One of the most beautiful countries I have visited, out of 100+. I drove from Santiago to Valparaiso and Vina del Mar, then to the end of the Pan American Hwy at the southern tip of Chiloe island. Breathtaking scenery and I did not even have time to see the best part, Torres del Paine.
@@MalvTzy Huh? I am not Chilean, not even close. Born and raised in Scandinavia. How does me describing my experience in Chile turn into propaganda in your head?
@@jackdoe3889 I'm Brazilian and lived in Chile once, besides coming back for holidays a few other times. I totally agree with you. One of the most beautiful countries I have visited as well, out of mine 60+. Traveling from Santiago to Andes or to the coast has stunning views. La Serena in the North is great and the Atacama desert is in my top 3 of places I've been! Then there is the south: Pucon, Puerto Montt, Chiloé...still the best part is also missing in my mind: Patagonia. So, yes: if you haven't been to Chile, it's never too late :) ps: I also live in Scandinavia, Sweden to be more specific
The whole world only gat 2 political options. You either is a Democrat or a Republican. Few are communist eg china then the other few are run by dictators eg the north man. We face same problems across the globe too. That is the haves n the havenot. I was shocked by how rich the 1% in Africa are 😢 this 1 rich family in Africa can buy a whole US county and still not exsorst their $$ while millions were in the brink of starvation 😢 I learned alot !
@@blazkowicz666 nah man, that"s because united states financed military coups and a lot of corruption in central and south america for it's own benefits, if it's your nature to be selfish, ok, but mine isn't
There should be more focus on urban poverty in Santiago. I lived in Chile for 8 years. My daughter was born there. I worked at a mine in Antofagasta and lived in Santiago. The issue of water inequality in the north is dwarfed by the income inequality in the capital. Since Santiago has more people than the rest of the country put together, its story is vital to understanding poverty in Chile.
the selfishness is shocking. I understand the mine needs water but couldn't they setup a similar even smaller pipe for the local population? NOt even a reservoir was built for the people in the desert. It makes no sense the way they are living, so sad.
@@oujisanhikari18 That would be hugely unprofitable. You only set those up if there was no other way to get water eg. In the middle eastern desert. You certainly wouldn't use the water for huge industrial applications. Ultimately its a tale as old as time, the rich eating the poor. The people who have don't care about the people who have nothing.
The fact that we get free videos on RUclips by DW Documentary is truly a gift; keeping education and knowledge alive. 👍🙏🤷 May I also remind you of the fact that our Native American population in our motherland, the Continent of America before the European Colonizers arrived, was around 15 millions, while the European population in their motherland, the Continent of Europe was around 25 millions. Today, Native American population is 15 million, while the European population, in the Continents of America + Europe, is a staggering TWO BILLION! A shockingly sad truth. In my humble opinion, it's about time to decolonize the Colonized lands, and return to rightful owners Native American people. Notorious global cardinal crimes the Christian West has committed, and benefited a great deal, such as centuries-long global Slavery & Colonialism had long been over, why on earth is notorious Colonization still lingering on, may I ask? 😔
That's the biggest difference between Europe and the rest of the world: access to information (an ineluctable right). Something nobody else understands.
Education? Lol. More like propaganda. They want you to beleive that buying used clothes vs new clothes is the reason for Chiles pollution. Use those god given critical thinking skills, you need them more than ever right now considering the state of US media. Another DW video I had to down vote. Ps, I also down voted your I g n o r a n t comment.
@@wadi5145 There are tons of free documentaries from the US, Canada or Japan. It seems you simply don't know about them. Radio-Canada for example has a website where you can watch tons of very diverse content in both english and french. I don't know much about the english content since I'm from the french part of Canada, but the french content is generally quite interesting
@@wadi5145 Nah its metric man. they was talking about the mine being 30 metric degrees or whtever and im thinking "is that hot? sounds cold and if it was a regular temp they wouldn't have bothered to mention it but isn't everything the opposite in metric??" And the one lady dubbed with the a dingo aet my baby accent was pretty dope tho
@Just_reactors How? My country (Ukraine) is being destroyed from two sides - Russia and USA. I have been in Canada since 2018. I pay my rent, I can't afford my property. I still to contribute to the growing of this capitalism 😁
Some wealthy individuals from Latin America appear to misunderstand the context of this German channel. They seemed to think it appropriate to showcase their wealth and even to praise figures like Pinochet, without understanding the cultural or political stance of DW. It could have been an affluent family from Colombia, Peru, Argentina. They are all the same.
They are the white supremacist minority who have ties to US and Europe and who possess territory and control the economy. The European descendants of Chile came during a whitening phase in the 19th and 20th century that invited immigration from Germanic and Nordic ethnic Europeans to settle in Chile in a land grab to displace and replace the native population. They were given free land and full immunity to displace and murder natives. This was the same case in Paraguay, Argentina, and Uruguay hence why they have historical ties to Germany and feel like German settlers more than natives of South America. Chile is also a white supremacist, Zionist apartheid state.
So you think people should hide their political views and opinions when it doesn’t align with left wing progressives? I thought the left were the tolerant, pro-Democracy side? It’s ironic how hard the modern left projects their own moral and ethical inadequacies. And above all, their sheer incompetence on delivering anything remotely close to what they claim to be fighting for.
