In Valparaíso, winemakers and street artists get together to launch the world’s first wine-graffiti festival—and to help change a neighborhood along the way. At the base of Cerro Mariposa in ...

Who knows how traditions began in great old cities? To most visitors Valparaiso, Chile, is noted for its graffiti--as it should be. It began as a protest against the despotic regime of Augusto ...

Ninety minutes outside of Santiago is the seaside town of Valparaíso. It extends up from the ocean into the hills, with every square centimeter covered with buildings, streets, stairs, art, or ...

On June 28 hundreds of university students committed “Mass Suicide by Education” in Valparaíso, Chile. The symbolic demonstration was just one of a series of vociferous acts being played out over the ...

This month's devastating fire in the Chilean city of Valparaiso not only killed 15 people and destroyed nearly 3,000 homes, it also ignited a debate over the future of the country's fire service, ...

At least 12 people are dead and more than 2,000 homes have been destroyed by a large fire that wreaked havoc over the weekend in Valparaiso, Chile. Some 10,000 people have been forced to evacuate ...

A woman puts out a forest fire affecting the hills in Quilpué comune, Valparaíso region, Chile on February 3, 2024. The region of Valparaíso and Viña del Mar, in central Chile, woke up on Saturday ...

Destructive wildfires in central Chile, particularly around the densely populated region of Valparaiso, have claimed the lives of at least 46 individuals, according to President Gabriel Boric's ...

More than 10,000 people have been evacuated from Chile's port city of Valparaiso to escape a moving fire that has killed at least 12 residents. Some 1,200 firefighters are battling the large blaze, ...