an update on things in the south

Hi all,

A quick post to celebrate a couple cool things.  First, HidroAysén is on hold!!!!!!!!!!!!!!  Colbún, the Chilean power company that's part of the megadam project, called for an indefinite hold on its environmental impact assessment, saying that it wasn't worth continuing to work on it if the Chilean government couldn't muster more support.  Read about it here.  Now Colbún and the Chilean government are in talks with the King of Spain to see what the next step will be.

Second, our friends at the Matador Network, who came through Val Chac this past summer season, have released a teaser to their upcoming documentary about the future Patagonia National Park and HidroAysén.  In it, you'll see lots of shots from our people and land in Val Chac, which is always fun (at least for me, because I recognize everything).  Check that out here.  Yippee!