Yes, The highest classes in Latin America are ultra conservatives. The want nothing to be changed in their countries, hence their status quo is not altered or lost.
0:39 I'm under no illusion of the contributions I make as a consumer, and the necessity for collecting these materials to run society but, oh my god! When seeing this incredible hole that's beem carved out of the Earth, I can't help feel saddened and disheartened. I find it difficult to relate to this womans emotional reaction. The extrodinary devastation we've created is jaw dropping.
@@MobileStore-x4h🎉 EN CHILE LOS MEXICANOS SON (USUALMENTE) BIENVENIDOS. SON LOS VENEZOLANOS LOS QUE COMENZARON A SER UN ASUNTO SERIO DE LA MIGRACIÓN A CHILE.
Right. And you're from "poor" class make such a show of caring. Go ahead, sew your own clothes and then reuse it. Don't participate in the economy. Don't even dumpster dive -- you should be fully independent from "consumption"
I love Santiago and Valparaiso. So much history and natural beauty. I was also struck by how many stray dogs there are in Santi. One guy I met said some people tend to turn their dogs out when the economy goes south.
@@NnamdiNnakeGreece was just like that with stray dogs until 2019 when mass castrations started. We still have some stray dogs here and there but nowhere near like we did 5 years ago. We are also full of stray cats but not as full as Turkey.
Thanks for the video, DW. I'm genuinely glad to see these hardworking Chileans improving their lives. For all the Western environmentalists who are sure to complain about the environmental damage caused by these mines, consider this: The vast majority of this copper will be exported to North America, Europe, and Asia. A lot of the exported copper will be used in so-called renewable energy technologies. Everything has a cost and consequences.
*"It's spreading so fast that Iquique, the regions largest city, is **_now_** surrounded by huge sand dunes".* -This DW Documentary -> 09:49 - This is blatantly FALSE. These dunes are thousands of years old (est. 20,000 years). - One dune is called "The Dragon Dune", that was said to be formed by costal winds when sea levels were much higher. - Iquique was originally *built* next to these giant dunes, they didn't show up because of the mining practices. - If you google it (I can't post links here, hence the "edited" tag) you can even find photos from as far back as the 1880's with these giant dunes here. - While I support exposing bad business practices and reporting on damage to the environment, this is not a free pass to make things up in documentaries. - Keep journalism factual, stop making stuff up DW.
Great Documentary about Chile. After watching it, I can safely say that South America and particularly the country of Chile is not some mysterious strip of land in the southern hemisphere. 😊 I enjoyed it! Thanks 👍
Not only your friends, the same that votes for the extreme left in chile (my friend included ) took out their European passports and now their leaving happy in Portugal and Sweden 😂
Certainly the Chilean issues resonate with those in other countries. I was reminded of the fact that so many people in the world live without basic infrastructure like water supply. I should not take it for granted that I have services I need, water, electricity, and yes, the Internet.
It is similar. Chile is one of the white supremacist settlement projects in South America. The bad governance is to deprive the native majority and for the ruling minority to control wealth, land, and economy.
The ruling minority are descendants of white European settlers who were given land in the 19th century whitening phase of the "Europeanized" South American countries - Chile, Argentina, Paraguay, and Uruguay. It happened everywhere in South America but these countries the policy was more successful. These are countries that are de facto apartheid, Zionist and Germanic settlement projects.
Wow,DW you guys are trying to make me cry,and I am not from Chile;however,I have friends from Chile plus I am also recalling the 33 miners who were trapped for 69 days 14 years ago.
0:37 How can anyone look at the absolute devastation and pillaging with ecstasy?! It's because she has a relatively nice wage, morals go out the window. 'It Is Difficult to Get a Man to Understand Something When His Salary Depends Upon His Not Understanding It'
Because to even function in this messed up civilisation we require certain goods. I’ve had the same phone for 5 years. If calling out wrongs makes me a hypocrite then so be it, I’d much rather that than arguing that these wrongs are good.
@@SamWilkinsonn As computers have copper, complaining about copper mining while using a computer absolutely makes you a hypocrite. You choose to use one, you don't have to.
I’ve already admitted I’m a hypocrite. I said I’d rather be a hypocrite and admit it’s a problem than deny the issues for a self-serving delusion that our way of life’s fine.
13:54 They can easily use the tires for Earth shipping, as well as stuff the textile waste in the tires and compact it with the sand and dirt from the dunes. This would create walls and rammed earth structres to begin creating the fondayions for villages/villas, and then grow weeds, feed goats, regenerate the local ecosystems, and most immportantly, SAVE WATER.
All my life I've lived in Utah , we to have a HUGE open pit copper mine. How many times this mine would open and close , strikes , economy, and yet it's making somebody lots of MONEY.
36:47 is missleading. Chileans in the right wing don't want an authoritarian regime as in the end of democracy. They would never vow for that. It's about having a president that's efficient at restoring order and the respect of the law in the country.
Capitalism is fundamentally anti-democratic. From the moment the politicians are chosen to be on the ballot by big party donnors (who are all rich) you don't have democracy anymore. Because every politician will have the interests of the rich in mind and everything else is secondary.
