Posted AT 4:40 AM EDT on 05/05/08
Canadian pensioners and Chile's pristine wilderness
AYSEN, CHILE — The Patagonian region of southern Chile is considered one of the world's last, great wildernesses, dubbed an "eco-gem" for its rare fauna, ice-sculptured fjords and almost total absence of industrial development.
But development is threatening this pristine wilderness, driven in part by money from two of Canada's largest public-sector retirement funds.
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