by Lucas Dominguez Vargas | May 26, 2023 | Notes
Since May 3rd, 2023, the project “Testigos de Hielo” (ice cores taken from glaciers of the mountain range) is taking place on the esplanade of the Cultural Park of Valparaíso. This initiative was awarded through the fund Ciencia Pública of the Ministry of Science,...
by Marcos Gómez Cole | Oct 21, 2021 | Notes
The first time a human being walked on a glacier, it probably dates back to the pristine times when our species began to populate the planet. Since then, we have not stopped approaching and venturing into glaciers, motivated by the most diverse ends; scientists,...
by Nicolás Leblanc Castro | Oct 1, 2020 | Notes
Pascua Lama is a mining project of the Canadian company Barrick Gold through its affiliate company named Compañía Minera Nevada S.A., located in the middle of the Andean Mountain Range, on the border between Chile and Argentina, which consists of an open-pit mining...
by Equipo Glaciar | Aug 28, 2020 | Notes
There already are several communities in this country, beginning to lift restrictions under the deconfinement plan. However, there is a series of regulations concerning practicing outdoor sports during the Transition Stage. This Tuesday, August 11, the Ministry of...
by Francisca Albiña | Aug 20, 2020 | Science
Glaciers of the central Andes of Chile are a crucial freshwater resource for down-stream communities for drinking water or water for agriculture, mining or industry. Normally, the mountain water supply is largely sourced from the melting of the winter...