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In the News (Thu 12 Nov 09)

  
 Region Of Chile
Los Lagos counts with historical places that they show us the importance of the past and the hispanic conquest, as well as another places that it seemed stay virgin like Spaniards who arrived at our territory found it 400 years ago.
This beautiful region is privileged to be equipped with an own landscape in spite of being most austral of the world.
The climate of this place is similar to the one of the capital of Chile, Santiago.
www.apecdoc.org /Chile/home_archivos/Regiones.htm   (870 words)

  
  Encyclopedia: Regions of Chile   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
Chile is divided into thirteen regions (in Spanish, regiones; singular región), each of which is headed by an intendant (intendente), appointed by the president.
The new territorial organization was implemented in phases with some initial "pilot regions" beginning to operate in 1974, and then from January 1, 1976 the process was extended to the rest of the country.
Los Lagos (Spanish The lakes) is Chiles tenth administrative region from north to south.
www.nationmaster.com /encyclopedia/Regions-of-Chile   (803 words)

  
 Chile (04/05)
Chile's judiciary is independent and includes a court of appeal, a system of military courts, a constitutional tribunal, and the Supreme Court.
Chile has signed Free Trade agreements with several important economies, including an FTA with the United States, which was signed in 2003 and implemented in January 2004.
Chile is an active member of the UN family of agencies and participates in UN peacekeeping activities.
www.state.gov /r/pa/ei/bgn/1981.htm   (4585 words)

  
 National Geographic Traveler Article: Chile   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
One night I was studying the menu at the Cabañas del Lago Hotel, in Puerto Varas, deciding between Kaiser cutlet, tongue amandine, and Kassler pork chop with sauerkraut and mashed potatoes, when it dawned on me that all the surrounding conversations were in German.
Chile's real affinity, I came to realize, is not just to California, but to the whole of our Pacific Northwest as well.
Chile's giant island of Chiloé—immediately southwest of Puerto Montt across the Gulf of Ancud—is the southern analogue of Vancouver Island, comparable both in shape and in the rainy climate.
www.nationalgeographic.com /traveler/articles/1055chile.html   (3427 words)

  
 Los Lagos --  Encyclopædia Britannica   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
Lake Todos los Santos, Los Lagos region, Chile.
The city's area comprises Lagos Island, in Lagos Lagoon, on the Bight of Benin in the Gulf of Guinea.
Lagos is the country's industrial and commercial center and its principal seaport, and it has an international airport.
www.britannica.com /eb/article-9048998?tocId=9048998   (891 words)

  
 Róbinson Rojas.- Chile, Chili, imperialismo, pinochet, monetarism, globalization, Pax Americana, Academic Tuition, ...   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
While Chile is being touted as a champion of economic liberalisation, the country is finding that the free trade measures adopted are not reactivating its economy or reducing the persistent and high unemployment rate and the serious and prevailing inequality.
In 2000, the countries of the region were strongly affected by a variety of problems: the political crisis in Peru; sharp social unrest in Bolivia, which literally paralyzed the country; and the strong financial, political, ethical and social crisis affecting Argentina.
For Chile, though, the new gospel was inaugurated earlier, in 1974, and the military junta in charge of imposing it did that via murdering, torturing, imprisoning, and exiling score of thousands of workers, peasants and intellectuals who tried to oppose the implementation of yet another variety of "savage capitalism".
www.rrojasdatabank.org /chile0.htm   (4555 words)

  
 Scoop: Rice Remarks with President Ricardo Lagos of Chile
The President's commitment to and Chile's commitment to democracy is demonstrated by the fact that we are hosting this Community of Democracies ministerial, and I want to thank you very much for the effort that Chile has made in hosting this.
This is an important issue in this region because this region is in many ways leading the way for much of the world that is trying so hard to live up to the desire of their peoples for democracy.
Chile is one of our most important and valued partners because we share common values, we've done a lot of work together.
www.scoop.co.nz /stories/WO0505/S00003.htm   (3259 words)

  
 Highbeam Encyclopedia - Search Results for Lagos
Plans to move the capital from Lagos were approved in 1976, and a 3,000-sq mi (7,770-sq km) capital territory was created near the old town of Abuja (renamed Suleja).
It is the southern terminus of Chile's mainland railroads and the starting point for navigation through the inland waterways and among the islands to the south.
Workers in Lagos pour concrete for a sidewalk for a four lane highway that will replace a two lane road.
www.encyclopedia.com /SearchResults.aspx?Q=Lagos&StartAt=11   (710 words)

