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Chile Becomes the 38th Country to Join the U.S. Visa Waiver Program.
Chilean and Americans find traveling to each country easier now.
St. Paddy's Day Celebrations
Soltera in Santiago
Chile Can't Push by Germany
Catch the latest on 'A French and German Girl in Patagonia'
And the latest business and leisure news.
I Love Chile, It's News and a Whole Lot More.
Chile Becomes the 38th Country to Join the U.S. Visa Waiver Program.
Chilean and Americans find traveling to each country easier now.
St. Paddy's Day Celebrations
Soltera in Santiago
Chile Can't Push by Germany
Catch the latest on 'A French and German Girl in Patagonia'
And the latest business and leisure news.
I Love Chile, It's News and a Whole Lot More.
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Chile Becomes the 38th Country to Join the U.S. Visa Waiver Program.
Chilean and Americans find traveling to each country easier now.
St. Paddy's Day Celebrations
Soltera in Santiago
Chile Can't Push by Germany
Catch the latest on 'A French and German Girl in Patagonia'
And the latest business and leisure news.
I Love Chile, It's News and a Whole Lot More.
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No Connection Between Recent Earthquakes Chile Joins the Visa Waiver Program with the U.S. Chiles Economy Slows More Than Expected In January About I Love Chile Founded in 2007 I Love Chile meets the needs of its growing client and fan base. It now encompasses: I Love Chile Print Magazine - I Love Chile Online News - I Love Chile Weekly Digital Magazine - Santiago Radio - Expats in Chile - Whats On Santiago The mission of I Love Chile is to promote English in Chile and Chile in English. Together with an international, multilingual team of more than 50 freelance journalists, experts, bloggers, social media enthusiasts, designers, and analysts, we keep our readers up to speed on what is happening in Chile. I Love Chile covers a variety of topics, from Chiles indigenous population to investment and everything in between. We are constantly adding new columns and welcome suggestions for topics and themes. Each month, I Love Chile receives more than 5 million monthly page views (and growing) from visitors in over 135 countries. I LOVE CHILE: ITS NEWS AND A WHOLE LOT MORE I Love Chile o!ers the following services: Print, online, Radio & TV campaigns - English language training English language content production - Media Analysis and Translation Services For more information email: info@ilovechile.cl or call: (+562) 2761-4390 Chiles Most Read English Language News I LOVE CHILE STAFF Photo Credits Wikipedia Wikimedia Commons. Gobierno de Chile ANFP Munesh Kumar Speaking Latino Edward Vernon Tierra de Sangre League of Legands Festival de la Vendimia de Curic Julia Lefebvre Founding Partner & CEO Daniel H. Brewington Partner & COO Paul Urmston Partner & CBDO Pamela Lagos Editor Paula Bonnet Sports Editor Daniel Boyle Senior Business Analyst Randy Havre I Love Chile Ltd. 2014 Brewington & Compania Limitada. All rights reserved. Administrative O"ce: 11 de Septiembre 1881 of 1912 - Providencia - Santiago - Chile Phone: (+562) 2761-4390 General Inquires: info@ilovechile.cl / Advertising: sales@ilovechile.cl Sports Desk John Lyons & Neil Zimmerman Reports by Josh King Allisyn Edmonds Danae Castro Daniel Boyle Munesh Kumar Soltera en Santiago Jared Romey Edward Vernon Carlotta Salach Randy Havre Blair Anthon Julia Lefebvre DISCOVER THE PLACE OF YOUR DREAMS, BEFORE GETTING THERE. FLAT BED IN BUSINESS ELITE, 180 RECLINE, WITH DIRECT AISLE ACCESS. Discover our commitment to be a better airline. Learn more at DELTA.COM/BUSINESSELITE For more information and reservations, contact your travel agent or call Delta at 800 20 20 20. A number of earthquakes have been felt recently, most notably last Tuesday, which reached a magnitude of 5.6, and last nights tremor at 1.37 am, which measured 5.3 on the Richter scale. The quake early Thursday morning had the feeling of increasing in strength as it was felt closer to the city than the previous one. When I awoke to nd the room shaking I was a bit unnerved, but my Chilean housemate assured me that it was perfectly normal, reported a British visitor to Santiago. A number of Santiaguinos also claimed that they felt a strong shaking last night, and there was the general assumption that the this and the earthquake of a few days ago were connected. However, this has been strongly denied by the leading earthquake researchers at ONEMI and the University of Chile. The Chief Of Early Warnings at ONEMI said: What we now have are earthquakes that have risen in magnitude, and which have been noticed by the population, and there is certainly a greater concern. But he went on to say how it is no way a swarm. He also denied claims that the recent earthquakes are aftershocks of the famous 2010 earthquake, stating that the epicenter was out of the rupture zone of the 27F, meaning that 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 and characteristics to the one days before, which was followed by a number of much smaller tremors. Despite the lack of connection between these events, the researchers still say that they have to examine the occurrences with more data to be able to make any nal judgement. The recent earthquakes have ranged from 3 to 5.6 on the Richter scale, but despite the increased power felt by people, there has been no increase in need for emergency services and no injuries or structural damage caused. No Connection Between Recent Earthquakes by Josh King AFTER SIX YEARS OF LITIGATION, THE INTERNATIONAL COURT OF JUSTICE (ICJ) GAVE ITS FINAL RULING ON THE TERRITORIAL DISPUTE AND IT IS BENEFICIAL FOR BOTH CHILE AND PERU. ANOTHER EARTHQUAKE WAS FELT IN SANTIAGO LAST NIGHT, AND AFTER THE RECENT STRING OF TREMORS, ONEMI AND THE DIRECTOR OF SEISMOLOGY AT THE UNIVERSITY OF CHILE HAVE BOTH DENIED REPORTS THAT THEY ARE CONNECTED. Chile is now one of 38 countries on the list of the Visa Waiver