Capitalism speaks louder than anything else. Wealth accumulation is the religion. Every class society creates inequality, and that's been happening since the middle ages. But now the wealth gap is worse.
That is paying for everyone. Not just for those in the city. It is paying salaries, royalties and taxes that benefit the whole country. Shutting down mining is not the answer. Changing mining practices and waste management. That is the ticket. Copper output out of Chile is steadily decreasing, however. As the worlds largest producer, that is bad news for Chile and for the rest of the world. Since the dawn of humankind, it is estimated that humans extracted 700 million metric tons of copper. It is estimated that with all the decarbonization policies, EVs, Solar Panels, Eolic Turbines, electrification of African communities, etc humanity will require 1.5 billion metric tons to achieve that goal by 2050. To me it seems an unsurmountable challenge. We'll see.
You touch a very good point. We are using the earth's limited resources (copper, oil, lithium, and cobalt) so fast. Nobody stops to say, "This works now, but how will we manage in the near future when we run out of the materials but still have only the same solutions?"
@@BoubacarDiallo-qe5iw Im in Europe. Our parents and grandparents were happier than us cause they used to have lower life standards than us and lived more simple lives. So I know and believe that youre happy. My point was different. A big global crisis is coming soon and your country is vulnerable to climate change and food insecurity (remember you import all your fertilizer...and loads of your food resources).
And as long as their economic elite remmains practicing a colonial extraction economy there, they'll remain poor. Same as all the rest of the third world.
Right at the start when I see open cast mines like that is not that they are "amazing", it is immediate concern about the physical wound to planet earth and are we ensuring that we are not going to far and causing too much harm!
Am I the only one realizing we're literally living in an apocalyptic era? Like all those movies I have watched vibes right now and I'm like, oh shiiiii*.
You have to be there to understand that exclamation. its easy for you to say that, but every day probably you are causing a scar to this planet as well.
@@WilliamYates-z7z im just repeating what was said in the video. Not my words man that is why I put a time hacks. if u click on the 21:14 mark of the video the video narrator says exactly that. Im sure Chile has good wines but there are some wines reserved for Export market. Houses are houses but not everyone can afford to live in Beverly hills catch my drift?
I would never make a judgement of a country that I have never lived in. In Uganda we have lots of fresh fish in lake Victoria but because we owe the Chinese money and because the Chinese can give us better pricing most of the fresh fish is for Export as most locals can't afford high prices but thing is we need to pay off our debts. I think u get my point.
Yeah well I worked for Glencore all over the world and it wasn't lost on me the Damage Glencore and I were doing.I am a Jackytar Newfoundlander which means I have native American ancestors.The only chances I got after the fishing fell in Newfoundland was the military or jobs like mining.So i first served in a foreign military and then went to work for Glencore.
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That's the problem when your entire economy is largely centered on mining. The government should have push for diversification decades ago. But they become complacent. You can only go so far with relying on commodities for economic growth. At some point, growth will slow down.
Quality life should start with access to safe, secure employment, free education and health care. There should be no left or right ideological agendas.
The fact that both sides don’t seem to connect on the issue is weird but unsurprising. They don’t want you coming around because you want to make a profit off their garbage. But they could sell it to the secondhand people, but then they’re missing out on the profit. So they dump it in the desert. But if you sell the secondhand all the scrap materials and garbage, and they make a profit, then it might possibly make the secondhand more popular which means we tilt away from the first hand or higher quality, which means we don’t make the garbage that gets sold to second hand that they’re desperately seeking.
Nobody needs millions dollar Nobody needs advance technology. People survive beautifully side by side to nature. Dying is part of life. Greed is a human!!
We are two minutes in. and we have somebody who just started working at the mine and knows absolutely nothing about it. she sounds like a freaking tourist. Soooooo what's the point? how about where you start out with someone who does know what they're doing and does know about the mine.
50 litres of water per day for 9 people is shocking. 50 litres per day is very doable for one person. But not for 9. That is truly extremely difficult to do. What a hard life.
Im really inspired by the French man who opened the school in Santiago, esp what he said abt broadening the children’s horizons, anyone know his name, i cant figure it out😭
While it's true that the water crisis particularly affects rural and marginalized communities, it’s misleading to present it as uniformly split along ethnic lines. The issue goes deeper when we consider how narratives about Latin America are often crafted. The videography in this documentary reinforces a tired, reductive portrayal of Chile-depicting it as an underdeveloped society rather than the vibrant, modern country it is. The filmmakers chose to focus on hardship and conflict, recycling the same outdated imagery of poverty and division. Meanwhile, they conveniently ignore Chile’s magnificent achievements-its advances in technology, its flourishing arts scene, and its dynamic urban culture. This type of portrayal is all too common. In the U.S. and other parts of the world, there’s a pattern of showcasing Latin American countries as places of poverty and ignorance, pitting Indigenous communities against the descendants of European colonizers time and again. It creates a convenient platform for viewers to feel a sense of superiority and to perpetuate stereotypes, rather than understanding the complexities and richness of these nations. Chile is not defined by poverty or conflict-it is a country full of resilience, cultural diversity, and progress, and it's high time documentaries reflect that truth.
