News of patagonia

CORONAVIRUS PANDEMIC

Accustomed to isolation, Patagonians still fear impact of coronavirus

04-04-2020 09:42 Residents in the region, which is heavily dependent on tourism and oil, fear the impact of the coronavirus pandemic.

Bloomberg

Clean energy boom threatened by Argentina’s free-market fizzle

28-01-2020 12:50 Macri-era investment into clean energy along Argentina's Atlantic coast will be difficult to sustain in current economic climate, writes Jonathan Gilbert.

Vaca Muerta

Vaca Muerta: Fracking leaves heavy footprint in Patagonia

13-12-2019 07:00 Enormous non-conventional oil and gas deposit provides 43% of the total oil production and 60% of gas production of Argentina. Yet its effects on local communities have gone largely unheard.

BLOOMBERG

Patagonia summit sheds light on mood before election

07-10-2019 07:00 Argentine executives are preparing for the next government with a mix of pessimism, resignation and even some humour.

CHUBUT PROVINCE

Unrest in Chubut grows as recession, debt squeezes oil-rich province

18-09-2019 13:00 Chubut is drowning in a sea of debt, with the provincial government facing difficulties in paying salaries in full and on time to teachers, medical doctors, court employees, office clerks, pensioners and security forces.

ENVIRONMENT

Chilean Patagonia: an open-air lab to study climate change

04-09-2019 12:50 In one of the most inhospitable places on Earth, scientists are studying whales, dolphins and algae in order to help predict how climate change will affect the world's oceans.

Kirchnerite stronghold

Alicia Kirchner re-elected Santa Cruz governor with solid win

12-08-2019 09:55 The forecast for voting on Monday morning even put Alicia Kirchner's performance above her national ally, Alberto Fernández, by over seven percentage points.

BLOOMBERG

Data-rigging scandal rocks salmon-farming industry in Patagonia

01-08-2019 09:28 Company Nova Austral pushes out its top executive as bonds sank amid misreporting claims. Scandal is latest to hit Chile’s farm-raised salmon industry.

TRAVEL SPECIAL

Not so idle days in Patagonia

09-06-2018 12:04 Wayne Bernhardson has spent four decades exploring the Southern Cone for work reasons – but he has rarely visited the same places with his wife. In December, he swapped the professional for the personal on a trip to Ushuaia and the Parque Nacional Los Glaciares.

by Wayne Bernhardson