Program (VWP) enacted by the US. Also in attendance were the Deputy Secretary of State for Management and Resources of the U.S., Heather Higginbottom, the Minister of Foreign A!airs of Chile, Alfredo Moreno, and the U.S. Ambassador to Chile, Felipe Bulnes. This announcement furthers our important partnership with Chile and benets the security and the economies of our two countries, said Secretary Johnson. The addition of Chile to the Visa Waiver Program will allow us to work together to maintain the highest levels of security while also facilitating travel that Chileans make to the United States, he said. The monitoring of travelers using this new system is quite simple, as information is directly transferred from citizens e- chips to the airlines. The scal year 2013 (period between Oct. 1, 2012 and Sept. 30, 2013), showed about 242 thousand visitors from Chile traveled to America. Around 90 percent of people arrived for business or tourism purposes. Starting on May 1, 2014, Chilean citizens with an electronic passport will be able to travel to the United States using the VWP as long as they are coming for business or tourism and will only be in the country for less than the allotted 90 day period. Chilean citizens who qualify will no longer need to pay the $160 entry fee. According to an announcement posted on the Aeropuerto de Santiago website, as of February 26 U.S. citizens entering Chile are no longer required to pay the USD $160 reciprocity fee that Chile charges U.S. citizens It is a tremendous joy to make this project a reality, because of the big meaning and impact that it has for Chileans, said Ambassador Bulnes. Important Requirements for the VWP: The only permitted reasons for obtaining a waiver are the previously stated: business (list of possibilities listed under visitor visa B category) and tourism. Students and foreigners working within the U.S. are not permitted to apply for the VWP. The length of time is limited to a no more than 90 day stay. Chilean citizens still must apply to be authorized for the program. This can be done through the Electronic System for Travel Authorization (ESTA) on the website of the Department of Homeland Security U.S. This questionnaire and approval must be obtained before the traveler boards any aircraft or alternative transportation to the United States. The process must be completed at least 72 hours to departure. Again, only an electronic passport or e-passport (one with a chip that holds biographical data) will be accepted for the VWP. These have been issued in Chile since Sept. 2, 2013. To learn more about how to avoid the fees of the visa and further requirements for Chilean citizens wishing to take part in 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 OF JUSTICE (ICJ) GAVE ITS FINAL RULING ON THE TERRITORIAL DISPUTE AND IT IS BENEFICIAL FOR BOTH CHILE AND PERU. O"cial delegations from more than 20 countries will attend this Tuesday March 11ths handover ceremony, which will be held in the Hall of Honor of the National Congress from 12 p.m. onwards. In this ceremony, which originates from 19th centurys traditions, there will also be a historical event of great signicance: the Senate President will take an oath or pledge to the assuming President. There is also an agreement that Senator Isabel Allende Bussi, daughter of former President Salvador Allende, will lead the Senate during 2014. She will therefore become not only the rst woman assuming the Corporations Board, but she will also be handing the Presidential sash over to President Bachelet. The head of the Upper House, Senator Jorge Pizarro, explained that along with the authorities and guests, more than 800 national and international media professionals have been accredited to cover this ceremony. Because of this, in the gardens of the Senate there will be a tent specially equipped 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. There are representatives of Spain, the Prince of Asturias; Vice- Presidents of USA and Nicaragua; representatives of Portugal, Croatia, Finland, The Netherlands, and delegations of UK, Italy, Norway and France conrmed to attend the Congress, said the Senator Pizarro. Also, as is the tradition, the security and protocol are in charge of the Group of Police Guards from the National Congress and workers of the Senate. He also highlighted that there will be representatives from all sectors and there are to be no demonstrations in this ceremony. Here is the schedule for March 11ths ceremony for those who want to follow it: 10:00 AM: The guests enter the Hall of Honor. 11:00 AM: Respective Commissions of Reja and Prtico will be located and will receive the guest and international authorities. 11:40 AM: The First Lady, Cecilia Morel, arrives. 11:45 AM: The President-elect, Michelle Bachelet arrives to the 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 Handover Ceremony in Valparaso by Danae Castro With US$45 million invested in sports facilities, including a world class velodrome and swimming pool, Chile hopes to build on the South American Games to change the sporting culture. Unfortunately the Games have passed under the radar, though publicity for the Games has built in the nal week. Former karate world champion David Dub, who passed through the Chilean reality show Mundos Opuestos, said to El Graco, It would be preferable if people were talking more about the Games than the Festival de Via. In a 2012 interview following the London Olympics, Chilean Olympic Committee Vice President Miguel Mujica said to I Love Chile, We need to be all together. Its not the organization that is responsible for the event. It is the responsibility of the whole country. Particularly united have been the athletes, with the Deportistas de Alto Rendimiento (DAR Chile) organization, along with Team Chile o!ering opportunities for the athletes to present together as a group. Francisca Crovetto and Juan Carlos Garrido were recently named as team captains for Team Chile, which makes its o"cial debut at