This is common here in Latin America, especially older generations Recently it has been decreasing because Latin America is approaching a lower birth rate like Europe, but it is still a demographic transition, it is not difficult to see scenes of this type at the moment
can dw make documentary on which country have what natural resources and how much money in that and that related businesses include all countries which are have good natural resources
One of the most beautiful countries I have visited, out of 100+.
I drove from Santiago to Valparaiso and Vina del Mar, then to the end of the Pan American Hwy at the southern tip of Chiloe island. Breathtaking scenery and I did not even have time to see the best part, Torres del Paine.
average chile propaganda
@@MalvTzy Huh?
I am not Chilean, not even close. Born and raised in Scandinavia.
How does me describing my experience in Chile turn into propaganda in your head?
@@jackdoe3889 I'm Brazilian and lived in Chile once, besides coming back for holidays a few other times. I totally agree with you. One of the most beautiful countries I have visited as well, out of mine 60+.
Traveling from Santiago to Andes or to the coast has stunning views. La Serena in the North is great and the Atacama desert is in my top 3 of places I've been! Then there is the south: Pucon, Puerto Montt, Chiloé...still the best part is also missing in my mind: Patagonia. So, yes: if you haven't been to Chile, it's never too late :)
ps: I also live in Scandinavia, Sweden to be more specific
@@MalvTzywho are you? Me from Asia
I too find Chile to be one of the most beautiful countries I've ever been to. Spent the night at the monument at the end of Route 5.
the politics is so similar in each country it is baffling.
I know, it's odd to me as well. Throughout American history, the voting has been close to 50/50.
That’s because Human Nature is the same
The whole world only gat 2 political options. You either is a Democrat or a Republican. Few are communist eg china then the other few are run by dictators eg the north man. We face same problems across the globe too. That is the haves n the havenot. I was shocked by how rich the 1% in Africa are 😢 this 1 rich family in Africa can buy a whole US county and still not exsorst their $$ while millions were in the brink of starvation 😢 I learned alot !
@@blazkowicz666 nah man, that"s because united states financed military coups and a lot of corruption in central and south america for it's own benefits, if it's your nature to be selfish, ok, but mine isn't
on this video you see the extreme right and the extreme left. most chileans are neither of them.
The CEO of the gas company shown in the report, is well know for expelling people from national parks, claiming that “it belongs to his property”.
He sounded arrogant and out of touch with reality
so truth, he is not longer the CEO of that company for that reason.
He could play Vladimir Harkonnen without any makeup.
There should be more focus on urban poverty in Santiago. I lived in Chile for 8 years. My daughter was born there. I worked at a mine in Antofagasta and lived in Santiago.
The issue of water inequality in the north is dwarfed by the income inequality in the capital. Since Santiago has more people than the rest of the country put together, its story is vital to understanding poverty in Chile.
WHERE TO LIVE, WHAT TO EAT, AND WHAT TO GROW! WATER FROM WHERE???
Chile has a population of about 19.5 million people. The Santiago metropolitan area has about 6 million people. Your numbers aren't fully accurate.
Water poverty is because of income inequality. Chileans voted for this, remember?
Make your own documentary and stop telling ppl what to do.
the selfishness is shocking. I understand the mine needs water but couldn't they setup a similar even smaller pipe for the local population? NOt even a reservoir was built for the people in the desert. It makes no sense the way they are living, so sad.
they could've used water desalination plants...
@@oujisanhikari18 That would be hugely unprofitable. You only set those up if there was no other way to get water eg. In the middle eastern desert. You certainly wouldn't use the water for huge industrial applications. Ultimately its a tale as old as time, the rich eating the poor. The people who have don't care about the people who have nothing.
This video is amazing, the content is so well-researched😍
The fact that we get free videos on RUclips by DW Documentary is truly a gift; keeping education and knowledge alive. 👍🙏🤷
May I also remind you of the fact that our Native American population in our motherland, the Continent of America before the European Colonizers arrived, was around 15 millions, while the European population in their motherland, the Continent of Europe was around 25 millions.
Today, Native American population is 15 million, while the European population, in the Continents of America + Europe, is a staggering TWO BILLION! A shockingly sad truth.
In my humble opinion, it's about time to decolonize the Colonized lands, and return to rightful owners Native American people.
Notorious global cardinal crimes the Christian West has committed, and benefited a great deal, such as centuries-long global Slavery & Colonialism had long been over, why on earth is notorious Colonization still lingering on, may I ask? 😔
That's the biggest difference between Europe and the rest of the world: access to information (an ineluctable right). Something nobody else understands.
Education? Lol. More like propaganda. They want you to beleive that buying used clothes vs new clothes is the reason for Chiles pollution.
Use those god given critical thinking skills, you need them more than ever right now considering the state of US media.
Another DW video I had to down vote.
Ps, I also down voted your I g n o r a n t comment.
@@wadi5145 There are tons of free documentaries from the US, Canada or Japan. It seems you simply don't know about them.
Radio-Canada for example has a website where you can watch tons of very diverse content in both english and french. I don't know much about the english content since I'm from the french part of Canada, but the french content is generally quite interesting
ok bot. how much did they pay for you?.
