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Dia de la Comida Chilena*

Posted on May 9, 2019

(* Traducción del original en Ingles, hecha por el autor) El sitio de noticias online mas importante de Chile, EMOL, anunció en la edición del lunes que era el “Día Nacional de…

Chile and China

Posted on May 1, 2019

In early April of this year, Chile and its President Sebastian Piñera were  fine tuning plans and juggling resources for three huge image-defining events for the nation: A State visit to China and hosting…

Chile Food Day

Posted on April 16, 2019

Chile’s leading online news site, EMOL, announced in Monday’s edition that it was “National Day of Chilean Cuisine”, an opportunity to celebrate traditional foods. Readers were asked to choose their favorites between…

2018: Loose Ends

Posted on January 7, 2019

daveschilelives.com always ends the year leaving loose ends, lots of loose ends. 2018 was no exception. Loose ends result from the eclectic, sporadic nature of this blog, and because life produces events…

An emphatic NO!! Good for Chile

Posted on October 6, 2018

Chileans see August as “hump month”. Being at the end of their winter, if they survive August and September it’s relatively smooth sailing to finish out the year, get through the end-of-year…

“Just a picture with Trump won’t do”

Posted on September 26, 2018

On Friday, September 28, the President of Chile, Sebastian Piñera, is scheduled to have a White House meeting with President Trump. The idea of these two leaders meeting conjures up pleasant images…

September 11

Posted on September 11, 2018

September Eleventh; An Agonizing Date for Both Chile and United States   Today, the eleventh of September, citizens of Chile search for ways to adequately remember the events of this day 45…

Chilean Food: Stick with the Basics

Posted on March 24, 2018

Bloomberg News recently published a list of restaurants in Santiago, Chile, recommended for business travelers.The ones they recommend are reportedly good, predictably expensive, and conveniently located in the center of the city…

Chile; La Voluntad de Ser

Posted on February 20, 2018

Pope Francisco just visited Chile. As you might expect of an Argentine trying to provide spiritual guidance and comfort to Chileans, he made a couple of missteps and was only mildly well…

Piñera Wins Big; Now What?

Posted on December 19, 2017

Sebastián Piñera was quite confident he would win Chile’s presidential election in the first round a month ago, and avoid a second round runoff. He didn’t. Yesterday, he and his supporters were…

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