Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. For the past week, the streets of Chile’s capital, Santiago have resounded with the sound of banging metal pots, the rallying call ...

People ride bicycles during the Car Free Sunday event in Santiago, Chile, March 22, 2026. During the event, some streets in the Chilean capital were turned into car-free zones from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m.

In January, Venezuelans in Chile briefly celebrated the fall of Maduro, but many now fear a harsher climate for migrants as the country shifts to the right.

It's summer in Buenos Aires and Santiago, and the walking is good. Both of these large and proud metropolis on the south end of the globe have turbulent histories and rich cultural assets, including ...