the Odesur. The mega sporting event, which will play host to more athletes than the Sochi Winter Olympics, will play host to a number of Olympic medalists and World Champions, with Chiles Felipe Miranda conrming his participation in the water ski events after injury concerns. Miranda won the Overall category in the 2013 World Championships at Lago Los Morros, where the water skiing will take place. That event, along with sports such as BMX, canoeing, open water swimming, road cycling and mountain bike will be completely free, while a majority of events can be booked for free through Ticketek. Among those in action act the Games will be Colombian BMX gold medalist Mariana Pajn and Brazilian gold medalist Arthur Zanetti. With gold on the rings, Zanetti became the rst Latin American gymnast to win an Olympic medal. Chilean agbearer Toms Gonzlez will have high hopes in the gymnastics after two fourth places in London. Rodrigo Eyzaguirre, head of press from Santiago 2014, told I Love Chile, The Games are going to establish a milestone. It is going to depend on the country. It is like a relay race. It will depend on who and how the baton will be passed. If the baton falls it fails. I believe that these games are top class. The former La Tercera sports editor added, This is the most important sports event that Chile has had since the country organized the soccer World Cup in 1962. We believe that with all this hard work we can achieve a real transformation. First with our policy to provide free tickets (almost all of them). So we hope the people see di!erent sports and familiarize themselves with them apart from the ones shown on television. Minister of Sport Gabriel Ruiz-Tagle called on Chileans to ll the stadiums, saying, Were making an invitation to the public to come and support our sportsmen and women. There are going to be many di!erent sports, some that are little known in this country. He added, We hope there will be a legacy from this, and we want to encourage our young people and make them enthusiastic about sport. To continue story, please click HERE. Chile Looks to Change Sporting Culture by Daniel Boyle Chile dominated the attack, with La Roja easing through the edges to go around the German defense, but it was at the nal denition where Chile failed to convert on their domination. A lone goal from Mario Gtze in the sixteenth minute was all that separated the two sides, with Chile coming close on many occasions, but unable to see the ball over the line. One of the closest chances saw Arturo Vidal connect his head with a Jean Beausejour corner, only to see the ball swept away by the German defenders at the last moment. The second half saw Eduardo Vargas blast the crossbar, but that was as close as La Roja came to troubling the scoreboard. It was the rst time in 13 matches that Chile had failed to score. Sampaolis search for an extra attacking option continues, with the Chile coach recently saying the injured Humberto Suazo remains in the race for a place in the squad for Brazil. The Argentinian coach was happy with the performance of his squad, saying after the match, The result doesnt reect what happened on the eld. The former Universidad de Chile boss claimed that the performances against England, Brazil and Germany showed that Chile can go head to head with the best teams in the world. With both nalists from the 2010 World Cup in their group, La Roja will be ghting with true contenders for the title. Australia, Chiles rst opponents in the World Cup, let a 3-0 lead slip to fall to Ecuador 4-3 in the dying moments of their encounter. Group Bs four teams were the only ones to all be facing other teams who will also be in Brazil. Spain beat Italy with a Pedro goal, while The Netherlands fell 2-0 to France. Chile cant push past Germany By Daniel Boyle ARIES: A positive period socially until March 14th. You will nd your social diary lled up and have the opportunity to meet with old friends. Income will be high and you will do well in any nancial matter. Good period to indulge in mild speculation as well as indoor games like cards. A dip in energy, condence & growth will be felt after March 14th. You should slow down nancial activity after that date since chances of losses, wasteful expenses and such issues will be felt. Avoid starting major projects. TAURUS: The inuence of Venus with a square aspect to your sign this month will encourage you to make more e!ort to make progress than usual. The inuence of the quincunx from Mars to your sign will emphasize the action needed to mobilize your talent for diplomacy to the maximum, so that you can achieve your goals. GEMINI: Hard work and focus at work will bring in good returns for you. Avoid ego in your dealings with others until March 14th. After that you should be careful about facial or dental problems. Further ego in speech could be present which could lead to issues with people close to you as well as family members. Wealth could rise due to you hard work. CANCER: Health problems related to mouth and face possible till March 14th. You have to be careful in your communication and speech. It would be useful to be humble and down to earth in dealing with others. A vibrant and positive 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 control aggression with your team. LEO: Problems in joint areas of work and life such as relationships, partnerships and marital matters will persist unti l March 15th. There wi l l be some redeemi ng opportunities as long as you are exible and follow the greater wisdom of how to deal with others. Beyond March 16th, a dip in energy levels will be felt. There could be poorer health or lower energy. Condence and general ability to push matters could go down too. Avoid too much activity or piling up your work schedule now. Astrology predictions for March 2014 by Munesh Kumar VIRGO: You may have been considering some signicant, or minimal, changes for your own lifestyle lately. If so, now may be 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 