  
 PRESENTACIÓN DE PROYECTO
Las condiciones de la escuela son precarias, está ubicada entre los cerros, donde sólo se llega caminando por senderos, los que muchas veces por las inclemencias del tiempo, se llenan de agua, barro y a veces nieve.
Los niños del sector caminan entre media hora y una hora con lluvia y mucho frío para llegar a la escuela.
Los niños y sus familias por lo general se bañan en el lago, lo que implica un riesgo y contaminación de un lugar hermoso y natural.
www.angelfire.com /de/rupanco   (1823 words)

  
 "Dividir la Región de Los Lagos les conviene a todos"
Que tenga una homogeneidad que permita desarrollar al máximo su potencial, que tenga los niveles de autonomía e independencia, lo que significa una revisión muy completa y muy profunda, que puede tomar muchos años.
Aquí ocurrió lo que yo llamaba en ese entonces: regionalización con miedo a que surgieran regiones...
CHILE NECESITA UN Coincidentemente, Max Neef también considera como hipotéticamente conveniente para el sector más austral de la Región de Los Lagos, una eventual división.
www.diariollanquihue.cl /site/edic/20011127051455/pags/20011127060559.html   (898 words)

  
 Chile maps from Omni Resources, world leader in map supply.
The map shows the borders of national parks and forest reserves, locations of lighthouses, sea ports, shipping lanes, airports, distances between towns/cities, etc. Topography is shown using hypsometric contours and color shading.
Main railways, ferries, airports, airfields and harbors are indicated and a range of symbols depicts a variety of features such as various antiquities and places of interest, UNESCO World Heritage Sites, lighthouses, notable churches, ski resorts, beaches, surf resorts, spas and campsites.
On the reverse side is a road map of the whole of Chile.
www.omnimap.com /catalog/int/chile.htm   (1084 words)

  
 "Los Lagos" Region
Chile is dividided in 12 regions, plus the Metropolitan Region, that includes the Capital, Santiago and is the political and administrative center of the country.
This region, as its name indicates it, is characterized by its enormous amount of lakes, some of them are "Calafquén", "Pirihueico", "Panguipulli", "Riñihue", "Ranco", "Rupanco", "Todos Los Santos" and "Llanquihue".
Toward the south and the west of this region it is the sea and Chiloé Island.
www.enchile.cl /Real/ArPr_en/Art_loslagos.htm   (352 words)

  
 Valdivia Chile travel guide by All Southern Chile
The Los Rios region (The rivers region) was recently split from Los Lagos region (region X), and will be numbered officially as region XIV.
Valdivia is located just a few miles from Chile's coast, thus the ocean is the main provider for much of Valdivia's restaurants with some of the best seafood in not just Southern Chile but all of Chile.
Lake Espolon Chile in the Patagonia is slated to have one of the biggest jumps in property values in southern Chile as a new road from Chaiten to Futaleufu Chile...
www.allsouthernchile.com /content/blogsection/26/91   (844 words)

  
 Farm stay holidays at fundo Chacaipulli in Southern Chile
Ian and Maggy have guests staying with them from the spring (early October) until early autumn (late April) The weather in the Lakes Region of Chile over this period changes from showers and warm weather to generally hot and dry in January and February.
They have built a sophisticated Honey Harvesting and Processing Plant and their bees are located amongst the native flora of Chile with some fine and varied types of honey.
If you are thinking of travelling and exploring Chile or fancy a special holiday on Fundo Chacaipulli drop a e-mail to Ian and Maggy and they will do their best to help you get the most out of your trip to this beautiful and friendly country.
www.chilefarmholidays.com   (840 words)

  
 The Salmon Farm Monitor
The contamination of farmed salmon with malachite green is the biggest global threat to the future of salmon farming to emerge since the 2001 revelation of dangerous levels of dioxins in farmed salmon.
Clearly Nutreco are content to treat with contempt both the safety of their workers (malachite green is carcinogenic) and the few remaining consumers of chemically embalmed farmed salmon.
Chile is not the only country caught up in the malachite green scandal.
www.salmonfarmmonitor.org /intlnewsseptember2003.shtml   (1707 words)

