South America News

“But there are also other scenarios, such as the energy of the eruption being released more gradually.”

A towering plume of ash from an erupting volcano in Chile's remote Patagonia could collapse back down to devastate the surrounding area, a leading expert warned Friday. via The Boston Globe

Comment?

Peruvian authorities move quickly to contain 1,500 gallons of fuel that spilled from a U.S. tanker in Pisco. via Reuters

Comment?

“We consider the lifespan of Andean volcanoes to be about 1 million years, which is supported by this new eruption”

Aerial view Chaiten Volcano, southern Chile, prior to May 2008 eruption. Image courtesy Chilean Air Force The Chaiten volcano now erupting in southern Chile is one of 200 to 300 volcanoes in the "Andean Arc" ... via PhysOrg Weblog

Comment?

“Why now? What is the opposition hoping for? To provoke more uncertainty or instability?”

The Bolivian Congress voted Thursday to hold a national referendum within 90 days on the rule of President Evo Morales, his vice-president and nine regional governors, the senate said. via Raw Story

Comment?

These are dear friends of mine who are committed to doing what's right for the country. via PR-inside.com

Comment?

“Quartiero says his men asked the Indians to stop building their homes and leave his property”

SAO PAULO, Brazil : Armed guards protecting a farmer's rice fields on Monday shot and wounded 10 Indians who were building their homes on a reservation in northern Brazil, police and an indigenous rights group ... via International Herald Tribune

Comment?

“The airports are open but the airlines cancelled flights because the volcanic ash gets in the airplane turbines and could cause material damage”

Ash from the erupting Chaiten volcano in southern Chile spread across a growing swathe of South America today, forcing flight cancellations across much of Argentina and threatening to blanket more towns in ... via The Age

Comment?

Experts say Chile's Chaiten volcano could belch out ash for months to come. Some experts say it could rumble on for years. via Reuters Video

Comment?

“Stop. Stop please. Stop, they're police.”

A judge on Wednesday gave a 54-year prison term to a cashiered army lieutenant colonel who was convicted of ordering the massacre of 10 elite anti-drug police in an ambush on a lonely country road.

Judge Edmundo Lopez also slapped near-maximum sentences of 52 years on the unit's second-in-command, and 50 years each on the other 13 soldiers convicted of participating in the May 22, 2006 slaughter.

A motive was not determined in the case though senior police officials told The Associated Press they believe former Lt. Col. Byron Carvajal and his troops had been protecting a drug lord. Read more

Comment?

Rio de Janeiro - At least 17 people died and 30 remained missing on Monday in Brazil after an unlicensed ship floundered and partially sank a day earlier in the Solimoes River near the town of Manacapuru in the ... via News24.com

Comment?