The work on Argentina’s hydroelectric dam named for President Néstor Kirchner will begin in November under a cloud of contention.  Several groups fear its affects on the Perito Moreno glacier.   In Chile a similarly controversial mega-dam project was cancelled. 

Chile’s Atacama Desert may be the country’s solar ‘promised land,’ but when it comes to wind energy, central-northern Coquimbo region (IV) reigns supreme. 

The love that the people of Quebradas have for their pueblo is evident in their tidy gardens, trash-free roads, immaculate schools, and above all, their sparkling sage-green Quebradas River.  This respect for the river and its environment can be traced, in large part, to the creation of the non-profit AQUA (Asociacion Quebradeña de Artesanos) in