Ash and Steam Released from Puyehue-Cordón Caulle Volcano. Chile and Argentina - March 7th, 2012 Chile’s Puyehue-Cordón Caulle volcano could be seen releasing ash and steam at the end of the first week of March, 2012. The Chilean National Service of Geology and Mining reported that the plume was 1.2 kilometers (3,900 feet) high, and extended 30 kilometers (19 miles) from the active vent. Other effects of the eruption can also be observed. Immediately to the east of the volcanic complex is a dark brown area, thick with fallen ash fall that has killed much of the vegetation. Further east are several bright turquoise lakes whose milky color is caused by fine ash suspended in the water. Santiago de Chile West of Andes Mountains. Chile - January 9th, 2011 This orthorectified image shows the eastern part of Santiago, the capital city of Chile. The city lies in the center of the Santiago Basin, a large bowl-shaped valley consisting of a broad and fertile lands surrounded by mountains.
The city has a varying elevation, with 400 m (1,312 ft) in the western areas and 540 m (1,772 ft) in the Plaza Baquedano. It is flanked by the main chain of the Andes on the east and the Chilean Coastal Range on the west. On the north, it is bounded by the Cordón de Chacabuco, a mountain range of the Andes. During recent decades, urban growth has expanded the boundaries of the city to the east closer to the Andean Precordillera, as can be observed here. University World News - CHILE: Student protest movement goes global. The Chilean student protests have grabbed attention across the world, partly because of their unprecedented scale, and partly because of the media fixation on one of their rather attractive leaders, Camila Vallejo. However, while the protest movement itself has grown, and drawn allies from other sectors across Chile, it has also made international alliances and had interesting international repercussions. For example, on Thursday 24 November students across Latin America joined in protests on World Education Day, for the right to quality and profit-free education.
Demonstrators took to the streets in Chile, Costa Rica, Brazil, Mexico, Ecuador, Paraguay, El Salvador and Colombia. In Europe students in Spain, France and Germany joined in. This indicates that the Chilean student movement has managed to strike a nerve among students across the world. Following 1973, the dictatorship and its ideologues had a different vision.
Violence erupts as students pound the streets in Chile. Students have argued that Chile’s education system is both underfunded and unequal. They have demanded massive improvements and increased funding: Students have been explaining their protest: Chile riots @Paloma @Shirky Public education is very poor. Loans are expensive & salaries are low coming out of school. Pushing for reform. Some expected the disturbances and the change in police tactics: Student riots in Santiago tonight. The protests and riots in Chile come after a series of similar incidents in other countries: Golly, just been reading about riots in Chile, Spain, Syria, Israel, Palestine, and now Tottenham? The protests are taking a place a time when President Pinera’s approval ratings are plummeting. Students have made no secret of their unhappiness with the President and now appear to have some public support on their side:
MARCHA 9 DE AGOSTO, AUTO QUEMADO EN NATANIEL. Democracy Now! Mobile. Violencias y barricadas tras primera jornada de paro. Escuchar RFI. Maintien de la pression sur le gouvernement chilien au deuxième jour de grève générale. La Centrale unitaire des travailleurs (CUT), principale organisation syndicale chilienne espère rassembler aujourd'hui plusieurs centaines de milliers de manifestants à Santiago. Cette manifestation constitue le point d'orgue des deux jours de contestation. Les manifestants défileront pour demander une meilleure répartition des fruits de la croissance au travers d'une série de mesures sur l'impôt, le code du travail et l'éducation. La première journée de grève, ce 24 août 2011, a été peu suivie. Avec notre correspondante à Santiago, Claire Martin La grève nationale n’a pas paralysé le pays. Officiellement, 14, 3 % des fonctionnaires ont fait grève ce 24 août. Si l’activité a été ralentie dans la capitale, Santiago, qui compte plus d’un tiers de la population, c’est surtout parce que les gens ont eu peur.
Depuis quelques jours, le gouvernement mène campagne contre la grève. Pour savoir si la grève est réellement suivie, il faut attendre les manifestations prévues aujourd'hui. CHILI • La contestation étudiante a trouvé son leader. Issu d’une bonne famille, étudiant à l’Université catholique, Giorgio Jackson n’a rien d’un révolutionnaire. Pourtant, à 24 ans, c’est en partie sur lui que repose l’actuel mouvement étudiant. Portrait. Dimanche 7 août, dans l’avion qui le ramenait d’Antofagasta, dans le nord du Chili, Giorgio Jackson, 24 ans, était loin de se douter de ce qui l’attendait. Dans tout le pays, le fracas des casseroles [en signe de solidarité, des milliers de Chiliens ont frappé sur des casseroles] a certes redonné du souffle au mouvement étudiant.
Mais, derrière l’euphorie, il y a des étudiants en grève de la faim, des lycéens dont l’année scolaire est presque perdue et le déclenchement d’une spirale de violence entre jeunes et forces de l’ordre. Plus préoccupant encore : le dialogue avec le gouvernement est au point mort. Il ne se doutait pas non plus que le Campus Oriente, l’un des quatre centres d’études supérieures que compte l’Université catholique à Santiago, déciderait de se mettre en grève. CHILI • Grève générale et illégale.