Boy in Bushwick

The scenes that continue to emerge from Japan are simply heartbreaking. I was listening to Christiane Amanpour’s live report from outside To...

Originally written while sitting on the terrace of our room at Medio Mundo in Algarrobo around 9:10 a.m. on Monday, Jan. 17. The sun has lar...

Less than two weeks after Jared L. Loughner allegedly shot Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords [D-Ariz.] in the head outside a Tucson supermark...

El Museo de la Memoria y los Derechos Humanos in Santiago provides a stark and sobering reminder of Chile’s not so distant past. General Aug...

El Club Social is the center of Santa Cruz´s gastronomical world. Tortillas de porotos verdes (green bean omelettes,) empanadas de queso (...

One can literally describe Valparaíso as a city on the edge. Ascensores (elevators) transport visitors and residents alike from el Plan int...

Cafés are certainly a great place to soak up a particular city´s street life, and Buonaroma Café near the Tobalaba Metro station is as good ...

I can hear jackhammers and traffic in the distance as I write this blog, but Calle Helvecia is quiet on this sunny Saturday morning here in ...

A quick note to let everyone know I leave for Chile tonight. I will return to New York on Tuesday, Jan. 18, but I plan to post pictures and ...

Is Chile poised to extend legal protections to same-sex couples? Members of a right-wing political party have reportedly acknowledged same-...