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    Weekly News ReviewVol. 3 Issue 08 - March 7th, 2014

    No Connection Between Recent EarthquakesChile Joins the Visa Waiver Program with the U.S.

    Chiles Economy Slows More Than Expected In January

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    A number of earthquakes have been felt recently, mostnotably last Tuesday, which reached a magnitude of 5.6, andlast nights tremor at 1.37 am, which measured 5.3 on theRichter scale. The quake early Thursday morning had thefeeling of increasing in strength as it was felt closer to the citythan the previous one.

    When I awoke to find the room shaking I was a bitunnerved, but my Chilean housemate assured me that it wasperfectly normal, reported a British visitor to Santiago.Anumber of Santiaguinos also claimed that they felt a strongshaking last night, and there was the general assumption

    that the this and the earthquake of a few days ago wereconnected.However, this has been strongly denied by the leadingearthquake researchers at ONEMIand the University ofChile. The Chief Of Early Warnings at ONEMIsaid: Whatwe now have are earthquakes that have risen in magnitude,and which have been noticed by the population, and there iscertainly a greater concern. But he went on to say how it isno way a swarm.

    He also denied claims that the recent earthquakes are

    aftershocks of the famous 2010 earthquake, stating that theepicenter was out of the rupture zone of the 27F, meaningthat they are from completely di!erent origins.Last nights earthquake has yet to have any follow-up,meaning that it also must have had a di!erent origin andcharacteristics to the one days before, which was followedby a number of much smaller tremors. Despite the lack ofconnection between these events, the researchers still saythat they have to examine the occurrences with more data tobe able to make any final judgement.

    The recent earthquakes have ranged from 3 to 5.6 on the

    Richter scale, but despite the increased power felt bypeople, there has been no increase in need for emergencyservices and no injuries or structural damage caused.

    No Connection Between Recent Earthquakesby Josh King

    AFTER SIX YEARS OF LITIGATION, THE INTERNATIONAL COURT OFJUSTICE (ICJ) GAVE ITS FINAL RULING ON THE TERRITORIAL DISPUTEAND IT IS BENEFICIAL FOR BOTH CHILE AND PERU.

    ANOTHER EARTHQUAKE WAS

    FELT IN SANTIAGO LAST NIGHT,

    AND AFTER THE RECENT STRINGOF TREMORS, ONEMI AND THE

    DIRECTOR OF SEISMOLOGY AT

    THE UNIVERSITY OF CHILE HAVE

    BOTH DENIED REPORTS THAT

    THEY ARE CONNECTED.

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    Chile is now one of 38 countries on the list of the VisaWaiver Program(VWP) enacted by the US.Also in attendance were the Deputy Secretary of State forManagement and Resources of the U.S., HeatherHigginbottom, the Minister of Foreign A!airs of Chile, AlfredoMoreno, and the U.S. Ambassador to Chile, Felipe Bulnes.This announcement furthers our important partnership withChile and benefits the security and the economies of our twocountries, said Secretary Johnson. The addition of Chileto the Visa Waiver Programwill allow us to work together

    to maintain the highest levels of security while also facilitatingtravel that Chileans make to the United States, he said.The monitoring of travelers using this new system is quitesimple, as information is directly transferred from citizens e-chips to the airlines.The fiscal year 2013 (period between Oct. 1, 2012 andSept. 30, 2013), showed about 242 thousand visitors fromChile traveled to America. Around 90 percent of peoplearrived for business or tourism purposes.Starting on May 1, 2014, Chilean citizens with an electronicpassport will be able to travel to the United States using theVWP aslong as they are coming for business or tourism and

    will only be in the country for less than the allotted 90 dayperiod.Chilean citizens who qualify will no longer need to pay the$160 entry fee. According to an announcement posted onthe Aeropuerto de Santiago website, as of February

    26U.S. citizens entering Chile are no longer required to paythe USD $160 reciprocity fee that Chile charges U.S.citizensIt is a tremendous joy to make this project a reality, becauseof the big meaning and impact that it has for Chileans, saidAmbassador Bulnes.Important Requirements for the VWP:The only permitted reasons for obtaining a waiver are thepreviously stated: business (list of possibilities listed undervisitor visa B category) and tourism. Students and

    foreigners working within the U.S. are not permitted to applyfor the VWP. The length of time is limited to a no more than90 day stay.Chilean citizens still must apply to be authorized for theprogram. This can be done through the Electronic Systemfor Travel Authorization (ESTA) on the website of theDepartment of Homeland Security U.S. This questionnaireand approval must be obtained before the traveler boardsany aircraft or alternative transportation to the UnitedStates. The process must be completed at least 72 hoursto departure.Again, only an electronic passport or e-passport (one with a

    chip that holds biographical data) will be accepted for theVWP. These have been issued in Chile since Sept. 2, 2013.To learn more about how to avoid the fees of the visa andfurther requirements for Chilean citizens wishing to take partin the VWP click here.