do what must be done to accomplish your objectives. It is real, however, that your self-condence may be a bit low at this time. Do not let this keep you back; just decide what you want and then go after it. LIBRA: Issues and competition with family will persist now until March 14th. You will come across a lot of new people. It will result in higher number of friends on your Facebook page and will do well for your profession too. Issues and ego with children could be felt after March 14th. You will be creative and nd much to do with your family. New ideas and project could begin. SCORPIO: Some amount of haughtiness would be present in your mind. This might bring ego hassles with children as well as create controversy in personal matters. You could be creatively inclined until March 14th. Beyond that, a new energy will come into your life. You will be resourceful and dynamic and will obtain the support of your superiors, bosses and even those in government position. Health will improve for you in the latter part of this month. SAGITTARIUS: Vibrancy in career, general life will continue until March 14th. Health and energy will be upbeat during this time too. Good progress in career as well as areas connected with your profession. Its a good time to take the support of your boss, as support and goodwill will be quite high in the rst 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 your spouse could cause problems. Avoid controversy and work on raising the level of bonding. CAPRICORN: Hurdles, low immunity and stamina will bother you until March 14th. There will be feeling of exasperation at times due to mismatch in expectations and results until March 14th. Not an easy period so avoid heavy commitments. Beyond March 14th, luck will rise. There will be improvements at work as well as in personal matters. Travel will be pleasurable. Opposition to your ideas will be high. There could be ti!s with partners. AQUARIUS: A positive period will run until March 14th. You will do well, prosper generally and growth will be felt. A very dynamic 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 be instrumental in being the engines of growth for you. Condence, health and dynamism will be at a high during this time. Avoid excessive ego with children or parents. PISCES: A very positive and gain oriented period runs until March 14th. You will nd excellent progress at work. New ideas and being in control of all you do will be possible until March 14th. Work hard and make the most of this time now. Beyond that day is a period of progress and gains. All e!orts made now would bring in maximum growth for you. Finances will look up and you will also get some great time with friends. I found my place in the mile-long line and began trying to translate the menu. I was having trouble because I hadnt practiced my Spanish in a few months and I was still a little shaky from the interview. Ugh! Something was also interrupting my concentration. This Chilean guy kept stretching and looking at me. He was in line in front of me. I thought My god, how bad does your back hurt?! I nally gave him the fuck o! eyes and you should have seen his face sink. I felt bad. So, I gave him a nicer look. Well that was it! That was all he needed to boost his Chilean condence. The words came pouring out of his mouth. Youre not Chilean are you? Are you North American? and Oh, Im sorry, I forgot, hi, Im Pablo. Which question should I have answered rst? His saving grace was that he spoke English and I was dying to eat some good food; I needed his help. After he helped me order, he invited me to eat with him, and I didnt know many people yet, so I thought, Why not? I would love to say, we had a nice chat, but talking to him was like talking to a wall. This guy couldnt hold a conversation to save his life. Nonetheless, probably out of loneliness, I gave him my number 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 agreed to a Friday night date. What was I thinking? He took me to a bar in Lastarria, and we watched football. Or maybe its safer to say I watched football, while he got plastered. Ill give him one thing: he was very much a gentleman, until he asked me to come up to his apartment after the game. We all know what that means. I politely declined and he took me home in his car. As soon as he pulled up to my apartment I said, Well, thanks for everything, had a good time, gotta go, lots of work tomorrow! I got out of the car and never looked back. Cruel? Maybe. But, as soon as I got up to my apartment and shut the door, I let out a long sigh of relief. The sigh practically screamed, God that was the most boring date ever!. Needless to say, there were no sparks in OH! Salad ever again. Soltera in Santiago: No sparks in OH! Salad by Soltera en Santiago I want to point at a couple of examples of Chilean pronunciation, to start you on your way as you begin to notice the nuances of the spoken Spanish in Chile. Please keep in mind that pronunciation hints in this section are based on English sounds (with possibly a slight American slant). 1. CH as an English SH sound Some Chileans pronounce all words with ch (including Chile) as if it were an English sh sound (shi-l to mean Chile). 2. Words ending in a vowel and then -do or -da lose the letter D Words such as tendido, patada, amasado, and patudo will most often sound like tendo, pat, amasao or pato where the speaker will drop the D completely. The AO sound is pronounced like OU in ouch or OW in cow. In the case of - ada ending words like patada, one of the vowels is completely eliminated. The result is pat with the accent replacing the missing vowel (be sure to understand the di!erence in pronunciation between pata and pat). 3. Phrase para el or para la is shortened The phrase para el becomes pal to create only one word (pronounced like PAL in palm). In the case of para la it remains two words but loses a syllable, to result in p la. For example, the phrase quedar para la cagada becomes quedar p la cag (rule 2 above). 