Star Wars Owner Sues Small Chilean Car Wash for Plagiarism
‘Star Wash’, a small, family-owned car wash on the outskirts of Santiago de Chile, is being sued by LucasFilm, the company that owns the Star Wars brand, for allegedly plagiarizing its property. Matias Jara, the owner of Star Wash, was in the process of registering his brand with the Chilean patent authority when he received […]
Man Sues Civil Registry After Being Kicked Out by Wife Due to ‘Phonetic Error’
A Chilean man was kicked out of the house by his family after the Civil Registry Office mistakenly registered him as the father of two Venezuelan children whom he had never even met. Up until the beginning of this month, Leonardo Sepúlveda Rodríguez, a middle-aged man from Santiago, Chile, had enjoyed a peaceful and fulfilling […]
DC Comics Sues Chilean Bakery “Superpan” Over Copyright Infringement
After nearly three years of litigation with entertainment giant DC Comics, a small neighborhood bakery in Chile has retained the right to use the brand “Superpan”. 41-year-old Gonzalo Montenegro has been selling bread in his native Quinta Normal, a commune in the Santiago province, for over three decades. As a youth, he would promote his […]
Employee Accidentally Paid 286 Times His Salary Resigns And Vanishes Without a Trace
A Chilean man who was accidentally paid 286 times his salary last month resigned from the company and vanished after promising to return the money paid in excess. Someone in the human resources department of Chile’s largest producer of cold cuts, Consorcio Industrial de Alimentos (Cial), must be sweating profusely right now. By accident, they […]
Great Grandfather – 5,484-Year-Old Patagonian Cypress Could Be World’s Oldest Tree
Scientists in Chile believe that an ancient Patagonian cypress known as ‘Gran Abuelo’ (Great Grandfather) could be over 5,000 years old, which would make it the world’s oldest living tree. The Patagonian cypress (Fitzroya cupressoides), known in South America as ‘alerce’, is a conifer native to Chile and Argentina. They belong to the same family […]
This Chilean Community Requires Residents to Have Their Appendix Removed
Can you imagine needing to have your appendix removed just to be able to live in your city? That’s exactly what the residents of Villa Las Estrellas, a small Chilean settlement in Antarctica, are required to do in order to live there long-term. To be able to comprehend such a bizarre requirement, you first need to […]
Dog Survives 6 Days in Atacama Desert After Jumping from Airplane
After falling from an airplane and roaming through the Atacama Desert for 6 days, “Gaspar the miracle dog” was recently rescued and reunited with his owner. Surviving the harsh Atacame Desert for almost a week is a challenge for any human, let alone a scared dachsund that happened to have fallen out of an airplane at […]
These Three Dogs Are Bringing Chile’s Fire-Devastated Forests Back to Life
In January 2017, a series of fires in central Chile’s La Maue region burned down over 457,000 hectares of forest, leaving behind nothing but charred ground. Now, three border collies are helping replant it all by doing what they love most, running. Das, Olivia, and Summer, three female border collies have been working hard to […]
This Chilean Sanctuary Gives Rescued Farm Animals the Love and Affection They Deserve
If there is such a place as heaven for farm animals, it must be a lot like Santuario Igualdad Interspecies, an incredible sanctuary for domestic animals destined for slaughter or left for dead. Here, not only do they get to live in perfect peace and harmony, but they receive all the love and affection they […]
Chilean Police Report Paranormal Activity While Investigating Domestic Disturbance
People report cases of paranormal activity somewhere around the world virtually every day, but it’s not often that you hear police officers actually confirming these occurrences. However, that’s exactly what happened a couple of days ago in a Chilean city, when police investigating a domestic disturbance were allegedly attacked by mysterious forces. On February 26, […]
Chilean Woman Adopts Abandoned Dead Babies So She Can Bury Them
We’ve seen lots of stories of kind people who adopt children, but this is a first – a Chilean woman who adopts dead babies! Fueled by the strong belief that every baby deserves a proper goodbye, she officially adopts abandoned babies that are found dead so she can organize funerals for them. It all started 12 […]
Delicias del Sol – Chile’s Sun-Powered Restaurant
The people in Villaseca, Chile are some of the most the eco-concious on the Planet, using only sun-powered ovens to cook all their food. With these ovens, which can generate temperatures up to 180 degrees Celsius (356 degrees Fahrenheit), the villagers can prepare all kinds of dishes, including vegetables, meats and even deserts. At first, […]
Mysterious Condition Causes Girl to Cry Tears of Blood
20-year-old Yaritza Oliva is living a nightmare. For the last couple of weeks the girl from Purranque, Chile, has been crying tears of blood and so far no one has been able to explain her mysterious condition. Yaritza first noticed blood tears coming out of her eyes about two weeks ago, but due to her family’s […]
Magic Mountain Lodge – Chile’s Water Spewing Volcano Hotel
Ever wondered what it would be like to live inside a volcano? Now you can have your chance at a hotel that’s shaped like one – Magic Mountain. There’s even stuff spewing off the top (water, not molten lava) and cascading down the walls and windows. But it doesn’t look much like a volcano, not […]
Chilean Taekwondo Instructor Opens Real-Life Jedi Academy
Following a dream of combining his passion for martial arts with his love for the Star Wars saga, a Chilean taekwondo instructor has opened the first Jedi school in South America. William Berrueta has been a fan of the Star Wars franchise for a very long time, but it was the Star Wars Exhibition Tour, […]