16th-century silver coin discovered near Strait of Magellan marks the spot of a doomed Spanish colony The newfound coin dates to the 1584 founding of a doomed Spanish settlement in southern Chile. LiveScience · Apr 8
1,100-year-old mummy found in Chile died of extensive injuries when a turquoise mine caved in, CT scans reveal The mummified remains of a man buried close to a turquoise mine in Chile's Atacama Desert suggest he was a miner who died in a tragic occupational accident. LiveScience · Jan 9