4. A word ending in the letter A immediately followed by another word beginning in the letter D, drops the D The common phrase a donde la viste becomes a onde la viste, dropping the D. As another example, cabeza de pescado is pronounced as cabeza e pescao. 5. Words ending in -von drop the V The -vn ending in a word, as in the prevalent word huevn, drops the V and is pronounced hue-n (way-un). 6. Errors in pronunciation As in with all languages, you may run across people who mispronounce a word, making it even harder for you to understand the sentence. These common mispronunciations will help you look out for other similar mistakes as you learn Chilean. Keptchup to say ketchup Picza or pipza for pizza Rempujar for empujar Resfalar for resbalar Toballa for toalla Ampoa or ampoha for ampolla Have you run across any other examples? You can nd more on Chilean Spanish and Spanish slang at Speaking Latino. 6 Pronunciation Tips to Speak Chilean Spanish by Jared Romey THE FOLLOWING ARTICLE IS AN EXCERPT FROM THE BOOK SPEAKING CHILENO: A GUIDE TO THE SPANISH OF CHILE BY JARED ROMEY. In 2001, Dutch music producer and DJ Armin Van Buuren began to host his own radio called A State of Trance, which featured some of the best promotional and commercial trance and progressive house music around. Within a few years, the show had become far more popular than could ever have been expected, with 20 million weekly listeners in 26 countries. A few years ago, A State of Trance began to hold its own live events, with renowned trance DJs playing well into the early hours of the night. On Friday last week, and after much anticipation, A State of Trance held its rst ever show in Chile, and I was lucky enough to be able to go along with another writer from I Love Chile. So rst things rst, we had to work out how to get there. At rst when I saw the location of the event listed as Santiago, I navely thought that this meant that it would actually be in Santiago, possibly somewhere only a few metro stops away from the center. But of course nothing is ever that simple, and we learned that it would in fact be taking place a good 10 or 15 miles west of the city, at an area called Espacio Broadway. After a somewhat frantic jog/run through the estacin central to catch 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 absolutely nowhere, with the assurance from the bus driver that this was in fact the stop for Espacio Broadway. For a couple of minutes we were certain that this must be some sort of practical joke that South Americans like to play on unsuspecting gringos, dropping them o! miles from any civilization and letting them fend for themselves, and we were feeling a little silly. Fortunately, however, after a short, albeit precarious walk down the side of the busy motorway in almost pitch black, to our relief we saw a hint of spotlights in the distance rhythmically pulsating around the sky. As we got closer, we could feel the distinctive beat of the blaring trance music vibrating through the ground. It was a far bigger event than I had envisioned. I was unaware of the sheer size and following of A State of Trance and had assumed that it would be a much more modest a!air, maybe inside a building and no more than one or two thousand people. But it turned out to be on the scale of a small festival: a gigantic crowd and one huge stage on a massive eld in the middle of nowhere. In addition there were several huge screens both behind and in front of the DJs, playing what were e!ectively much more intense versions of the visualizer you 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 ways as much of a feast for the ears as for the eyes, and I can recall very few occasions where Ive been exposed to quite so much intense visual and audio stimulation. The atmosphere was electric, with people screaming and jumping along to the songs as you might do at a rock concert. The hypnotic and intense melodies of the trance music were so captivating it was almost impossible not to be taken away by the sheer energy of it all. Dash Berlin was the rst DJ, who lit up the crowd and got them singing along with his singles such as Till The Sky Falls Down and Waiting. Following that, it was time for the main event- Armin Van Buuren, whose enthusiasm and euphoria towards music was infectious. The lasers and spotlights on the stage seemed to zap the crowd and the sky, as if it were some sort of huge trance robot from an alien planet, as Armin played some of his anthems such as This is What it Feels Like and In and Out of Love, which between them have accumulated over 170 million views on YouTube. Aly & Fila, an Egyptian duo, were last to come on and nished o! the night with a somewhat more uptempo rave-style music. A perfect end to the night. At 5 a.m., the show came to an end. The expression on everyones face, that I saw on the way out, said it all. It was an excellent night. The sheer energy and dynamism of the performances, along with the memorizing set-up of visual equipment was staggering. The night as a whole went far beyond my expectations, and I would strongly recommend that anyone with a soft spot for electronic music be sure to attend another A State of Trance event should they ever get the chance. A State of Trance Mesmerizes Santiago Crowd by Edward Vernon After receiving a positive reaction at various lm festivals around the world like the International Festival of Shanghai, the International Film Festival in Los Angeles and the International Film Festival of Acapulco in Mexico, The Vineyard (Spanish title: Tierra de Sangre) is now heading to cinema screens all over Chile and will be released on May 8th 2014. Firstly, from a supercial point of view, historic mystery, romantic fantasy and wine dont seem to have that much in common. However this month, the North American Chilean director James Katz introduces a lm to the Chilean audience that proves that there certainly are a lot of connections between all those things and that putting them together can make a great