    Chile Joins the Visa Waiver Program with the U.S.by Allisyn Edmonds

    AFTER SIX YEARS OF LITIGATION, THE INTERNATIONAL COURT OFJUSTICE (ICJ) GAVE ITS FINAL RULING ON THE TERRITORIAL DISPUTEAND IT IS BENEFICIAL FOR BOTH CHILE AND PERU.

    http://www.aeropuertosantiago.cl/noticias-y-novedades/chile-elimina-cobro-de-impuesto-de-reciprocidad-para-los-pasajeros-procedentes-de-estados-unidos-2.htmlhttp://www.aeropuertosantiago.cl/noticias-y-novedades/chile-elimina-cobro-de-impuesto-de-reciprocidad-para-los-pasajeros-procedentes-de-estados-unidos-2.htmlhttp://www.aeropuertosantiago.cl/noticias-y-novedades/chile-elimina-cobro-de-impuesto-de-reciprocidad-para-los-pasajeros-procedentes-de-estados-unidos-2.htmlhttp://www.ilovechile.cl/2013/06/03/piera-confirms-chileans-travel-visas/87123http://spanish.chile.usembassy.gov/http://www.ilovechile.cl/2013/06/03/piera-confirms-chileans-travel-visas/87123http://www.aeropuertosantiago.cl/noticias-y-novedades/chile-elimina-cobro-de-impuesto-de-reciprocidad-para-los-pasajeros-procedentes-de-estados-unidos-2.htmlhttp://spanish.chile.usembassy.gov/http://spanish.chile.usembassy.gov/http://www.aeropuertosantiago.cl/noticias-y-novedades/chile-elimina-cobro-de-impuesto-de-reciprocidad-para-los-pasajeros-procedentes-de-estados-unidos-2.htmlhttp://www.aeropuertosantiago.cl/noticias-y-novedades/chile-elimina-cobro-de-impuesto-de-reciprocidad-para-los-pasajeros-procedentes-de-estados-unidos-2.htmlhttp://www.ilovechile.cl/2013/06/03/piera-confirms-chileans-travel-visas/87123http://www.ilovechile.cl/2013/06/03/piera-confirms-chileans-travel-visas/87123http://www.ilovechile.cl/2013/06/03/piera-confirms-chileans-travel-visas/87123http://www.ilovechile.cl/2013/06/03/piera-confirms-chileans-travel-visas/87123http://www.ilovechile.cl/2013/06/05/requirements-visa-waiver-program-chile/87290http://www.ilovechile.cl/2013/06/05/requirements-visa-waiver-program-chile/87290http://www.ilovechile.cl/2013/06/05/requirements-visa-waiver-program-chile/87290http://www.ilovechile.cl/2013/06/05/requirements-visa-waiver-program-chile/87290
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    O"cial delegations from more than 20 countries will attendthis Tuesday March 11ths handover ceremony, which will beheld in the Hall of Honor of the National Congress from 12p.m. onwards.

    In this ceremony, which originates from 19th centurystraditions, there will also be a historical event of greatsignificance: the Senate President will take an oath or pledgeto the assuming President.There is also an agreement that Senator Isabel Allende

    Bussi, daughter of former President Salvador Allende, willlead the Senate during 2014. She will therefore become notonly the first woman assuming the Corporations Board, butshe will also be handing the Presidential sash over toPresident Bachelet.

    The head of the Upper House, Senator Jorge Pizarro,explained that along with the authorities and guests, morethan 800 national and international media professionals havebeen accredited to cover this ceremony. Because of this, inthe gardens of the Senate there will be a tent speciallyequipped as a Media Center to meet the requirements of the

    media professionals and the press.

    So far, the Presidents of Argentina, Costa Rica, Ecuador,Paraguay, Uruguay, Belgium, Mexico, Brazil, Venezuela,Colombia, Haiti, Surinam, and El Salvador will attend. Thereare representatives of Spain, the Prince of Asturias; Vice-

    Presidents of USA and Nicaragua; representatives ofPortugal, Croatia, Finland, The Netherlands, and delegationsof UK, Italy, Norway and France confirmed to attend theCongress, said the Senator Pizarro.

    Also, as is the tradition, the security and protocol are incharge of the Group of Police Guards from the NationalCongress and workers of the Senate. He also highlightedthat there will be representatives from all sectors and thereare to be no demonstrations in this ceremony.

    Here is the schedule for March 11ths ceremony for thosewho want to follow it:

    10:00 AM: The guests enter the Hall of Honor.11:00 AM: Respective Commissions of Reja and Prtico willbe located and will receive the guest and internationalauthorities.11:40 AM: The First Lady, Cecilia Morel, arrives.11:45 AM: The President-elect, Michelle Bachelet arrives tothe Hall of Honor and waits in Sala Protocolar.11:55 AM: The President Sebastin Piera enters the Hall of

    National Congress.12:00 PM: The handover ceremony will begin.

    Country Leaders Attending HandoverCeremony in Valparaso by Danae Castro

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    With US$45 million invested in sports facilities, including aworld class velodrome and swimming pool, Chile hopes to

    build on the South American Games to change the sportingculture. Unfortunately the Games have passed under theradar, though publicity for the Games has built in the finalweek.Former karate world champion David Dub, who passedthrough the Chilean reality show Mundos Opuestos, saidtoEl Grafico, It would be preferable if people were talkingmore about the Games than the Festival de Via.In a 2012 interview following the London Olympics, ChileanOlympic Committee Vice President Miguel Mujica said to ILove Chile, We need to be all together. Its not theorganization that is responsible for the event. It is theresponsibility of the whole country.Particularly united have been the athletes, withtheDeportistas de Alto Rendimiento (DARChile)organization, along with Team Chile o!eringopportunities for the athletes to present together as a group.Francisca Crovetto and Juan Carlos Garrido were recentlynamed as team captains for Team Chile, which makes itso"cial debut at the Odesur.

    The mega sporting event, which will play host to moreathletes than the Sochi Winter Olympics, will play host to anumber of Olympic medalists and World Champions, withChiles Felipe Miranda confirming his participation in the

    water ski events after injury concerns. Miranda won theOverall category in the 2013 World Championships at LagoLos Morros, where the water skiing will take place.That event, along with sports such as BMX, canoeing, openwater swimming, road cycling and mountain bike will be

    completely free, while a majority of events can be booked forfree through Ticketek.