@@wadi5145 Nah its metric man. they was talking about the mine being 30 metric degrees or whtever and im thinking "is that hot? sounds cold and if it was a regular temp they wouldn't have bothered to mention it but isn't everything the opposite in metric??" And the one lady dubbed with the a dingo aet my baby accent was pretty dope tho
Nobody will touch it, he says. But he is touching it. I am really touched.
Right😂 they need full protective gears not just an apron . But what's the point if you gonna touch it anyways. Maybe mask is fine
The more money for one, the more poverty for other
That's absolutly true just few People achieve welth
@@7768-o5l simply say no to Capitalism
Don't exaggerate it
@Just_reactors How? My country (Ukraine) is being destroyed from two sides - Russia and USA. I have been in Canada since 2018. I pay my rent, I can't afford my property. I still to contribute to the growing of this capitalism 😁
You’re silly - then be rich ! If money is your problem there is plenty of it everywhere !
Completely false, the economy is not a zero zum game
Some wealthy individuals from Latin America appear to misunderstand the context of this German channel. They seemed to think it appropriate to showcase their wealth and even to praise figures like Pinochet, without understanding the cultural or political stance of DW. It could have been an affluent family from Colombia, Peru, Argentina. They are all the same.
They are the white supremacist minority who have ties to US and Europe and who possess territory and control the economy. The European descendants of Chile came during a whitening phase in the 19th and 20th century that invited immigration from Germanic and Nordic ethnic Europeans to settle in Chile in a land grab to displace and replace the native population. They were given free land and full immunity to displace and murder natives. This was the same case in Paraguay, Argentina, and Uruguay hence why they have historical ties to Germany and feel like German settlers more than natives of South America. Chile is also a white supremacist, Zionist apartheid state.
So you think people should hide their political views and opinions when it doesn’t align with left wing progressives? I thought the left were the tolerant, pro-Democracy side?
It’s ironic how hard the modern left projects their own moral and ethical inadequacies. And above all, their sheer incompetence on delivering anything remotely close to what they claim to be fighting for.
Yes, The highest classes in Latin America are ultra conservatives. The want nothing to be changed in their countries, hence their status quo is not altered or lost.
DW loves promoting right wing agendas. Boric did not say we will hunt them down. That whole soundbite was deliberate sabotage.
Well, DW may have that laning, but that says a lot about "free press" in the West. Good for the right to show their beliefs, nothing to hide.
DW you're so powerful in this documentary thing, wow.v
you have so good english friend
They have PPE or protection suit but do not have Gloves ??? 😱 ...
I was thinking the same... and no mask next to burning clothes
To protect from infection, but no gloves
Even the Germans made this English - you better shape up!
nasty
0:39 I'm under no illusion of the contributions I make as a consumer, and the necessity for collecting these materials to run society but, oh my god!
When seeing this incredible hole that's beem carved out of the Earth, I can't help feel saddened and disheartened. I find it difficult to relate to this womans emotional reaction.
The extrodinary devastation we've created is jaw dropping.
Thanks and congratulations from Portugal.
Glad the audio was dubbed.
I speak spanish, but it's sometimes hard to understand chilean accent.
This is funny😂
I’ve been wondering why many Spanish speakers struggle the Chilean dialect. I need to learn Spanish so bad ❤
Making an effort is always appreciated darling.
@@zivmontenegro8303it’s a terrible accent… I’m a native Spanish speaker and also have problems understanding them
Worst accent of any language ever
@@GRMNCVS Puerto Rican accent is the worst, trust me.
Would love to visit Chile atleast once. Cheers from Croatia!
I would like to visit Croatia someday. It's such a beautiful country
Visited Croatia in 2018!
Beautiful country and people!
Great foods!
❤ from N California ❤
@@MobileStore-x4h🎉 EN CHILE LOS MEXICANOS SON (USUALMENTE) BIENVENIDOS.
SON LOS VENEZOLANOS LOS QUE COMENZARON A SER UN ASUNTO SERIO DE LA MIGRACIÓN A CHILE.
@@salvador9288 don't be weird....
@@ciro_costa All right.
En Chile todos son bien recibidos.
Especialmente venezolanos y cubanos. ☀️👍
The rich educated middle class doesn't care what abuse is caused by their consumption and life styles.
Right. And you're from "poor" class make such a show of caring. Go ahead, sew your own clothes and then reuse it. Don't participate in the economy. Don't even dumpster dive -- you should be fully independent from "consumption"
@@EliHaNavi You seem triggered but what is really a self-evident statement
@@ric1003 just like you =)
"educated"? They strike me as mostly "nouveau riches" with little true intelligence but simply heaps of money. Those are the worst.
@ShadowfinderMusic well even rectal thermometers have degrees.
The Spice must flow
*DUNE* ?
I love Santiago and Valparaiso. So much history and natural beauty. I was also struck by how many stray dogs there are in Santi. One guy I met said some people tend to turn their dogs out when the economy goes south.
Chile has never thought of neutering pets as much of a priority and it's part of the culture to feed street dogs like in Istanbul with the cats.
@@zarategabe Ah. That makes sense. The dogs I saw mostly looked well-fed and healthy.
