16 January - At the initiative of Senator
Salvador Allende, the 27 Latin American delegations decide to create OLAS (Latin American Solidarity Organization), which calls on the Latin American peoples to "make the Andes mountain range a gigantic tricontinental Sierra Maestra."
17 October - The earthquake of Lima and Callao (Peru) occurs, with a magnitude of 7.2 degrees on the Richter scale, which is perceived in the cities of
Arica,
Iquique,
Antofagasta,
Tocopilla and
Calama.
November
10 November- The San Juan (
Argentina) earthquake occurs, with a magnitude of 5.9 degrees on the Richter scale, which is felt in the cities of
La Serena,
Ovalle,
Illapel,
La Ligua and
Los Andes.
December
1 December - The newspaper La Estrella de Iquique is founded.
28 December - The Taltal earthquake occurs. With a magnitude of 8.1 degrees on the
Richter scale, the earthquake causes a tidal wave that could be seen from
Lima (
Peru) to
Talcahuano. 6 people die and another 35 are injured.
English ruling in the arbitration for the
Palena area.
16 January - At the initiative of Senator
Salvador Allende, the 27 Latin American delegations decide to create OLAS (Latin American Solidarity Organization), which calls on the Latin American peoples to "make the Andes mountain range a gigantic tricontinental Sierra Maestra."
17 October - The earthquake of Lima and Callao (Peru) occurs, with a magnitude of 7.2 degrees on the Richter scale, which is perceived in the cities of
Arica,
Iquique,
Antofagasta,
Tocopilla and
Calama.
November
10 November- The San Juan (
Argentina) earthquake occurs, with a magnitude of 5.9 degrees on the Richter scale, which is felt in the cities of
La Serena,
Ovalle,
Illapel,
La Ligua and
Los Andes.
December
1 December - The newspaper La Estrella de Iquique is founded.
28 December - The Taltal earthquake occurs. With a magnitude of 8.1 degrees on the
Richter scale, the earthquake causes a tidal wave that could be seen from
Lima (
Peru) to
Talcahuano. 6 people die and another 35 are injured.
English ruling in the arbitration for the
Palena area.