    Among those in action act the Gameswill be ColombianBMX gold medalist Mariana Pajn and Brazilian gold medalistArthur Zanetti. With gold on the rings, Zanetti became thefirst Latin American gymnast to win an Olympic medal.Chilean flagbearer Toms Gonzlez will have high hopes inthe gymnastics after two fourth places in London.Rodrigo Eyzaguirre, head of press from Santiago 2014, toldILove Chile,The Games are going to establish a milestone. Itis going to depend on the country. It is like a relay race. It willdepend on who and how the baton will be passed. If thebaton falls it fails.I believe that these games are top class.The former La Tercera sports editor added, This is the mostimportant sports event that Chile has had since the countryorganized the soccer World Cup in 1962. We believe thatwith all this hard work we can achieve a real transformation.First with our policy to provide free tickets (almost all ofthem). So we hope the people see di!erent sports andfamiliarize themselves with them apart from the ones shownon television.Minister of Sport Gabriel Ruiz-Taglecalled on Chileans tofill the stadiums, saying, Were making an invitation to thepublic to come and support our sportsmen and women.There are going to be many di!erent sports, some that arelittle known in this country.

    He added, We hope there will be a legacy from this, and wewant to encourage our young people and make thementhusiastic about sport.

    To continue story, please click HERE.

    Chile Looks to Change Sporting Culture by Daniel Boyle

    http://www.elgraficochile.cl/entrevista-a-david-dubo-me-hubiese-gustado-que-se-hablara-mas-de-los-odesur-que-del-festival/prontus_elgrafico/2014-03-03/080545.htmlhttp://www.ilovechile.cl/2014/03/06/chile-change-sporting-culture/104493http://sportslashlife.com/get-behind-games-urges-ruiz-tagle/http://www.ilovechile.cl/2014/03/06/chile-change-sporting-culture/104493http://www.ilovechile.cl/2014/03/06/chile-change-sporting-culture/104493http://sportslashlife.com/get-behind-games-urges-ruiz-tagle/http://sportslashlife.com/get-behind-games-urges-ruiz-tagle/http://www.ticketek.cl/http://www.ticketek.cl/http://www.teamchile.org/http://www.teamchile.org/http://www.elgraficochile.cl/entrevista-a-david-dubo-me-hubiese-gustado-que-se-hablara-mas-de-los-odesur-que-del-festival/prontus_elgrafico/2014-03-03/080545.htmlhttp://www.elgraficochile.cl/entrevista-a-david-dubo-me-hubiese-gustado-que-se-hablara-mas-de-los-odesur-que-del-festival/prontus_elgrafico/2014-03-03/080545.html
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    Chile dominated the attack, with

    La Roja

    easing through theedges to go around the German defense, but it was at thefinal definition where Chile failed to convert on theirdomination. A lone goal from Mario Gtze in the sixteenthminute was all that separated the two sides, with Chilecoming close on many occasions, but unable to see the ballover the line.

    One of the closest chances saw Arturo Vidal connect hishead with a Jean Beausejour corner, only to see the ballswept away by the German defenders at the last moment.The second half saw Eduardo Vargas blast the crossbar, butthat was as close asLa Rojacame to troubling the

    scoreboard. It was the first time in 13 matches that Chile hadfailed to score.

    Sampaolis search for an extra attacking option continues,with the Chile coach recently saying the injured HumbertoSuazo remains in the race for a place in the squad for Brazil.The Argentinian coach was happy with the performance ofhis squad, saying after the match, The result doesnt reflectwhat happened on the field.

    The former Universidad de Chile boss claimed that theperformances against England, Brazil and Germany showedthat Chile can go head to head with the best teams in theworld. With both finalists from the 2010 World Cup in theirgroup,La Rojawill be fighting with true contenders for thetitle.

    Australia, Chiles first opponents in the World Cup, let a 3-0lead slip to fall to Ecuador 4-3 in the dying moments of theirencounter. Group Bs four teams were the only ones to all befacing other teams who will also be in Brazil. Spain beat Italywith a Pedro goal, while The Netherlands fell 2-0 to France.

    Chile cant push past Germany By Daniel Boyle

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    ARIES: A positive period socially until March 14th. You willfind your social diary filled up and have the opportunity tomeet with old friends. Income will be high and you will dowell in any financial matter. Good period to indulge in mildspeculation as well as indoor games like cards. A dip inenergy, confidence & growth will be felt after March 14th.You should slow down financial activity after that date sincechances of losses, wasteful expenses and such issues willbe felt. Avoid starting major projects.

    TAURUS: The influence of Venus with a square aspect toyour sign this month will encourage you to make more e!ort

    to make progress than usual. The influence of the quincunxfrom Mars to your sign will emphasize the action needed tomobilize your talent for diplomacy to the maximum, so thatyou can achieve your goals.

    GEMINI: Hard work and focus at work will bring in goodreturns for you. Avoid ego in your dealings with others untilMarch 14th. After that you should be careful about facial ordental problems. Further ego in speech could be presentwhich could lead to issues with people close to you as wellas family members. Wealth could rise due to you hard work.

    CANCER: Health problems related to mouth and facepossible till March 14th. You have to be careful in yourcommunication and speech. It would be useful to be humbleand down to earth in dealing with others. A vibrant andpositive period of growth could commence after March 14th.There would be new avenues of work and growth now.Energy levels will be high this month too. You should controlaggression with your team.

    LEO: Problems in joint areas of work and life such asrelationships, partnerships and marital matters will persistuntil March 15th. There will be some redeemingopportunities as long as you are flexible and follow thegreater wisdom of how to deal with others. Beyond March16th, a dip in energy levels will be felt. There could be poorerhealth or lower energy. Confidence and general ability topush matters could go down too. Avoid too much activity orpiling up your work schedule now.