@@NnamdiNnakeGreece was just like that with stray dogs until 2019 when mass castrations started. We still have some stray dogs here and there but nowhere near like we did 5 years ago. We are also full of stray cats but not as full as Turkey.
@ wow. Thanks for sharing. These are the peculiarities of every city that I love to observe.
Thanks for the video, DW. I'm genuinely glad to see these hardworking Chileans improving their lives. For all the Western environmentalists who are sure to complain about the environmental damage caused by these mines, consider this: The vast majority of this copper will be exported to North America, Europe, and Asia. A lot of the exported copper will be used in so-called renewable energy technologies. Everything has a cost and consequences.
By the few
agree, should we go back to the pre industrial era? Any better plans?
*"It's spreading so fast that Iquique, the regions largest city, is **_now_** surrounded by huge sand dunes".* -This DW Documentary -> 09:49
- This is blatantly FALSE. These dunes are thousands of years old (est. 20,000 years).
- One dune is called "The Dragon Dune", that was said to be formed by costal winds when sea levels were much higher.
- Iquique was originally *built* next to these giant dunes, they didn't show up because of the mining practices.
- If you google it (I can't post links here, hence the "edited" tag) you can even find photos from as far back as the 1880's with these giant dunes here.
- While I support exposing bad business practices and reporting on damage to the environment, this is not a free pass to make things up in documentaries.
- Keep journalism factual, stop making stuff up DW.
Yea, they're messing up their own work if they're doing blatant mistakes like that. Sad issue.
beautiful country and people, thank you for sharing.
Great Documentary about Chile. After watching it, I can safely say that South America and particularly the country of Chile is not some mysterious strip of land in the southern hemisphere. 😊 I enjoyed it! Thanks 👍
Thanks a lot for watching and for your positive feedback.
Well edited video
My new neighbor just moved back to his home country with his wife after 10 and more year living in Chile because of crime and corruption.
Not only your friends, the same that votes for the extreme left in chile (my friend included ) took out their European passports and now their leaving happy in Portugal and Sweden 😂
So when he got back home was he disappointed to realize there's corruption here as well?
@@ryanandpamoas if there’s anywhere u can go without it. Humans naturally bring those things with them
Nice journey into Chile. Hope your future is brighter 😊
Certainly the Chilean issues resonate with those in other countries. I was reminded of the fact that so many people in the world live without basic infrastructure like water supply. I should not take it for granted that I have services I need, water, electricity, and yes, the Internet.
Fortunately for Chileans, their nation has some of the best internet in the world! High speeds and great coverage throughout the country.
The issue of Chile is the same of every other country. Neoliberalism.
Only China managed to break free from it and it only took a revolution.
DW Docus are the best!
Just like us in kenya all over the world others countries are also going through what we go through bad governance
It is similar. Chile is one of the white supremacist settlement projects in South America. The bad governance is to deprive the native majority and for the ruling minority to control wealth, land, and economy.
The greatness of a nation can be judged by how it treats its weakest/minority member/s.
The ruling minority are descendants of white European settlers who were given land in the 19th century whitening phase of the "Europeanized" South American countries - Chile, Argentina, Paraguay, and Uruguay. It happened everywhere in South America but these countries the policy was more successful. These are countries that are de facto apartheid, Zionist and Germanic settlement projects.
well stated. Nothing to add.
Wow,DW you guys are trying to make me cry,and I am not from Chile;however,I have friends from Chile plus I am also recalling the 33 miners who were trapped for 69 days 14 years ago.
Always Excellent Documentaries!!! ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
Thanks for such a wonderful documentary
Chile is a beautiful country, hopefully things can improve for nature and the regular people there 🙏
I will wear protective suit, but I hold the garments with my bare hands.
Chile in a nutshell
Great documentary
Quite interesting. Glad I watched.
34:29 her father is show f’ing proud of her.
DW thank you for your amazing documentarys.
How do you keep this from flooding? I've never seen a video about managing water in such mines.
I thought they said it hasn't rained their for 7 years now
@mamabear-x7u I commented after watching for two minutes.
@@zamleejoel ah I do that sometimes too
0:37 How can anyone look at the absolute devastation and pillaging with ecstasy?! It's because she has a relatively nice wage, morals go out the window. 'It Is Difficult to Get a Man to Understand Something When His Salary Depends Upon His Not Understanding It'
How can anyone complain about copper mining while using a computer with copper in it?
Because to even function in this messed up civilisation we require certain goods. I’ve had the same phone for 5 years. If calling out wrongs makes me a hypocrite then so be it, I’d much rather that than arguing that these wrongs are good.
@@SamWilkinsonn As computers have copper, complaining about copper mining while using a computer absolutely makes you a hypocrite. You choose to use one, you don't have to.
I’ve already admitted I’m a hypocrite. I said I’d rather be a hypocrite and admit it’s a problem than deny the issues for a self-serving delusion that our way of life’s fine.
@@SamWilkinsonnno phone battery lasts over 2 years, so I call BS on your claim. stop lying to prove your wokism.
Excellent documentary
Excellent information and narration...
Thanks for watching and taking the time to comment.
@17:28 these two women have big hearts.
Chile have a bright future 🔮
Nice future?
@FelipeIxta yeah so bright future
Not really, the average Chilean doesn’t see, those mineral benefits.
