John Bartlett
Stories
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Science
Planned development threatens view of Paranal Observatory
With its clear, dark skies, northern Chile is home to two fifths of the world's astronomical infrastructure, but could that be under threat with increasing urbanisation and mining development?
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Latin America
A blackout left most of Chile in darkness for 7 hours
For over seven straight hours in Chile, the electricity went out and plunged the country into chaos.
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Latin America
How one community in Chile is blessed and cursed with lithium
Chile is the world's second-largest lithium producer. It has been a welcome boon to the economy, but local community members consider it a disaster.
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Environment
How one U.S. conservationist's work is helping to preserve Chile's wilderness
Chile is set to gain its 47th national park early this year — largely due to the efforts of U.S. conservationist Kristine Tompkins and her organization.
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Environment
Meet the US conservationist who helped create Chile's newest national park
We look at how one US conservationist's work is helping preserve Chile's wilderness at the southernmost tip of the South American continent.
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Latin America
5 years after massive protests in Chile, what's left of the desire for change?
Five years after the tumultuous protests in Chile demanding social and economic equality, what's left of the revolutionary spirit and desire for change?
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Latin America
In Chile a language on the verge of extinction, stirs into life
Ckunsa, an indigenous language in Chile, was declared dead 70 years ago. But groups in northern Chile are successfuly reviving the language and teaching it to a new generation.