    Astrology predictions for March 2014by Munesh Kumar

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    VIRGO: You may have been considering some significant, orminimal, changes for your own lifestyle lately. If so, now maybe the time to advance with those programs and concepts.Your individual energy pattern is not exactly o!the maps, but

    you should have the durability of will and personality to dowhat must be done to accomplish your objectives. It is real,however, that your self-confidence may be a bit low at thistime. Do not let this keep you back; just decide what youwant and then go after it.

    LIBRA: Issues and competition with family will persist nowuntil March 14th. You will come across a lot of new people. Itwill result in higher number of friends on your Facebook pageand will do well for your profession too. Issues and ego withchildren could be felt after March 14th. You will be creativeand find much to do with your family. New ideas and projectcould begin.

    SCORPIO: Some amount of haughtiness would be presentin your mind. This might bring ego hassles with children aswell as create controversy in personal matters. You could becreatively inclined until March 14th. Beyond that, a newenergy will come into your life. You will be resourceful anddynamic and will obtain the support of your superiors,bosses and even those in government position. Health willimprove for you in the latter part of this month.

    SAGITTARIUS: Vibrancy in career, general life will continueuntil March 14th. Health and energy will be upbeat duringthis time too. Good progress in career as well as areasconnected with your profession. Its a good time to take thesupport of your boss, as support and goodwill will be quitehigh in the first half of the month. Ego hassles with partners(spouse or a serious relationship) could build up after March

    14th. Issues could rise as your need to dominate yourspouse could cause problems. Avoid controversy and workon raising the level of bonding.

    CAPRICORN: Hurdles, low immunity and stamina will botheryou until March 14th. There will be feeling of exasperation attimes due to mismatch in expectations and results untilMarch 14th. Not an easy period so avoid heavycommitments. Beyond March 14th, luck will rise. There willbe improvements at work as well as in personal matters.Travel will be pleasurable. Opposition to your ideas will behigh. There could be ti!s with partners.

    AQUARIUS: A positive period will run until March 14th. Youwill do well, prosper generally and growth will be felt. A verydynamic and focused period will start after March 14th.

    Career will be in the limelight and pick up rapidly. Superiors,bosses and people in position of authority will beinstrumental in being the engines of growth for you.Confidence, health and dynamism will be at a high duringthis time. Avoid excessive ego with children or parents.

    PISCES: A very positive and gain oriented period runs untilMarch 14th. You will find excellent progress at work. Newideas and being in control of all you do will be possible untilMarch 14th. Work hard and make the most of this time now.Beyond that day is a period of progress and gains. All e!ortsmade now would bring in maximum growth for you. Financeswill look up and you will also get some great time withfriends.

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    I found my place in the mile-long line and began trying totranslate the menu. I was having trouble because I hadntpracticed my Spanish in a few months and I was still a littleshaky from the interview. Ugh! Something was alsointerrupting my concentration. This Chilean guy keptstretching and looking at me. He was in line in front of me.I thought My god, how bad does your back hurt?! I finallygave him the fuck o! eyes and you should have seen hisface sink. I felt bad. So, I gave him a nicer look. Well thatwas it! That was all he needed to boost his Chileanconfidence. The words came pouring out of his mouth.

    Youre not Chilean are you? Are you North American? andOh, Im sorry, I forgot, hi, Im Pablo. Which question should Ihave answered first?

    His saving grace was that he spoke English and I was dyingto eat some good food; I needed his help. After he helpedme order, he invited me to eat with him, and I didnt knowmany people yet, so I thought, Why not? I would love tosay, we had a nice chat, but talking to him was like talkingto a wall. This guy couldnt hold a conversation to save hislife. Nonetheless, probably out of loneliness, I gave him mynumber and agreed to meet him the next day for lunch at the

    same place. And, again, it was the same boring story.I must have been super lonely, like I said, because I agreedto a Friday night date. What was I thinking? He took me to abar in Lastarria, and we watched football. Or maybe its saferto say I watched football, while he got plastered. Ill give himone thing: he was very much a gentleman, until he asked me

    to come up to his apartment after the game. We all knowwhat that means. I politely declined and he took me home inhis car.As soon as he pulled up to my apartment I said, Well,thanks for everything, had a good time, gotta go, lots ofwork tomorrow! I got out of the car and never looked back.Cruel? Maybe. But, as soon as I got up to my apartment andshut the door, I let out a long sigh of relief. The sighpractically screamed, God that was the most boring dateever!.Needless to say, there were no sparks in OH! Salad ever

    again.

    Soltera in Santiago: No sparks in OH! Saladby Soltera en Santiago

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    I want to point at a couple of examples of Chileanpronunciation, to start you on your way as you begin tonotice the nuances of the spoken Spanish in Chile. Pleasekeep in mind that pronunciation hints in this section arebased on English sounds (with possibly a slight Americanslant).

    1. CH as an English SH soundSome Chileans pronounce all words with ch (includingChile) as if it were an English sh sound (shi-l to meanChile).

    2. Words ending in a vowel and then -do or -da lose theletter D

    Words such as tendido, patada, amasado, and patudo willmost often sound like tendo, pat, amasao or pato wherethe speaker will drop the D completely. The AO sound ispronounced like OU in ouch or OW in cow. In the case of -ada ending words like patada, one of the vowels iscompletely eliminated. The result is pat with the accentreplacing the missing vowel (be sure to understand thedi!erence in pronunciation between pata and pat).

    3. Phrase para el or para la is shortenedThe phrase para el becomes pal to create only one word(pronounced like PAL in palm). In the case of para la itremains two words but loses a syllable, to result in p la. Forexample, the phrase quedar para la cagada becomesquedar p la cag (rule 2 above).

    4. A word ending in the letter A immediately followed byanother word beginning in the letter D, drops the DThe common phrase a donde la viste becomes a onde laviste, dropping the D. As another example, cabeza depescado is pronounced as cabeza e pescao.