@@Beru700 lack of water indigenous People without housing bright future is pipe dream
13:54
They can easily use the tires for Earth shipping, as well as stuff the textile waste in the tires and compact it with the sand and dirt from the dunes. This would create walls and rammed earth structres to begin creating the fondayions for villages/villas, and then grow weeds, feed goats, regenerate the local ecosystems, and most immportantly, SAVE WATER.
3:28 I've seen something similar to this in Canada, except it was nickel they were plating.
All my life I've lived in Utah , we to have a HUGE open pit copper mine. How many times this mine would open and close , strikes , economy, and yet it's making somebody lots of MONEY.
23:45
Thst good ole Conquistador generational wealth.
36:47 is missleading. Chileans in the right wing don't want an authoritarian regime as in the end of democracy. They would never vow for that. It's about having a president that's efficient at restoring order and the respect of the law in the country.
Capitalism is fundamentally anti-democratic.
From the moment the politicians are chosen to be on the ballot by big party donnors (who are all rich) you don't have democracy anymore. Because every politician will have the interests of the rich in mind and everything else is secondary.
I lived in a mine once. Those were dark times.
Very nice video 📹 👍 👌
traditional religious values....and yet 50% of wealth belongs to 1% of people
nobody told those religious people gluttony and greed are deadly sins?
They are the kind of people who would reject Jesus if they meet him.
Abrahamic religions are death and materialistic cults.
Capitalism speaks louder than anything else. Wealth accumulation is the religion.
Every class society creates inequality, and that's been happening since the middle ages. But now the wealth gap is worse.
It’s astonishing how similar the politics are across different countries.
It's called neoliberalism. Look it up and learn why it's so bad.
Thanks for this documentary. Quite interesting to see what is going on in that part of the world.
Thank you for your comment!
Industrial development at the cost of natural resources will bring hardships for the common people in any country.
Excellent Doc.... enjoy the info 👍
That is paying for everyone. Not just for those in the city. It is paying salaries, royalties and taxes that benefit the whole country. Shutting down mining is not the answer. Changing mining practices and waste management. That is the ticket. Copper output out of Chile is steadily decreasing, however. As the worlds largest producer, that is bad news for Chile and for the rest of the world. Since the dawn of humankind, it is estimated that humans extracted 700 million metric tons of copper. It is estimated that with all the decarbonization policies, EVs, Solar Panels, Eolic Turbines, electrification of African communities, etc humanity will require 1.5 billion metric tons to achieve that goal by 2050. To me it seems an unsurmountable challenge. We'll see.
You touch a very good point. We are using the earth's limited resources (copper, oil, lithium, and cobalt) so fast. Nobody stops to say, "This works now, but how will we manage in the near future when we run out of the materials but still have only the same solutions?"
@@mikalrain exactly!
I like your documentary im from Senegal . I am also trying to leran more in english
If I was an african I would either join my countrys military of leave that continent. Your present is sad your future is bleak.
@kd1405 despite everything we are happy here
@@BoubacarDiallo-qe5iw Im in Europe. Our parents and grandparents were happier than us cause they used to have lower life standards than us and lived more simple lives. So I know and believe that youre happy. My point was different. A big global crisis is coming soon and your country is vulnerable to climate change and food insecurity (remember you import all your fertilizer...and loads of your food resources).
@kd1405 do u know where i am?
@@BoubacarDiallo-qe5iw no. I assumed Senegal cause you said youre from there. Now that you asked me that I assume France.
Chile is one of the wealthiest country in South America, thanks to their natural resources.
And as long as their economic elite remmains practicing a colonial extraction economy there, they'll remain poor.
Same as all the rest of the third world.
seems like it really needs to share wealth with its people...
What an opening line!
Right at the start when I see open cast mines like that is not that they are "amazing", it is immediate concern about the physical wound to planet earth and are we ensuring that we are not going to far and causing too much harm!
Am I the only one realizing we're literally living in an apocalyptic era? Like all those movies I have watched vibes right now and I'm like, oh shiiiii*.
Why?
no more weed for you
@mayodavid4962 but moooom
It's called capitalism
That woman at the mine is crazy. What is wonderful, the horrible scars that we cause to this planet?
You have to be there to understand that exclamation. its easy for you to say that, but every day probably you are causing a scar to this planet as well.
😂😂😂 oh shit
21:14 the wines unaffordable to most Chileans are RESERVED for Export
Looks like you don't know much about Chile or its wines. All Chileans drink excellent wines as even the cheapest wines are great.
Yeah you don't know jack there. Loads of good cheap wine in Chile. Ever had a cartonere??
@@WilliamYates-z7z im just repeating what was said in the video. Not my words man that is why I put a time hacks. if u click on the 21:14 mark of the video the video narrator says exactly that. Im sure Chile has good wines but there are some wines reserved for Export market. Houses are houses but not everyone can afford to live in Beverly hills catch my drift?
I would never make a judgement of a country that I have never lived in. In Uganda we have lots of fresh fish in lake Victoria but because we owe the Chinese money and because the Chinese can give us better pricing most of the fresh fish is for Export as most locals can't afford high prices but thing is we need to pay off our debts. I think u get my point.
