¡Míralo! ¡El Mirlo!
If you live in Chile, you’ve probably seen them, mirlos aka shiny cowbirds (Molothrus bonariensis), but what you might not know is that they depend...
Author : Bob Travis
Delivery Services Swarm Latin American Metro Areas
by Bob Travis
It’s not your imagination. There are more delivery people weaving in and out of traffic in Santiago and other major Latin American cities. It’s the...
‘Chuqui’ Goes Underground for Second Act
by Bob Travis
SANTIAGO – “If you’re lucky, you get a second act in life …. But sooner or later, death will come. Unannounced, Old Man Reaper comes...
143-Year-Old Peruvian Guano Bonds – Only Pretty Paper
by Bob Travis
October 1, 2018 was arguably an important day for not one, but two, of Chile’s northern neighbors; and, if it was hard to avoid the...
How a ‘thrifty Hollander’ introduced California quail to Chile over 150 years ago
by Bob Travis
SANTIAGO – California quail (Callipepla californica)—known as “Condorniz” in Chile—are common throughout the Central Zone and into the Lake District. In fact, quail populations there...
Urban Invaders: Monk Parakeets
by Bob Travis
SANTIAGO – If legendary film director and producer Sir Alfred Hitchcock were alive today, he might be inspired to remake The Birds and trade Bodega...