    5. Words ending in -von drop theVThe -vn ending in a word, as in the prevalent word huevn,drops the V and is pronounced hue-n (way-un).

    6. Errors in pronunciationAs in with all languages, you may run across people who

    mispronounce a word, making it even harder for you tounderstand the sentence. These common mispronunciationswill help you look out for other similar mistakes as you learnChilean.Keptchup to say ketchupPicza or pipza for pizzaRempujar for empujarResfalar for resbalarToballa for toallaAmpoa or ampoha for ampolla

    Have you run across any other examples?

    You can find more on Chilean Spanish and Spanishslangat Speaking Latino.

    6 Pronunciation Tips to Speak Chilean Spanishby Jared Romey

    THE FOLLOWING ARTICLE IS

    AN EXCERPT FROM THE BOOK

    SPEAKING CHILENO: A GUIDE

    TO THE SPANISH OF CHILE BY

    JARED ROMEY.

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    In 2001, Dutch music producer and DJ Armin Van Buurenbegan to host his own radio called A State of Trance, whichfeatured some of the best promotional and commercialtrance and progressive house music around. Within a fewyears, the show had become far more popular than couldever have been expected, with 20 million weekly listeners in26 countries.A few years ago, A State of Trance began to hold its own liveevents, with renowned trance DJs playing well into the earlyhours of the night. On Friday last week, and after muchanticipation, A State of Trance held its first ever show inChile, and I was lucky enough to be able to go along with

    another writer from I Love Chile.So first things first, we had to work out how to get there. Atfirst when I saw the location of the event listed as Santiago, Inavely thought that this meant that it would actually be inSantiago, possibly somewhere only a few metro stops awayfrom the center.But of course nothing is ever that simple, and we learnedthat it would in fact be taking place a good 10 or 15 mileswest of the city, at an area called Espacio Broadway. After asomewhat frantic jog/run through the estacin central tocatch the last bus, we were on our way.25 minutes later we were dropped o! by the side of the

    motorway in what seemed like the middle of absolutelynowhere, with the assurance from the bus driver that thiswas in fact the stop for Espacio Broadway. For a couple ofminutes we were certain that this must be some sort ofpractical joke that South Americans like to play onunsuspecting gringos, dropping them o! miles from anycivilization and letting them fend for themselves, and wewere feeling a little silly.Fortunately, however, after a short, albeit precarious walkdown the side of the busy motorway in almost pitch black, toour relief we saw a hint of spotlights in the distancerhythmically pulsating around the sky. As we got closer, we

    could feel the distinctive beat of the blaring trance musicvibrating through the ground.It was a far bigger event than I had envisioned. I wasunaware of the sheer size and following ofA State of Trance

    and had assumed that it would be a much more modesta!air, maybe inside a building and no more than one or twothousand people.But it turned out to be on the scale of a small festival: agigantic crowd and one huge stage on a massive field in themiddle of nowhere. In addition there were several hugescreens both behind and in front of the DJs, playing whatwere e!ectively much more intense versions of the visualizeryou can use on iTunes, pulsating along with the music.Along with those was an array of blinding spotlights, lasers,and industrial-sized smoke machines. It was in many waysas much of a feast for the ears as for the eyes, and I can

    recall very few occasions where Ive been exposed to quiteso much intense visual and audio stimulation.The atmosphere was electric, with people screaming andjumping along to the songs as you might do at a rockconcert. The hypnotic and intense melodies of the trancemusic were so captivating it was almost impossible not to betaken away by the sheer energy of it all.Dash Berlin was the first DJ, who lit up the crowd and gotthem singing along with his singles such as Till The Sky FallsDown and Waiting. Following that, it was time for the mainevent- Armin Van Buuren, whose enthusiasm and euphoriatowards music was infectious. The lasers and spotlights on

    the stage seemed to zap the crowd and the sky, as if it weresome sort of huge trance robot from an alien planet, asArmin played some of his anthems such as This is What itFeels Like and In and Out of Love, which between themhave accumulated over 170 million views on YouTube. Aly &Fila, an Egyptian duo, were last to come on and finished o!the night with a somewhat more uptempo rave-style music.Aperfect end to the night.At 5 a.m., the show came to an end. The expression oneveryones face, that I saw on the way out, said it all. It wasan excellent night. The sheer energy and dynamism of theperformances, along with the memorizing set-up of visual

    equipment was staggering. The night as a whole went farbeyond my expectations, and I would strongly recommendthat anyone with a soft spot for electronic music be sure toattend another A State of Trance event should they ever getthe chance.

    A State ofTranceMesmerizesSantiagoCrowd

    by Edward Vernon

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    After receiving a positive reaction at various film festivalsaround the world like the International Festival of Shanghai,the International Film Festival in Los Angeles and theInternational Film Festival of Acapulco in Mexico, TheVineyard (Spanish title: Tierra de Sangre) is now heading tocinema screens all over Chile and will be released on May8th2014.Firstly, from a superficial point of view, historic mystery,romantic fantasy and wine dont seem to have that much incommon. However this month, the North American Chileandirector James Katz introduces a film to the Chileanaudience that proves that there certainly are a lot ofconnections between all those things and that putting themtogether can make a great story. Tierra de Sangre, which

    aims to screen at cinemas all over Latin America too, recallsthe legend around Carmenere set in the 19th century. Theaudience gets to follow the story of Magdalena (interpretedby Mexican Aislinn Derbez), who recently being married tothe French vineyard owner Louis (played by Chilean actorCosmo Gonik) discovers the mystery around his Camernere.This mysterious power could heal peoples disorders butmay also have a darker origin than anybody could imagine.With the sudden arrival of Louis evil brother Etienne(embodied by French actor Aurlien Wiik) things come thickand fast and the connection between the production of thewine and the more and more frequent disappearance of

    people from the village becomes increasingly obvious untilthe final summit is reached and Magdalena herself gets inserious danger.

