CHILE Summer News, Jan 07, 2012

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Dakar Rally convoy crosses border into Chile Monsters and Critics.com Snow has been falling for days on the mountain pass, which is unusual given that it issummer in the southern hemisphere. 'In order to guarantee the security of the competitors and those following the rally, the organisers have decided to organise a ... See all stories on this topic »

Emergency Message from the US State Department – Forest Fires inChile I Love Chile News January is the peak of the austral summer tourist season, and parts of the affected areas are known for outdoor sports and adventure tourism. 2.Chilean authorities have been battling serious forest fires in the Torres del Paine National Park since ... See all stories on this topic » I Love Chile News

Waiting for the Sentence: van der Sloot's Slow Road to Justice TIME If the court would have allowed it, he'd probably have done away with a long-sleeve gray shirt as well to get comfortable in the sweltering heat of southern hemisphere summer. As it turned out, he wouldn't be sweating for long on Friday. ... See all stories on this topic »

The 45 Places to Go in 2012 New York Times Other high-profile projects include the construction of three firsts: The Panamera, the first Waldorf Astoria hotel in Latin America (set to open in June 2012); the Trump Ocean Club, the region's tallest building, which opened last summer; ... See all stories on this topic » New York Times

Places to visit 2012 Malaysia Star Most of the islands boast one or more summer cottages, a welcome refuge for the residents of Stockholm, who annually gorge themselves on sunshine for these few short weeks. Riding high on the success of the 2010 mine rescue near Copiapó, Chile has ... See all stories on this topic » Malaysia Star

The Killers to release album in 2012 Windsor Star "It's just whether it's the summertime or the wintertime," the singer told BBC Radio 1 of the debut date. With that much time ahead of them, Flowers remains vague about what fans can expect out of the followup to 2008's Day and Age, aside from saying ... See all stories on this topic »

In Antarctica, your journey is where the continent allows The National The ship was originally commissioned by the Chilean Navy and now cruises to both the Arctic and Antarctic regions. When travelling long distances Gentoo penguins frequently jump from the water. They are one of three species of brush-tailed penguin ... See all stories on this topic » The National

Heartwarming reds Brantford Expositor A sommelier friend endorses drinking wines from warm climates when it's cold outside and ones from cooler regions during the summer. His logic is that wines produced in warmer regions, such as Australia, California and Chile, tend to be richer and ... See all stories on this topic »

Marker flags help in the garden Monterey County Herald My recent experience includes the renovation of several larger garden beds to contain collections of plants from each of the world's five dry summer climate zones: the Mediterranean basin, coastal California, the central coast of Chile, South Africa, ... See all stories on this topic »

Wolf Creek draws Texans with big snow, small crowds Austin American-Statesman Besides, the Frito pie topped with green chile rocks for just $3.50. Wolf Creek is a favorite among Texans — and not just because it's a good value. You can actually drive between Austin and Wolf Creek. It'll take 14 hours in favorable conditions. ... See all stories on this topic » Austin American-Statesman

Justin Bieber: Year 2011 review for the Never Say Never Kid DigitalJournal.com Bieber went back out on tour at the end of September and played dates in Mexico and then into South America, where he performed in Brazil, Argentina, Chile, Peru and Venezuela. The tour was sold-out and another success. It was the first time he toured ... See all stories on this topic » DigitalJournal.com

A January Like No Other (odds of a "real winter" diminish) Minneapolis Star Tribune (blog) An important change is the emergence of a category of summertime extremely hot outliers, more than three standard deviations (σ) warmer than climatology. This hot extreme, which covered much less than 1% of Earth's surface in the period of climatology ... See all stories on this topic »

Unusual Weather Causes Problems – 2012 Dakar Rally RoadandTrack.com (blog) The rally was due to cross at Paso San Francisco; one of 42 passes between Argentina and Chile. At 15577 feet it is one of the world's highest mountain passes and during mid-summer it's usually free of snow. When I crossed it in 2009 while covering the ... See all stories on this topic » RoadandTrack.com (blog)

BBC Sport Johnson makes a challenge before he was forced off injured against ... BBC News Wolves manager Mick McCarthy brought on England winger Jarvis and Fletcher, while Birmingham turned to Chile winger Jean Beausejour. But none of them could enliven a dire encounter until three minutes into stoppage time, when Jarvis cut inside from the ... See all stories on this topic » BBC News

Now for something different Irish Times We may also see an increased interest in European wines; prices in Chileseem to be on the rise, and the Australian dollar is being kept high by exports of ore and coal to China. I suspect we may also see more red and white wines with lower alcohol ... See all stories on this topic » Irish Times

Shrewsbury UFO Investigators to star with Shaun Ryder in new TV series shropshirelive.com (press release) Shaun's quest for truth will lead him all over the globe, starting in the wormhole (a “shortcut” through space-time) in his Manchester back garden, before heading off to visit the US, Peru, Chile and Australia. The series will try to be a serious ... See all stories on this topic » shropshirelive.com (press release)

Chile blames deadly fires on Mapuche Indian terror WRAL.com The fires also blackened much of the Torres del Paine park, which attracts 150000 tourists annually, most during the brief southern summer. An Israeli tourist has been blamed for starting the Torres del Paine blaze by setting fire to toilet paper after ... See all stories on this topic »

  

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