Very educational documentary. Subscribe on DW and DW News ever since. 👍👍
Yeah well I worked for Glencore all over the world and it wasn't lost on me the Damage Glencore and I were doing.I am a Jackytar Newfoundlander which means I have native American ancestors.The only chances I got after the fishing fell in Newfoundland was the military or jobs like mining.So i first served in a foreign military and then went to work for Glencore.
I'm Canadian and my grandfather was from NFLD. Never heard the term Jackytar before until now and looked it up. I learned something new today.
Meu Deus eu creio
Adoro, espero e amo-vos
Peço-vos perdão
Para o que não creem
Não adoram, não esperam
E não vos amam.
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Do you offer this in Spanish? Many of us Americans speak español.
don't you speak americanos?
@geoms6263 hahahaha
I understand Spanish
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@@geoms6263 good one 😂😂
Aren't those pieces that they are taking off-site contaminated as well???
EVERYTHING GETS CONTAMINATED! SPREADING POLLUTION AND DESEASE ! AN IMPROVING WORLD????
Chile 🇨🇱 needs to start trying to plant more to grow the lands as best as possible and create wells for water
😂
"I feel like a child in a toy store, everything's supersized here" ( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°)
That's the problem when your entire economy is largely centered on mining. The government should have push for diversification decades ago. But they become complacent. You can only go so far with relying on commodities for economic growth. At some point, growth will slow down.
So interesting!
Why dont they sell the textiles as rags for companies to use as cleaning cloths?
Something like that will work in country where prices are low
I'd like to see DW's take on Trinidad and Tobago.
First girl is a warrior
Beautiful too
Quality life should start with access to safe, secure employment, free education and health care. There should be no left or right ideological agendas.
you just described a "left wing agenda"
and that's good
don't be scared to be in the right side of history
Germany and the rest of Europe should be given the description.
I miss Chile.
The fact that both sides don’t seem to connect on the issue is weird but unsurprising. They don’t want you coming around because you want to make a profit off their garbage. But they could sell it to the secondhand people, but then they’re missing out on the profit. So they dump it in the desert. But if you sell the secondhand all the scrap materials and garbage, and they make a profit, then it might possibly make the secondhand more popular which means we tilt away from the first hand or higher quality, which means we don’t make the garbage that gets sold to second hand that they’re desperately seeking.
Nobody needs millions dollar Nobody needs advance technology. People survive beautifully side by side to nature. Dying is part of life. Greed is a human!!
You can see in the eyes of the father he is so proud of his doughter, and he is very right to be so, and so should be mama.
We are two minutes in. and we have somebody who just started working at the mine and knows absolutely nothing about it. she sounds like a freaking tourist. Soooooo what's the point? how about where you start out with someone who does know what they're doing and does know about the mine.
1.03: i hope the guy afterwards said something like "yeh, indeed everything is supersized here" and then pulled it out and they made bunga bunga
50 litres of water per day for 9 people is shocking. 50 litres per day is very doable for one person. But not for 9. That is truly extremely difficult to do. What a hard life.
It should be okay to dump old food waste and part in the desert but not chemicals.
After eating barbeque, we love our animals
With fries?
Animals have rights… they have the right to be delicious
What to do with animals, if not eat them. It's called animal husbandry.
@@foodmaniac9339 eat dogs and cats then..
Im really inspired by the French man who opened the school in Santiago, esp what he said abt broadening the children’s horizons, anyone know his name, i cant figure it out😭
geez getting paid 1200 for that is crazy, even if you pay me 10k per month i still wouldnt do it.
Lovely documentary love it
I want to work for DW making documentaries how?
Me too
Well made
Vamos chile
While it's true that the water crisis particularly affects rural and marginalized communities, it’s misleading to present it as uniformly split along ethnic lines. The issue goes deeper when we consider how narratives about Latin America are often crafted. The videography in this documentary reinforces a tired, reductive portrayal of Chile-depicting it as an underdeveloped society rather than the vibrant, modern country it is. The filmmakers chose to focus on hardship and conflict, recycling the same outdated imagery of poverty and division. Meanwhile, they conveniently ignore Chile’s magnificent achievements-its advances in technology, its flourishing arts scene, and its dynamic urban culture.
This type of portrayal is all too common. In the U.S. and other parts of the world, there’s a pattern of showcasing Latin American countries as places of poverty and ignorance, pitting Indigenous communities against the descendants of European colonizers time and again. It creates a convenient platform for viewers to feel a sense of superiority and to perpetuate stereotypes, rather than understanding the complexities and richness of these nations. Chile is not defined by poverty or conflict-it is a country full of resilience, cultural diversity, and progress, and it's high time documentaries reflect that truth.
29 year old mother with a 13 year old daughter??? So she was 16 when she was....
that part also left me stunned
It is not that uncommon in LatAm
This is common here in Latin America, especially older generations
Recently it has been decreasing because Latin America is approaching a lower birth rate like Europe, but it is still a demographic transition, it is not difficult to see scenes of this type at the moment
Now make a report about German economy DW
can dw make documentary on which country have what natural resources and how much money in that and that related businesses include all countries which are have good natural resources
Red Gold....dios mio....
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34:00Far right no😂.... Common sense!👌👍