    I wanted to make a film that would drag the audience withalong and at the same time talk about my love for Chileanwine, which is in my opinion far too little knownthroughout the world. Said director James Katz, who shotthe movie over 8 weeks in Pirque, close to the city ofSantiago, what shows not only the extent of Chilean wineproduction but also the beautiful landscapes and vineyardsone would imagine to be in the South of France. As MrKatzs concept has never before been used it was theperfect opportunity to establish a cooperation with an actualwinery and to bottle wines under the name of the film.And so, it is no surprise that James got a call from theGeneral Manager of Andes Wines, Maximiliano Morales, justone month before the finishing of the movie, o!ering him

    exactly that. While making the film I always thought it wasobvious that there was a great chance to create the first wineassociated to a Chilean film as it easily can generate a newinternational brand positioning strategy for the brand usingthe reputation of the film to increase the popularity of Chileanwine on an international level.For now the wine, also called Tierra de Sangre will be bottled2.400 times and distributed in the cinemas in which themovie will be showing. We are looking forward to create anabsolutely new kind of promoting wine from Chile statedMaximiliano Morales. And as the film will be released invarious Latin American countries at the end of this year, even

    more people will be able to enjoy the benefits of this newkind of cooperation. I mean, what could be better thanenjoying suspense and mystery accompanied by a goodbottle of wine?!

    Tierra de Sangre the Mystery of Chilean Wine by Carlotta Sallach

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    Chiles National Institute of Statistics (NIS) reported thatChiles GDP in January grew just 1.4 percent, as estimateswere for growth of 1.9 percent. This is the slowest rate sincethe massive earthquake and tsunami of March 2010 thatdevastated the country with hundreds killed.NIS reported that unemployment rose 6.1 percent over thethree-month period ending January 31 compared to 5.7percent in the previous month. Analysts were looking for 5.8percent, significantly lower than reported.

    Retail sales for January rose 6.8 percent; the slowest ratesince October 2012 and manufacturing fell 1.4 percent fromthe year earlier period.The weak economic figures is signalling another interest ratereduction from the Central Bank as the dovish commentsfrom the Banks last meeting indicted that they wouldrespond to any further slowing in the economy.In February the Bank dropped rates by 25 basis points to4.25 percent. In the last Financial Traders Survey a majorityof respondents were looking for rates to fall below 4.0percent by the end of 2014.The one bright spot is that China is confirming their target

    growth rate for 2014 of 7.5 percent, stopping the slowing oftheir economy, which bodes well for Chiles copper exports.Copper prices have been falling but the lower peso issupporting the ultimate return as copper is priced in dollars.

    Chiles Economy Slows More Than Expected In Januaryby Randy Havre

    CHILES ECONOMY CONTINUES TO SLOW DOWN WITH JANUARYS GROWTH RATE AT THE SLOWEST

    IN ALMOST FOUR YEARS INDICATING MORE INTEREST RATE CUTS BY THE CENTRAL BANK.

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    Riot Games, owners of online multiplayer RPG League OfLegends, have set out to create perhaps the biggest gamingevent there has ever been in this country. According to the

    company, Chile has a very high competitive level and greatpotential in this area of gaming, and the enthusiasm towardsthe game is something that the creators felt couldnt gounrewarded, and so they decided to hold the first stage ofthe Latin Cup here.The game itself is described as a is a fast-paced,competitive fantasy game that blends the speed andintensity of an RTS with RPG elements. Two teams ofpowerful champions, each with a unique design and playstyle, battle head-to-head across multiple battlefields andgame modes. And with the growing popularity of large-scale,fully interactive games, this event is proof of the increasing

    malleability in the gaming format.

    The Latin Cup spans Chile, Argentina, Colombia andMexico, and hosts live competitions of games which are also

    streamed live on the internet. As well as the 10 000 peopleattending the event live, they estimate that half a millionpeople will be watching online. As if this wasnt excitingenough, there will be a cash prize of CLP$40000 to beshared between the four best teams.If you had any doubt as to the spectacle that people will betreated to, there will be a full symphony orchestra playing liveat the event, treating the fans to the games theme music.Anyone wanting to attend the event on April 18th canpurchase tickets through Punto Ticket here. Pricesrange from CLP $ 5,500 for the upper seats, CLP $ 8,300

    for the lower and CLP $ 11,000 for the stalls.There is also apresale for the stalls of $ 8,300 until 28 February.

    League of Legends hits Chile by Josh King

    ONLINE MULTIPLAYER RPG LEAGUE OFLEGENDS HAS PROVED SO POPULAR INCHILE THAT AN ESTIMATED 10 000 PEOPLEWILL ATTEND A LIVE COMPETITION IN THEMOVISTAR ARENA ON APRIL 18TH.

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    While it takes some adjustment for people from the NorthernHemisphere, harvest festivals take place here in the fall,which is between March and May. Here are a few of thelarger, more accessible fairs taking place.COLCHAGUA VALLEY: Festival de la Vendimia, Santa Cruz.

