Santa makes the rounds from Nashville to Bethlehem - and receives a beatdown in Santiago, Chile

    Left: Ed Rode / Getty Images Right: Ammar Awad / Reuters

    Left: Santa and Wynonna Judd performs for Make-A-Wish kids & their families at Belle Meade Plantation on Dec. 21, 2011 in Nashville, Tenn.

    Right: A man dressed in a Santa Claus suit walks in the Church of the Nativity, the site revered as the birthplace of Jesus, in the West Bank town of Bethlehem on Dec. 22, 2011.

    By Robert Hood

    Santa Claus has been with us for quite some time. Many people believe he was derived from Dutch, Greek and Byzantine folklore tales about a mythical character who provides gifts to children during the darkest winter month. The modern North American version has been popularized by film, television, books and music. He might be the most recognizable character in the world. Seeing the portly, white-bearded, outrageously red-suited character can bring up a lot of deep feelings about family and home, and that is why people use his likeness for peaceful and sometimes not-so-peaceful purposes. Seeing Santa get a beatdown from the police can stop you in your tracks.

    Ivan Alvarado / Reuters

    A demonstrator dressed as Santa Claus is arrested by riot policemen during clashes with students who are demanding changes in the public state education system in Santiago, on Dec. 22, 2011. Chilean students have been protesting against what they say is the profiteering in the state education system.

    Related stories about student protests in Chile

    • PhotoBlog: Student protester gets punched in the face by Chilean riot police officer in Santiago
    • PhotoBlog: Students protest education system with a pillow fight in Chile
    • PhotoBlog: Protesting Chilean students get hammered by water cannons in Santiago
    • PhotoBlog: Deadly protests turn romantic in Chile

    Related Santa Claus and Christmas stories

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    • PhotoBlog: SantaCon NYC: full of good cheer? Or just full of beer?
    • Slideshow: Faces of Santa
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  • 8
    Nov
    2011
    3:38pm, EST

    Felipe Trueba / EPA

    A photograph dated 03 October 2011 and made available on 08 November 2011 shows a general view of Chuquicamata copper and gold mine in Calama, Chile. Chuquicamata is the biggest copper mine in Chile.

    Enormous copper mine in northern Chile

    According to the Wikipedia article about the mine, "its depth of 850 metres (2,790 ft) makes it the second deepest open-pit mine in the world (after Bingham Canyon Mine in Utah, USA)."

    Here's a large panorama of the mine shot from a different angle.

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  • 13
    Oct
    2011
    4:10pm, EDT

    Protesting Chilean students get hammered by water cannons in Santiago

    By Jim Seida

     The students have been protesting for education reform for more than 40 weeks now, but negotiations continue to stall.   

    Victor Ruiz Caballero / Reuters

    Demonstrators are hit by a jet of water released from a riot police vehicle during a rally against the public state education system in Santiago, Oct. 13, 2011.

    Victor Ruiz Caballero / Reuters

    Demonstrators are hit by a jet of water released from a riot police vehicle during a rally against the public state education system in Santiago, Oct. 13, 2011. Chilean students are demanding for free and better state education, as well as for an end to profit-making in the public state education system.

    Victor Ruiz Caballero / Reuters

    Demonstrators are hit by a jet of water released from a riot police vehicle during a rally against the public state education system in Santiago, Oct. 13, 2011.

    Victor Ruiz Caballero / Reuters

    Students throw stones at riot police during a protest against the government to demand changes in the public state education system in Santiago, Oct. 13, 2011.

    Mario Ruiz / EPA

    Chilean police detain a student in Santiago, Chile, on 13 Oct. 2011.

    Victor Ruiz Caballero / Reuters

    A student shows a shot that hit his right eye during a rally against the public state education system in Santiago, Oct. 13, 2011.

    Photoblog has been covering this story since May, where students were throwing rocks and getting blasted by water cannons, and just last month where a student got punched in the face by a policeman.

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  • 29
    Sep
    2011
    3:44pm, EDT

    Student protester gets punched in the face by Chilean riot police officer in Santiago

    Victor Ruiz Caballero / Reuters

    A riot police officer punches a student during a protest against the government and the public state education system at Santiago city Sept. 29, 2011. Chilean students are demanding for free and better state education, as well as for an end to profit-making in the public state education system.

    AFP: SANTIAGO - Student protesters clashed with police here yesterday, just two days after student leaders agreed to open talks with the government on education reforms.

    Carlos Vera / Reuters

    A demonstrator runs away from tear gas during a protest against the government and the public education system at Santiago city Sept.29, 2011.

    Riot police used tear gas and water cannon to try to disperse the protesters, who responded by attacking security forces with sticks and rocks, scenes broadcast on Chilean television showed.

    Tear gas wafted into private homes and office buildings in the area, briefly causing panic among residents around a park where the clashes occurred.

    Felipe Trueba / EPA

    Demonstrators clash with the Police after a rally summoned by students in Santiago, Chile, Sept. 29, 2011.

    The demonstration had begun peacefully in front of the University of Santiago, but turned violent near a park south of the Chilean capital, outside an area that authorities had approved for the march.

    Ivan Alvarado / Reuters

    Riot policemen are covered by tear gas as they clash with demonstrators during a rally to protest against the government and the public state education system in Santiago city Sept. 29, 2011.

    Classes have been on hold in many schools and universities during the long-running demonstrations, which routinely drew tens of thousands of students into the streets, representing the largest protest movement in Chile since General Augusto Pinochet's military dictatorship ended in 1990.

    Claudio Santana / AFP - Getty Images

    Chilean students clash with riot police during a demonstration in Santiago on Sept. 29, 2011

    Chile's main student federation on Tuesday agreed to talks with the government of President Sebastian Pinera on education reforms after nearly five months of demonstrations.

    Claudio Santana / AFP - Getty Images

    Chilean students clash with riot police during a demonstration in Santiago on Sept. 29, 2011

    But student leaders had said they would be calling for no classes to be held while the talks are ongoing, to maintain pressure on the government.

     

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    It takes a big man to put on full riot gear and punch a kid in the head.

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  • 4
    Sep
    2011
    12:29am, EDT

    Chile: All 21 aboard crashed military plane died

    Eliseo Fernandez / Reuters

    Members of the Chilean navy transport the landing gear of a crashed plane near Juan Fernandez islands about 420 miles off Chile's coast, Sept. 3. All 21 people aboard a military aircraft that crashed into the Pacific Ocean off the remote Juan Fernandez islands perished, Chile's government said on Saturday, as rescuers and fishermen searched for bodies.Search and rescue teams have recovered four bodies so far from Friday's crash, one of Chile's worst air disasters in recent years.

     

    The Chilean CASA 212 plane crashed Friday afternoon after two failed attempts to land in difficult weather on the islands.
    "After a search involving the commander in chief of the FACh (Chilean air force) the conclusion has been reached that the impact was so powerful it would have led to the instant death of those on board the plane," said Defense Minister Andres Allamand.

    Read more here.

    Mario Ruiz / EPA

    People gather outside the National Chile Network, placing messages and lighting candles, one day after after a military aircraft crashed in the Juan Fernandez archipelago. Among the occupants of the aircraft was Felipe Camiroaga, one of the most popular entertainers of Chilean television.

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