story. Tierra de Sangre, which aims to screen at cinemas all over Latin America too, recalls the legend around Carmenere set in the 19th century. The audience gets to follow the story of Magdalena (interpreted by Mexican Aislinn Derbez), who recently being married to the French vineyard owner Louis (played by Chilean actor Cosmo Gonik) discovers the mystery around his Camernere. This mysterious power could heal peoples disorders but may 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 thick and fast and the connection between the production of the wine and the more and more frequent disappearance of people from the village becomes increasingly obvious until the nal summit is reached and Magdalena herself gets in serious danger. I wanted to make a lm that would drag the audience with along and at the same time talk about my love for Chilean wine, which is in my opinion far too little known throughout the world. Said director James Katz, who shot the movie over 8 weeks in Pirque, close to the city of Santiago, what shows not only the extent of Chilean wine production but also the beautiful landscapes and vineyards one would imagine to be in the South of France. As Mr Katzs concept has never before been used it was the perfect opportunity to establish a cooperation with an actual winery and to bottle wines under the name of the lm. And so, it is no surprise that James got a call from the General Manager of Andes Wines, Maximiliano Morales, just one month before the nishing of the movie, o!ering him exactly that. While making the lm I always thought it was obvious that there was a great chance to create the rst wine associated to a Chilean lm as it easily can generate a new international brand positioning strategy for the brand using the reputation of the lm to increase the popularity of Chilean wine on an international level. For now the wine, also called Tierra de Sangre will be bottled 2.400 times and distributed in the cinemas in which the movie will be showing. We are looking forward to create an absolutely new kind of promoting wine from Chile stated Maximiliano Morales. And as the lm will be released in various Latin American countries at the end of this year, even more people will be able to enjoy the benets of this new kind of cooperation. I mean, what could be better than enjoying suspense and mystery accompanied by a good bottle of wine?! Tierra de Sangre the Mystery of Chilean Wine by Carlotta Sallach Chiles National Institute of Statistics (NIS) reported that Chiles GDP in January grew just 1.4 percent, as estimates were for growth of 1.9 percent. This is the slowest rate since the massive earthquake and tsunami of March 2010 that devastated the country with hundreds killed. NIS reported that unemployment rose 6.1 percent over the three-month period ending January 31 compared to 5.7 percent in the previous month. Analysts were looking for 5.8 percent, signicantly lower than reported. Retail sales for January rose 6.8 percent; the slowest rate since October 2012 and manufacturing fell 1.4 percent from the year earlier period. The weak economic gures is signalling another interest rate reduction from the Central Bank as the dovish comments from the Banks last meeting indicted that they would respond to any further slowing in the economy. In February the Bank dropped rates by 25 basis points to 4.25 percent. In the last Financial Traders Survey a majority of respondents were looking for rates to fall below 4.0 percent by the end of 2014. The one bright spot is that China is conrming their target growth rate for 2014 of 7.5 percent, stopping the slowing of their economy, which bodes well for Chiles copper exports. Copper prices have been falling but the lower peso is supporting the ultimate return as copper is priced in dollars. Chiles Economy Slows More Than Expected In January by 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. Riot Games, owners of online multiplayer RPG League Of Legends, have set out to create perhaps the biggest gaming event there has ever been in this country. According to the company, Chile has a very high competitive level and great potential in this area of gaming, and the enthusiasm towards the game is something that the creators felt couldnt go unrewarded, and so they decided to hold the rst stage of the Latin Cup here. The game itself is described as a is a fast-paced, competitive fantasy game that blends the speed and intensity of an RTS with RPG elements. Two teams of powerful champions, each with a unique design and play style, battle head-to-head across multiple battleelds and game 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 and Mexico, and hosts live competitions of games which are also streamed live on the internet. As well as the 10 000 people attending the event live, they estimate that half a million people will be watching online. As if this wasnt exciting enough, there will be a cash prize of CLP$40000 to be shared between the four best teams. If you had any doubt as to the spectacle that people will be treated to, there will be a full symphony orchestra playing live at the event, treating the fans to the games theme music. Anyone wanting to attend the event on April 18th can purchase tickets through Punto Ticket here. Prices range from CLP $ 5,500 for the upper seats, CLP $ 8,300 for the lower and CLP $ 11,000 for the stalls. There is also a presale for the stalls of $ 8,300 until 28 February. League of Legends hits Chile by Josh King ONLINE MULTIPLAYER RPG LEAGUE OF LEGENDS HAS PROVED SO POPULAR IN CHILE THAT AN ESTIMATED 10 000 PEOPLE WILL ATTEND A LIVE COMPETITION IN THE MOVISTAR ARENA ON APRIL 18TH. IS YObk IEXI8OOK SFANISH IAKING YOb NOWHEkE IN CHILE? 