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Aesthetic architecture has a social conscience in the Graduate School of Design (GSD) exhibit, “Alejandro Aravena: X.” The design showcases 10 projects by Chilean architect and visiting GSD Prof Alejandro Aravena. One bonus for anyone interested in community development: the display includes entries for the ELEMENTAL competition to design low cost housing projects for Chilean communities. Through Nov. 17. Gund Hall Gallery, 48 Quincy St. (ECMV...
...films to be screened is ¡Viva Chile M…!, which takes a journey through the sociocultural and political issues of the past 70 years in Chile and the U.S. Renowned Latin American writer/activist Fernando Alegria visits such hot topics as socialism, the Latino Revival and overthrown Chilean president Salvador Allende. Tickets $8. 9:10 p.m. Also screening at 6:30 p.m., Oct. 30th. Harvard Film Archive. Visit bliff.org for more info...
...Patagonia: On a nine-day Chilean excursion with Bio Bio Expeditions, you decide how much time you want to spend fishing, swimming and horseback riding. Or just hang out at the Rio Azul valley base camp, with two riverside hot tubs, sauna and masseuse. Admire the view from Base Camp Sunset Bar after whitewater rafting and fly fishing. Bio Bio calls it "the perfect way to get away from the chills of winter and enjoy the warm Chilean sun." $2,600 per person. tel: (1-800) 246 7238; www.bbxrafting.com...
...idea of sacrificing luxury? Then plan your winter holiday escape with a high-end-tour company catering to those who simply want the best. It's as easy as picking up the phone (and shelling out the cash). Here are some leading operators. Patagonia: On a nine-day Chilean excursion with Bio Bio Expeditions, you decide how much time you want to spend fishing, swimming and horseback riding. Or just hang out at the Rio Azul valley base camp, with two riverside hot tubs, sauna and masseuse. Admire the view from Base Camp Sunset Bar after whitewater rafting...
STRIPPED. AUGUSTO PINOCHET, 88, Chilean President from 1973 to 1990; of immunity from prosecution, in a 9-8 vote by Chile's Supreme Court; in Santiago. The decision opens the way for a possible trial on charges of human-rights abuses for Pinochet's crackdown on dissidents in the 1970s and '80s in which at least 19 Chileans are believed to have died...