Volcanoes, continental drift shut down 2.4 billion years ago May 5, 2009
By Dan VerganoPhoto: The Llaima volcano spews lava, ashes and smoke in Conguillio National Park, near Temuco, Chile. Posted at 12:33 PM/ET, May 04, 2009 in | Like this story. (USA Today -- Tech)
The Chilean Lakes District Mar 18, 2008
The lakes District stretches from the Ninth region (La Araucan;a) town of Temuco, the birthplace of Pablo Neruda, to Puerto Montt in the tenth region (Los Lagos), near the archipelago of. Temuco - Apart from being the birthplace of Nobel Prize winning poet Pablo Neruda, Temuco doesn t offer much for the tourists. (Suite101.com)
54 People Rescued After Chile Volcano Eruption Jan 3, 2008
The surrounding Conguillio National Park, about 50 miles (82 km) from the city of Temuco, was closed off to visitors on Wednesday and authorities asked curious tourists not to get too close. "At this moment I would recommend against tourism in the area," Onemi director Carmen Fernandez said on national television. (Planet Ark, United States)
Rescuers Save 54 From Volcano In Chile Jan 3, 2008
" Advertisement The eruptions on Tuesday sent lava spewing down the 10,253ft volcano's east side and shot a column of ash and smoke into the air that forced air traffic to be diverted in neighbouring Argentina.Chile's geological service said abnormal seismic activity had also been registered around another volcano, Puyehue, to the south of Llaima.The surrounding Conguillio National Park, about 50 miles from the city of Temuco, was closed off to visitors and authorities told curious tourists not... (Sky News)
Zibechi: Mapuche in Chile Aug 1, 2007
I have read with great concern of the recent arrest of Mapuche leader Hector Llaitul, and of the mistreatment he received while held at Temuco Prison. I was furthered disturbed to read of the circumstances surrounding the testimony from Robert Painemil Parra against Mr. Llaitul; it is alleged that Mr. Parra was detained by a paramilitary group, tortured and then forced to give false testimony before a lawyer. (Zmag.org)
Spider venom may yield super virility Jun 2, 2007
Romero, based at the Universidad de la Frontera in the southern city of Temuco, has already applied for a patent for his erectile dysfunction medicine. Spider-bittenHis team discovered the property after looking into Chilean folklore that describes a virile man, one known to have spectacular sexual energy or many sexual partners, as being spider-bitten. (MSNBC -- Health)
Stress, Obesity Taking Toll on Latin Americans' Health Mar 11, 2007
"In the overall study, permanent stress was a major risk factor," noted Dr. Fernando Lanas, a professor of medicine at the Universidad de la Frontera in Temuco, Chile. His team's study is just one in a special issue of Circulation, which this week is focusing on heart disease in Latin America. (MEDLINEplus)
Latin Americans can reduce heart attack risk by lifestyle changes Mar 9, 2007
lead author of one study and professor of medicine at the Universidad de la Frontera in Temuco, Chile. Ischemic heart disease is the leading cause of de ath worldwide and accounts for more than a fourth of all de aths in Latin America, Lanas said. (SpiritIndia)
Latin American hearts suffer from obesity, stress Mar 9, 2007
"Interventions to encourage lifestyle changes that target those risks could have a large impact on heart attacks in the region," said Dr. Fernando Lanas, professor of medicine at the Universidad de la Frontera in Temuco, Chile. "Compared with other areas of the world ... we were surprised to find how much higher the (risk factors were) for abdominal obesity and stress," Lanas said. (Reuters.uk)
Latin Americans need to change diets to reduce heart attacks, study says Mar 7, 2007
"Interventions to encourage lifestyle changes that target those risks could have a large impact on heart attacks in the region," said the study's lead author, Fernando Lanas, a professor of medicine at the Universidad de la Frontera in Temuco, Chile. Researchers looked at 1,237 patients who had a first heart attack. (Sun-Sentinel.com)