  
 El Avellano Lodge  |  El Avellano Lodge, Chile, Chilean Patagonia, Puerto Montt, Patagonia, Lake Trout, ...
Chile - Geographical Location - Limiting by the north with the most arid desert of the world, Desierto de Atacama, and by the south with the Cape Horn, Chile is a thin and long territory, that is extended by more than 4300 kms.
Chile are among the mountain chain of The Andes and the Pacific Ocean.
Puerto Montt in the south, in the lakes zone, are 1000 km of Santiago, the capital of Chile.
www.internetsportshow.com /hunting/hunting640.htm   (620 words)

  
 WWF - About the Valdivian Ecoregion, Chile   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
The Temperate Rainforest Ecoregion of Chile and Argentina, also known as the Valdivian Ecoregion, is one of 238 globally important ecoregions identified by WWF.
The Valdivian Ecoregion stretches south from the Maule (7th) Region of Chile (35º south) to the Aysén (11th) Region (48º south), and east from the coast of the Pacific Ocean to the eastern slopes of the Andes range in Argentina.
A study carried out with the involvement of almost 100 experts and over 18 institutions, supported by WWF specialists, described the biological and ecological diversity of the Valdivian Ecoregion with the aim of mitigating the loss of these forests and promoting their conservation.
www.panda.org /about_wwf/where_we_work/latin_america_and_caribbean/solutions_region/valdivian/area/index.cfm   (455 words)

  
 Chile   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
Chile is divided into 13 regions, each of which is headed by an intendente appointed by the President.
Los Frayles, Chañarcillo, Copiapó Province, Atacama Region, Chile
Vaca Muerta meteorite, Taltal, Antofagasta Province, Antofagasta Region, Chile
www.mindat.org /rloc.php?loc=Chile   (2217 words)

  
 ipedia.com: Valparaíso Region of Chile Article   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
The Valparaíso region of Chile is also known as Region V It is on the same latitude as Santiago but borders with the sea.
In this region is situated the main harbor city of Chile, Valparaíso and the m...
In this region is situated the main harbor city of Chile, Valparaíso and the main beach town Viña del Mar.
www.ipedia.com /valparaiso_region_of_chile.html   (159 words)

  
 chr_aguilar's page!   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
En la región de los Lagos la cordillera andina muestra,con mayor intensidad,los efectos de la glaciación en los valles fuertemente erosionados.
Los principales volcanes de esta zona son: Quetrupillán, Choshuenco, Puyehue, Antillanca, Puntiagudo (2490 m.), Osorno(2661 m.), al este del lago LLanquihue ; Calbuco; Yate y Hornopirén.
La actividad volcánica se manifiesta a través de los numerosos baños termales, entre los que se encuentran los de LLifén, de Chihuío, de puyehue,de Vurilache,Sotomó,Cahuelmo,Liquiñe,etc., y en la emisión de fumarolas y gases.
members.tripod.com /~chr_aguilar   (189 words)

  
 Chile: Reports: Truth Commissions: Library & Links: U.S. Institute of Peace   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
In 128 of the cases of human rights violations that took place in this region between September 11 and the end of 1973, the Commission came to the conviction that the government was morally responsible by reason of actions committed by its agents or persons at their service.
In the Los Lagos Region it was primarily members of the army and the police who were involved in actions that violated human rights.
In the Tenth Region, military or police facilities were generally not used as permanent sites for imprisonment or torture, the exception being the Third police station of Rahue, in Osorno.
www.usip.org /library/tc/doc/reports/chile/chile_1993_pt3_ch1_a2_k.html   (11897 words)

  
 Pure Salmon Campaign - Raising the Standards for Farm-Raised Fish
In a report to the company, Chile's labor inspector wrote that the violations cited revealed a "high degree of unreliability in Mainstream." The Norwegian tabloid Dagbladet went further, alleging that Mainstream was responsible for "persecution of union members, breaches of the law, safety discrepancies and fatalities." Among its allegations:
In August 2005, the labor inspector for the Los Lagos Region of Chile fined Marine Harvest over the death of a diver working as a sub-contractor repairing anti-predator nets around salmon pens.
The regional labor inspector cited Marine Harvest (1) for failing to have an up to date accident log and (2) for failing to report the worker's death to authorities, both violations of Chilean labor code.
www.puresalmon.org /labor_practices.html   (797 words)

