The Santiago Times is an English-language

English language

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 newspaper

Newspaper

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 published in Santiago, Chile

Santiago, Chile

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 that reports news in Chile

Chile

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 and the other parts of Latin America

Latin America

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. It is part of The Chilean Information Project (CHIP) reporting on environmental, social and economic issues within Chile. The newspaper's focus is environmental and social issues, giving particular attention to reporting on the Mapuche struggle and environmental concerns within Chile.

The Santiago Times also provides English and Spanish language media content for various organisations in Chile.

The Santiago Times was founded in 1990 as a personal hobby of its founder, Steve Anderson, but was incorporated already in 1995 and has later grown into the most credible and established English-language news source in Chile.