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While it takes some adjustment for people from the Northern Hemisphere, harvest festivals take place here in the fall, which is between March and May. Here are a few of the larger, 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. Some of the biggest names in Chilean wine have their wineries here, and many of them are open to the public. This years festival, the 15th annual, has the theme From Mountains to Sea, which aims to show the diversity of the valley from east to west. Fourteen wineries will be participating in the event, taking place in Plaza de Armas of Santa Cruz. World-renowned brands such as Lapostolle, Montes and Casa Silva will be there. Look for an abundance of full-bodied reds from this valley, such as Cabernet Sauvignon and Carmnre, as well as other not-so-common varieties, like the Carignan- Grenache-Mouvedre (CGM) blend from Montes, and the signature grape of Argentina, Malbec, from Viu Manent. This event attracts an extremely large crowd, with more than 100,000 people expected to attend. While a bit far, it is possible 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 i val de l a Vendi mi a, Casablanca. April 12-13, 2014. On April 12-13, Casablanca Valley will celebrate its harvest in the city of Casablanca, located between Santiago and the coastal city of Valparaso. An extremely easy day trip from Santiago, the action will take place in the Plaza de Armas of Casablanca and features more than ten participating wineries from the valley. Big names here include Casas del Bosque,Matetic, Bodegas Re and Emiliana. In this cool- climate valley, you will nd 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, and sweets). Cost: CLP $4,000 includes a glass and tickets for three tastings. CURIC VALLEY: Fiesta de la Vendimia, Curic. March 27-30, 2014. The oldest harvest festival in Chile, Curic will be holding its 28th annual celebration in the Plaza de Armas from Thursday through Sunday. Located about 200 kilometers south of Santiago, Curic is home to wineries such as Spains Miguel Torres, and the powerhouse winery of San Pedro, one of the largest in all of Chile. Here, you will nd a large diversity of varieties, but Cabernet Sauvignon and Carmenere still dominate the landscape, while Sauvignon Blanc is the most widely planted white variety. Look for Miguel Torres ros sparkling wine, made from the Pais grape, as well as a variety of late-harvest wines. Over 10 wineries will be present, and over 100,000 people are expected to attend. Cost: CLP 2500 for the glass, and CLP 500 per tasting ticket. MAIPO VALLEY: Fiesta del Vino, Pirque. April 4-6, 2014. The Municipality of Pirque is holding its 10th annual Fiesta del Vino on April 4-6 of this year. The party opens Friday evening at 7, and at noon on Saturday and Sunday. This event is a bit more out of the way, located to the southeast of Santiago. Fourteen wineries will be participating at this event in the Maipo Andes valley, with big names such as Concha y Toro, Perez Cruz, Apaltagua, Haras de Pirque and Errazuriz included. This valley, located at the foot of the Andes, is famous for its full-bodied Cabernet Sauvignon and other reds. Additional activities include a rodeo, typical Chilean games and artisan crafts for sale. Cost: CLP $5,000 includes a glass and tickets for three tastings. Festivales de Vendimia Harvest 2014 by Blair Anthony Im back in Santiago after one week and a half of exploring the Chilean Patagonia (a part of it, of course), defying the cold summer of the south, the rain of Torres del Paine, trying to contain my anger against my backpack and the blister on my foot, trying not to think about hamburgers and beers after a long day of walking, not having a hot shower after three days of trekking in the park, ghting through the pain in my leg during horse riding, being polite to a temperamental gaucho and nally trying to not ght 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, I thought we were crazy. We are sporty girls, but there is a big di!erence between going for a jog one Sunday a month and walking ten hours per day for four days. But my friend told me we would be ok, so many people do it, why not us? I briey located Torres del Paine on a map, I knew it was in the South of Chile, but I didnt realize how vast the South of Chile is! We went to Punta Arenas by plane (4 hours) and by bus to Puerto Natales (3 hours). One observation: it was cold and a desert! Like the Spanish explorer Juan Ladrilleros, who intended to colonize this area in 1557, believing that the city of Puerto Natales was located at ltima Esperanza (Last Hope) it was also true for us, we felt our last hope to be there with nothing around us. By chance a friend of my friend rescued us, the poor tourists. The next morning I was a bit stressed because we didnt have any camping supplies for Torres del Paine. But step by step we overcame since there is a large stock of camping material in Puerto Natales, so we could rent everything. The supermarket episode was epic, it seems that all of Puerto Natales inhabitants were all in the same place at the same time. However we didnt have another option even to buy the simplest of things: instant soup, tuna, packaged rice, cereal bars (it was surprising to see how wide the selection was), and some other light stu!. Because the major enemy of the Torres del Paine circuit (besides the rain of course) is the weight in your backpack! With a surplus of energy and backpacks bigger than us, my friend and I made o! to the bus station bound for Torres del Paine, 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 FROM FRANCE 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. PUERTO NATALES The bus station of Puerto Natales is an attraction of the city (after the supermarket, of course), many tourists looking for the right bus, and most dont speak Spanish. Tourist are easy to distinguish and those who are going to Torres del Paine and those who are coming back have clear di!erences. Those who are departing are clean, motivated and smiling whereas the others are dirty, tired, lled with blisters. This gets into the swing of things, but we needed more to be discouraged. Maybe our smile was a bit less enthusiastic when we got o! the bus with the cold gusts freezing our faces. We