Easter Island Trash Piles, Power Cuts Force Chile to Curb Worker Migration Sep 16, 2009
The restrictions would also apply to the three-island Juan Fernandez archipelago, about 420 miles west of the city of Valparaiso, according to government document. From today, Chile will start vetting people flying to Easter Island as they depart from Santiago, Rosende said after meeting island representatives in the presidential palace. (Bloomberg -- Latin America)
Funny clown festival held in Santiago, Chile Sep 9, 2009
Clowns take part in a clown festival in Valparaiso City, about 75 miles (121 km) northwest of Santiago, September 7, 2009. Clowns from Brazil, Argentina and Spain took part in the festival. (Xinhuanet, China)
Starving Pacific Sea Lions May Herald `El Nino' Arrival in the Americas Sep 6, 2009
Fish such as and mackerel appear to have migrated in response to a rise in sea temperatures, forcing mothers of sea lion pups born from January to March to travel further in search of food, said , a biologist with the in Valparaiso, Chile. Almost all the dead animals were three to six months old, Palma said. (Bloomberg -- Latin America)
FAO says H1N1 flu in turkeys may spread worldwide Aug 28, 2009
The FAO said the Chilean authorities reported last week that the new H1N1 virus was present in turkeys in two farms near the seaport of Valparaiso. The flu strain found in the poultry flocks is identical to the A/H1N1 pandemic strain currently circulating among human populations around the world, the Rome-based UN agency said. (Xinhuanet, China)
UN warns over swine flu in birds Aug 28, 2009
Two poultry farms are affected near the seaport of Valparaiso. Juan Lubroth, interim chief veterinary officer of the UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO), said: "Once the sick birds have recovered, safe production and processing can continue. They do not pose a threat to the food chain.". (BBC News)
* Chile has a turkey virus identical to A(H1N1) Aug 24, 2009
The outbreak was initially reported late on Thursday in two farms in the Valparaiso region, 160km west of Santiago, by the Chilean Agricultural and Livestock Service. Preliminary results from the analysis showed that the virus [found in the turkeys] is the same as that in Chile during its current southern hemisphere summer, said the Public Health Institute (ISP), the countrys top public health authority. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- Business)
Chile: Tests show swine flu has jumped to birds Aug 22, 2009
Chile's health ministry said it ordered a quarantine Friday for two turkey farms outside the port city of Valparaiso after genetic tests confirmed sick birds were afflicted with the same virus that has caused a pandemic among humans. The infected birds are contained within closed buildings, preventing any spread to wild birds, the farms' owner said. (MSNBC -- Health)
Swineflu Found in Turkeys in Chile, Outbreak Under Control, Ministry Says Aug 22, 2009
Preliminary studies by Chiles Public Health Institute showed that turkeys in the South American countrys Valparaiso Region were infected with the swine flu virus, Carlos Pavletic, a Chilean health ministry official, said today to reporters in Santiago. First Case. (Bloomberg -- Latin America)
Chile: Jumps to turkeys... Aug 22, 2009
Chile's health ministry said it ordered a quarantine Friday for two turkey farms outside the port city of Valparaiso after genetic tests confirmed sick birds were afflicted with the same virus that has caused a pandemic among humans. So far, the virus a mixture of human, pig and bird genes has proved to be very contagious but no more deadly than common seasonal flu. (The Drudge Report)
Frommer: Cruise deals are out there Aug 10, 2009
to Valparaiso, Dec. 5, visiting Cozumel, Puerto Limon, Manta, Callao, Arica and Coquimbo, as you sail to Chile. -- 14 nights on the Celebrity Constellation for $899, San Diego to Miami, Dec. 6, visiting Cabo San Lucas, Acapulco, Huatulco, Puntarenas, Cristobal and Cartagena. (San Francisco Chronicle -- Travel)
A/H1N1 flu death toll in Chile hits 79 Jul 25, 2009
The report said there was an important reduction in the number of cases last week, adding that only the regions of Arica, Parinacota and Valparaiso continued showing an upward trend. Chile's Public Health Ministry announced on June 2 its first case of death from A/H1N1 flu, becoming the fifth country in the world, after the. (Xinhuanet, China)
Victor T. Neal Jul 2, 2009
In 1987 he held a Fulbright Research and Teaching Fellowship at Universidad Catolica de Valparaiso, Chile. He was instrumental in developing international cooperation in research programs involving U.S. scientists from several institutions; the largest of these programs was the International Southern Ocean Studies program. (Corvallis Gazette Times, OR)
Hortensia Bussi, 94; was widow of Chile’s Allende Jun 19, 2009
Born in the port of Valparaiso, Hortensia Bussi was a history and geography teacher before working at the government s statistics institute. She met Allende in 1939, when they both were volunteers in a campaign to aid victims of an earthquake in southern Chile. (Boston Globe)
Confucius Institute founded in Catolica University of Chile May 6, 2009
Xu Lin, director of the International Council of the Chinese Language and general secretary of the Confucius Institutes, said at the inauguration ceremony that her institution appreciated the collaboration from Catolica University of Chile and the University of Santo Tomas in Valparaiso city, where another Confucius Institute was founded. Xu said Confucius Institutes have been established in 81 countries including Argentina, Peru, Costa Rica, Mexico, Cuba, Brazil, Jamaica and Colombia, and the... (Xinhuanet, China)
Stanford Women's Soccer Announces Class of 2013 May 6, 2009
Hing-Glover played for Sereno Soccer Club for 10 years (1998-2008) and has recently spent one season with Valparaiso United Football Club. Hing-Glover captained and was the leading scorer of a Sereno team that captured Arizona State Cup titles from 2003-2008. (Gostanford.com)
