As Chile resonates with Independence Day commemorations, the air is filled with the sounds of cueca music. The national dance makes elegant use of white handkerchiefs to tell a story of seduction.

SANTIAGO, Chile (AP) – Violeta Zuniga gets around with a cane because of her knee problems, but nothing can keep the 83-year-old from performing Chile's national dance to protest her partner's ...

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SANTIAGO, Chile (AP) - Violeta Zuniga gets around with a cane because of her knee problems, but nothing can keep the 83-year-old from performing Chile's national dance to protest her partner's ...

Seventeen years under a dictator left deep marks on Chilean society, and those marks show up in unexpected places. Augusto Pinochet integrated the musical genre cueca into his regime. For decades, ...

On September 18, we will celebrate the First National junta that took place in 1810. As the Geographic Military Institute (ES) explains: Independence day is not the real reason why we celebrate on ...