thought here we are, we cant go back. Once we paid our entrance tickets in the park, we decided to continue by bus to the base Las Torres. It seemed like everybody is impatient to begin the trekking, to begin walking for hours and hours. Personally, I enjoyed the last moment in civilization seating in a warm car. We nally arrived at the rst step of the W trekking. I couldnt stop comparing the tourists backpacks because mine was so big and so heavy with the bare minimum! Also I analyzed my trekking rivals just to know if I was normal. The rst people that we met were American friends, quite sporty. They took a picture of us and were eager to continue with the path. Fortunately, seeing a mother with her 10-year-old boy reassured me. After a couple of pictures (still smiling) we began our ascension to the camping El Chileno. We began walking with will, like conquerors of Torres del Paine, but it was brief. When you walk with a heavy backpack (I cant stress this point more) and you see people going back to a beautiful hotel you start imagining how good it is to have a warm and luxurious place after a long day of trekking. My scenario wasnt so tempting: going up to the camping, putting up our tent, waiting hours for a shower, preparing our meal, washing everything, and nally trying to sleep without freezing. And I was right! Three hours after we nally arrived to our camping. I dont know if it was because it was our rst walk, or because we took so many pictures and breaks to admire the landscapes, but we were almost the last ones to arrive a the camping and we had no place for our tent. It was epic: ghting against 70km/h wind and at the same time trying to put up our tent. The stereotype of two desperate girls who dont know how to put the tent was almost true, but in our defense I will say that it was the winds fault. Luckily a gentleman rescued us, and began the race for nding big stones for keeping the tent on the oor before others campers. Once the struggle was over and our tent xed, we discovered the common place where we could cook, take a shower and go to the bathroom. Yes, everything is in the same 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 ours because it was just the rst 3 hours of our trekking) and advice while waiting a long time just for warming water for an instant soup. We were exhausted after our half day of walking and it was just the beginning With the nice melody of my friends snores and gusts of wind, I couldnt fall asleep, dreading the next day of our adventure. TORRES DEL PAINE Like I wrote yesterday, the rst night was a bit complicated, but the hardest part was still to come. On waking we had to hurry up to have a short breakfast to take the path to Las Torres. We didnt follow the recommendations of our friend who told us to wake up at 4 a.m. to see the sunrise on the Torres. Well, we are brave but not ready to get up so early to walk! I dont understand why but I am always more motivated for the climb than the way down, so I was in a good mood and motivated for my rst day, above all to see the spectacular landscape of the Torres. The rst part of the path was in the woodwind with wood bridges, streams, we were lucky to observe birds very close to us. But we had no time to stroll, we had some more climbing to do. The nal part of the ascent was a bit di"cult; we had to climb on rock stones, looking for the path 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 the scene before my eyes: a peaceful and natural place. We got closer to the river, with fewer tourists, and behind this beautiful scene I dont know why, but my friend chose this peaceful moment to cut her hand instead of cutting an apple. Fortunately her cut wasnt too deep but we will say that thanks to the magic lake of Las Torres, the small hemorrhage stopped! After a few pieces of apple and a cereal bar, we began our way down and bumped into people that we met the day before. We quickly arrived to the campsite to prepare our meal, avoiding watching the other campers meal which seemed delicious. But no time for dessert we had to pack our stu!. One more time with our backpacks this time, we took the hiking trail to go to the a new campsite, Los Cuernos, which was almost only descent but it wasnt my favorite part because 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 we would never see the end of the path, but after 6 hours we nally arrived at the campsite. Once again we were almost the last to arrive and it was di"cult to nd a place for our tent. All day my friend dreamed about our meal: ravioli. As soon as we arrived she wanted to eat, so no time for a shower, we needed directions to the common area to have dinner. We joined the table of Israeli men that we met on the road. Between ravioli and tuna and rice for them, we discussed Israel and the big presence of Israeli tourists in South America. I discussed with one who seemed very interested to know my point of view about Israel and we exchanged opinions about media and politics. But fortunately before the conversation became too serious a friend of his tried to deal with us: a 10-minute massage against for one beer. We laughed a lot because he was the one who o!ered a massage and in exchange we had to buy him a small bottle of beer (priced at CLP$3000) so we politely declined. I really wanted to have a shower, and one more time there were two showers and two bathrooms for the entire campsite Nobody told or warned me that there wasnt hot water, so I entered into the shower, pleased to meet insects and unknown hairs and strange things on the oor. I stayed 10 minutes naked in this horrible shower, waiting fot hot water. It was a waste of time as the hot water didnt appear I came back empty-handed to the tent, maybe smelling a bit but at least there were two of us, because neither my friend nor I can stand an ice-cold shower. We fell asleep on the ground of our tent, feeling pain in our legs, still thinking we had to keep walking. 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