    March 7-9, 2014.By far the largest and most popular of the harvest festivals,Colchagua has been called the Napa Valley of Chile. Someof the biggest names in Chilean wine have their winerieshere, and many of them are open to the public. This yearsfestival, the 15th annual, has the theme From Mountains toSea, which aims to show the diversity of the valley from eastto west.Fourteen wineries will be participating in the event, takingplace in Plaza de Armas of Santa Cruz. World-renownedbrands such as Lapostolle, Montes and Casa Silva will bethere. Look for an abundance of full-bodied reds from thisvalley, such as Cabernet Sauvignon and Carmnre, as wellas other not-so-common varieties, like the Carignan-Grenache-Mouvedre (CGM) blend from Montes, and thesignature grape of Argentina, Malbec, from Viu Manent. Thisevent attracts an extremely large crowd, with more than100,000 people expected to attend. While a bit far, it ispossible to make this a day trip from Santiago. Cost: CLP$5,000 includes entry to the fair and a glass for tasting.CASABLANCA VALLEY: Fest ival de la Vendimia,Casablanca. April 12-13, 2014.On April 12-13, Casablanca Valley will celebrate its harvest inthe city of Casablanca, located between Santiago and thecoastal city of Valparaso. An extremely easy day trip from

    Santiago, the action will take place in the Plaza de Armas ofCasablanca and features more than ten participatingwineries from the valley. Big names here include Casas delBosque,Matetic, Bodegas Re and Emiliana. In this cool-climate valley, you will find many varieties of white wines,

    such as Sauvignon Blanc and Chardonnay, sparkling wines,as well as cool-climate reds, notably Pinot Noir and Syrah.There will of course be entertainment, local artisan crafts,and typical Chilean food (think empanadas, grilled meat, andsweets). Cost: CLP $4,000 includes a glass and tickets for

    three tastings.CURIC VALLEY: Fiesta de la Vendimia, Curic. March27-30, 2014.The oldest harvest festival in Chile,Curic willbe holding its28th annual celebration in the Plaza de Armas from Thursdaythrough Sunday. Located about 200 kilometers south ofSantiago, Curic is home to wineries such as Spains MiguelTorres, and the powerhouse winery of San Pedro, one of thelargest in all of Chile. Here, you will find a large diversity ofvarieties, but Cabernet Sauvignon and Carmenere stilldominate the landscape, while Sauvignon Blanc is the mostwidely planted white variety. Look for Miguel Torres rossparkling wine, made from the Pais grape, as well as avariety of late-harvest wines. Over 10 wineries will bepresent, and over 100,000 people are expected to attend.Cost: CLP 2500 for the glass, and CLP 500 per tastingticket.MAIPO VALLEY: Fiesta del Vino, Pirque.April 4-6, 2014.The Municipality of Pirque is holding its 10th annual Fiestadel Vino on April 4-6 of this year. The party opens Fridayevening at 7,and at noon on Saturday andSunday. Thisevent is a bit more out of the way, located to the southeastof Santiago. Fourteen wineries will be participating at thisevent in the Maipo Andes valley, with big names such asConcha y Toro, Perez Cruz, Apaltagua, Haras de Pirque and

    Errazuriz included. This valley, located at the foot of theAndes, is famous for its full-bodied Cabernet Sauvignon andother reds. Additional activities include a rodeo, typicalChilean games and artisan crafts for sale. Cost: CLP$5,000 includes a glass and tickets for threetastings.

    Festivales de Vendimia Harvest 2014 by Blair Anthony

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    Im back in Santiago after one week and a half of exploringthe Chilean Patagonia (a part of it, of course), defying thecold summer of the south, the rain of Torres del Paine, tryingto contain my anger against my backpack and the blister onmy foot, trying not to think about hamburgers and beers aftera long day of walking, not having a hot shower after threedays of trekking in the park, fighting through the pain in myleg during horse riding, being polite to a temperamentalgauchoand finally trying to not fight with my friend.

    Some people call the Torres del Paines experience

    The Hunger Games, but for me it was a great life

    learning experience.

    When my friend and I decided to travel to Torres del Paine, Ithought we were crazy. We are sporty girls, but there is a big

    di!erence between going for a jog one Sunday a month andwalking ten hours per day for four days. But my friend toldme we would be ok, so many people do it, why not us?

    I briefly located Torres del Paine on a map, I knew it was inthe South of Chile, but I didnt realize how vast the South ofChile is! We went to Punta Arenas by plane (4 hours) and bybus to Puerto Natales (3 hours). One observation: it wascold and a desert! Like the Spanish explorer Juan Ladrilleros,who intended to colonize this area in 1557, believing that thecity of Puerto Natales was located at ltima Esperanza (LastHope) it was also true for us, we felt our last hope to bethere with nothing around us. By chance a friend of my friendrescued us, the poor tourists.

    The next morning I was a bit stressed because we didnthave any camping supplies for Torres del Paine. But step bystep we overcame since there is a large stock of campingmaterial in Puerto Natales, so we could rent everything. Thesupermarket episode was epic, it seems that all of PuertoNatales inhabitants were all in the same place at the sametime. However we didnt have another option even to buy thesimplest of things: instant soup, tuna, packaged rice, cerealbars (it was surprising to see how wide the selection was),and some other light stu!. Because the major enemy of theTorres del Paine circuit (besides the rain of course) is theweight in your backpack!

    With a surplus of energy and backpacks bigger than us, myfriend and I made o!to the bus station bound for Torres delPaine, where the real adventure began

    A French and a German girl in Patagonia: a Travel Journal

    by Shea Leaman

    ONCE UPON A TIME TWO GIRLS MET EACH

    OTHER AT THE I LOVE CHILE OFFICE, ONE

    FROM GERMANY AND THE OTHER FROMFRANCE WITH ONE THING IN COMMON: A

    TASTE FOR TRAVEL. NOTHING WAS

    PREORDAINED BUT THESE TWO GIRLS

    BECAME FRIENDS AND LIVED ONE OF THE

    BEST ADVENTURES OF THEIR LIVES:

    DISCOVERING PATAGONIA.

