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'NCIS' Star Cote de Pablo to Chat LIVE with Latina Readers Tonight!

By Lee Hernandez | 09/19/2011 - 13:47 | 0 Comments

Are you an NCIS fan? Want to chat with Chilean actress, Cote de Pablo? We will be hosting a LIVE chat with Cote on our Latina Facebook page tonight at 7 p.m. (EST), 4 p.m. (PT). "Like" Latina Magazine on Facebook...

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Meet Camila Vallejo: Leader of Chile’s Youth Movement

By Amaris Castillo | 08/25/2011 - 13:30 | 0 Comments

There’s a new youth movement going on in Chile—and 23-year-old Camila Vallejo is at the head of it all! Vallejo, the current leader of the University of Chile’s student union, is behind protests that...

Chilean Miners Sue Country for Damages, Hope to Prevent Similar Tragedy
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Chilean Miners Sue Country for Millions in Damages

By Mariela Rosario | 07/19/2011 - 15:15 | 1 Comment

The Chilean miners, known as "La Treinta y Tre" or "The 33" in their home country, have filed a lawsuit against the government, seeking more than half a million dollars per person in damages.

Where in the World are the Chilean Miners?

La 33, which refers to the number of men who were...

Volcanic Ash Threatens Copa America
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Volcanic Ash From Threatens Copa America Soccer Tournament

By Adriana Rivera | 06/15/2011 - 10:20 | 0 Comments

The Copa America soccer tournament held in Argentina and set to start July 1 will likely be postponed due to an erupting volcano in Chile that is grounding flights. The South American futbol competition is being delayed due to the amount of ash that the volcano is spewing into the air, which is making it difficult for teams to arrive via airplane...

Chile Investigates Deaths of Salvador Allende, Pablo Neruda

Chile Investigates Deaths of Salvador Allende, Pablo Neruda

By Damarys Ocana | 06/07/2011 - 07:59 | 0 Comments

Chile is clearly a country not afraid to look the ghosts of its past in the face, ordering the investigation of the deaths of two of the country’s biggest national leftist symbols: Former President Salvador Allende and Poet Pablo Neruda. The investigations are part of the Supreme Court’s effort to investigate all human rights violations...

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President Obama Wraps Up First Trip Through Latin America

By Mariela Rosario | 03/23/2011 - 14:30 | 0 Comments

President Obama just wrapped up his first trip as President of the United States to Latin America. He had to cut his trip a little short due to the crisis in Libya and the decision to intervene, but he was still able to hit all his planned stops in Brazil, Chile and El Salvador.

With his whole family in tow, President Obama met with President...

President Obama Leaving for First Diplomatic Trip to Latin America This Weekend

President Obama Leaving for First Diplomatic Trip to Latin America This Weekend

By Mariela Rosario | 03/17/2011 - 15:00 | 0 Comments

Despite many assumptions that President Barack Obama would cancel his Latin American tour after the terrible earthquake and tsunami that rocked Japan last week, the White House recently announced his intentions to move forward with the trip. “Every day you’re president there’s a world event somewhere. The American people understand and expect their...

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UPDATE: Shakira Meets "Shakiro"!

By Lee Hernandez | 03/13/2011 - 16:00 | 0 Comments

Shakira is a woman of her word. After tweeting earlier this week that she wanted to meet Rodolfo Burgos, the Chilean man who impersonated her on the Chilean show Yo soy, the Colombian singer has now invited her master impersonator to...

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