  
 Cheese, Specialty Food, Gourmet Gift Baskets, Cheese Gifts: igourmet
Chilarti is a cow's milk havarti-type cheese from the Los Lagos region of Chile.
The anchovy is present in all the seas of the world and is particularly common in the South Pacific (Peru, Chile), in the South Atlantic, in the Mediterranean and in the Indian Ocean (Malaysia, Indonesia).
Chilego comes from the Los Lagos region in the heart of the Chilean Lake District in South America.
www.igourmet.com /shoppe/search.aspx?country=Chile   (411 words)

  
 TrekLens | Osorno volcano Photo
The Todos los Santos Lake has water of such a deep green hue that it is also known as “Emerald Lake.” While crossing one will have stunning views of the Osorno volcano.
Lake Todos los Santos is located in the Andean pre-mountain range in the Araucanian lake district of southern Chile.
Todos los Santos has a surface area of 178.5 km2 and a large volume owing to its great depth reaching a maximum of 337 m.
www.treklens.com /gallery/South_America/Chile/Lakes_Region/Los_Lagos/photo262806.htm   (524 words)

  
 SignOnSanDiego.com > News > World -- Six die, 11 missing in Chile ferry accident
SANTIAGO, Chile – Rescue workers searched Monday with helicopters and boats for 11 missing people after six others died in a ferry boat accident on a lake in southern Chile but officials said there was little hope of finding survivors.
Six people, including students returning from a school trip, died Sunday when a ferry capsized in bad weather on Maihue Lake, in Chile's lake region, some 560 miles south of Santiago.
Chile's lake region is mostly wilderness – thick forests and the Andes mountains – and boat transport is common to reach small towns around the lakes.
www.signonsandiego.com /news/world/20051128-0625-chile-boat.html   (272 words)

  
 Los Lagos Region of Chile - Education - Information - Educational Resources - Encyclopedia - Music
Los Lagos Region of Chile - Education - Information - Educational Resources - Encyclopedia - Music
Los Lagos is a region of Chile, located in the southern part of the country.
It is also often simply called Region X in the roman numbering of the regions.
www.music.us /education/L/Los-Lagos-Region-of-Chile.htm   (262 words)

  
 CIA - The World Factbook -- Chile   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
During the early 1990s, Chile's reputation as a role model for economic reform was strengthened when the democratic government of Patricio AYLWIN - which took over from the military in 1990 - deepened the economic reform initiated by the military government.
Chile's economy began a slow recovery in 2003, growing 3.2% and accelerated to 5.8% in 2004.
Chile deepened its longstanding commitment to trade liberalization with the signing of a free trade agreement with the US, which took effect on 1 January 2004.
www.cia.gov /cia/publications/factbook/geos/ci.html   (1342 words)

  
 Restaurante y Agencia de Turismo en la Región de los Lagos   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
Generar nuevas fuentes de trabajo para los habitantes jóvenes de escasos recursos.
La Corporación de Desarrollo Social de Osorno entregó capacitación a los beneficiarios, tanto en las áreas de gestión comercial como en la de prestación de servicios turísticos.
El FOSIS es un servicio público funcionalmente descentralizado, con personalidad jurídica y patrimonio propio, cuya finalidad es financiar en todo o parte planes, programas, proyectos y actividades especiales de desarrollo social.
www.ilo.org /public/spanish/region/ampro/cinterfor/temas/youth/exp/chi/turismo/index.htm   (383 words)

  
 Terra Navidad
Anyone looking for a completely unusual place to usher out the year and greet the new millennium can opt to travel to Patagonia, that immense region that extends from the Straits of Magellan up to the Colorado River in Argentina and the Los Lagos region of Chile, traversed by the gigantic Andes mountains.
In every village and town in this enormous region, the native inhabitants will be celebrating the event in their own ways, with their old ancestral traditions.
It is a mountainous zone with vast forests, crystal-clear lakes, hot springs, and glaciers, an ideal place for excursions, water sports, diving, fishing, hiking and skiing.
www.terra.com /holiday2000/viajes/fin5.htm   (322 words)

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