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    PUERTO NATALES The bus station of Puerto Natales isan attraction of the city (after the supermarket, of course),many tourists looking for the right bus, and most dont speakSpanish. Tourist are easy to distinguish and those who aregoing to Torres del Paine and those who are coming backhave clear di!erences. Those who are departing are clean,motivated and smiling whereas the others are dirty, tired,filled with blisters. This gets into the swing of things, but weneeded more to be discouraged. Maybe our smile was a bitless enthusiastic when we got o!the bus with the cold gustsfreezing our faces. We thought here we are, we cant go

    back.Once we paid our entrance tickets in the park, we decidedto continue by bus to the base Las Torres. It seemed likeeverybody is impatient to begin the trekking, to begin walkingfor hours and hours. Personally, I enjoyed the last moment incivilization seating in a warm car.We finally arrived at the first step of the W trekking. I couldntstop comparing the tourists backpacks because mine wasso big and so heavy with the bare minimum! Also I analyzedmy trekking rivals just to know if I was normal. The firstpeople that we met were American friends, quite sporty.They took a picture of us and were eager to continue withthe path. Fortunately, seeing a mother with her 10-year-oldboy reassured me. After a couple of pictures (still smiling) webegan our ascension to the camping El Chileno.We began walking with will, like conquerors of Torres delPaine, but it was brief. When you walk with a heavybackpack (I cant stress this point more) and you see peoplegoing back to a beautiful hotel you start imagining how goodit is to have a warm and luxurious place after a long day oftrekking. My scenario wasnt so tempting: going up to thecamping, putting up our tent, waiting hours for a shower,preparing our meal, washing everything, and finally trying tosleep without freezing.And I was right! Three hours after we finally arrived to our

    camping. I dont know if it was because it was our first walk,or because we took so many pictures and breaks to admirethe landscapes, but we were almost the last ones to arrive athe camping and we had no place for our tent. It was epic:

    fighting against 70km/h wind and at the same time trying toput up our tent. The stereotype of two desperate girls whodont know how to put the tent was almost true, but in ourdefense I will say that it was the winds fault. Luckily agentleman rescued us, and began the race for finding bigstones for keeping the tent on the floor before otherscampers.Once the struggle was over and our tent fixed, wediscovered the common place where we could cook, take ashower and go to the bathroom. Yes, everything is in thesame area: 20 m$ to welcome all campers. Great!

    Conviviality is the watchword and privacy doesnt exist there.But it was nice, we shared experiences (maybe not oursbecause it was just the first 3 hours of our trekking) andadvice while waiting a long time just for warming water for aninstant soup.

    We were exhausted after our half day of walking and it wasjust the beginning With the nice melody of my friendssnores and gusts of wind, I couldnt fall asleep, dreading thenext day of our adventure.

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    TORRES DEL PAINE Like I wrote yesterday, the first nightwas a bit complicated, but the hardest part was still to come.On waking we had to hurry up to have a short breakfast totake the path to Las Torres. We didnt follow therecommendations of our friend who told us to wake up at 4

    a.m. to see the sunrise on the Torres. Well, we are brave butnot ready to get up so early to walk! I dont understand whybut I am always more motivated for the climb than the waydown, so I was in a good mood and motivated for my firstday, above all to see the spectacular landscape of theTorres.The first part of the path was in the woodwind with woodbridges, streams, we were lucky to observe birds very closeto us. But we had no time to stroll, we had some moreclimbing to do. The final part of the ascent was a bit di"cult;we had to climb on rock stones, looking for thepath signs.Once we arrived at the top, we were totally quiet, with a lot of

    emotion. I felt proud of the ascent, and was admiring thescene before my eyes: a peaceful and natural place. We gotcloser to the river, with fewer tourists, and behind thisbeautiful scene I dont know why, but my friend chose thispeaceful moment to cut her hand instead of cutting anapple. Fortunately her cut wasnt too deep but we will saythat thanks to the magic lake of Las Torres, the smallhemorrhage stopped!After a few pieces of apple and a cereal bar, we began ourway down and bumped into people that we met the daybefore. We quickly arrived to the campsite to prepare ourmeal, avoiding watching the other campers meal which

    seemed delicious. But no time for dessert we had to packour stu!.One more time with our backpacks this time, we took thehiking trail to go to the a new campsite,Los Cuernos, whichwas almost only descent but it wasnt my favorite partbecause my back and my thigh ached. It was a long

    afternoon, taking pictures and singing to spend time(revisiting the Walt Disneys classics). It seemed that wewould never see the end of the path, but after 6 hours wefinally arrived at the campsite.Once again we were almost the last to arrive and it wasdi"cult to find a place for our tent. All day my friend dreamedabout our meal: ravioli. As soon as we arrived she wanted toeat, so no time for a shower, we needed directions to thecommon area to have dinner. We joined the table of Israelimen that we met on the road. Between ravioliand tuna andrice for them, we discussed Israel and the big presence ofIsraeli tourists in South America. I discussed with one whoseemed very interested to know my point of view about Israeland we exchanged opinions about media and politics. Butfortunately before the conversation became too serious afriend of his tried to deal with us: a 10-minute massageagainst for one beer. We laughed a lot because he was the

    one who o!ered a massage and in exchange we had to buyhim a small bottle of beer (priced at CLP$3000) so wepolitely declined.I really wanted to have a shower, and one more time therewere two showers and two bathrooms for the entirecampsite Nobody told or warned me that there wasnt hotwater, so I entered into the shower, pleased to meet insectsand unknown hairs and strange things on the floor. I stayed10 minutes naked in this horrible shower, waiting fot hotwater. It was a waste of time as the hot water didntappear I came back empty-handed to the tent, maybesmelling a bit but at least there were two of us, because

    neither my friend nor I can stand an ice-cold shower. We fellasleep on the ground of our tent, feeling pain in our legs, stillthinking we had to keep walking. The wind began to rise; therain wasnt far which gives you an idea why we had a rudeawakening the next morning

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