* Go-to: Region VIII Fireworks Shows for New Year 2012
* Concepción Main Street Opened 21 Months After 27/F Earthquake
* Region VIII Sports review: Rebirth of DIMAYOR, levelling of soccer to Primera B
* Go-to: Region VIII Fireworks Shows for New Year 2012
New Year 2011 in Talcahuano by Sergio Benítez
On major cities in the Region VIII, fireworks shows can be seen on New Year's Eve, but also Friday 30, others later on Sunday 1st. Traditional and new, the people will enjoy and have to get used to, since fireworks have been banned to civilians for years, due to a campaign not to be burned, specially children.
Talcahuano Mayor Gastón Saavedra, announced the show will start with a musical performance, by a tropical group from 23:00 hours. The theme will be 'Talcahuano relives like a phoenix', consisting of explosives with diameters from 2 to 12 inches that will simulate lightning strikes and thunders, ending with a 300 meter cascade. 25 minutes for a total spending of ch$40 million, trying to demonstrate things are getting back to normal in the Port.
Location: The Talcahuano Bay.
Show starts: Saturday, 23:00
In Concepción, just at New Year midnight, from Puente Mecano Chacabuco, also fireworks will be lauched. Two tons for 20 minutes, including shaped efects like seagulls, horsetails and golden palms. Its cost of ch$35 millions include private donations.
Location: Chacabuco Mecano Bridge
Show starts: Saturday, 23:59:59
In San Pedro de la Paz, private club Llacolén will launch a 15 minutes long fireworks show and a dinner for its attendees. Not Free.
Location: Campos Deportivos Llacolén
Show starts: Saturday, 23:59:59 but reserve your dinner
In Chiguayante the show starts earlier on Friday 30, with the tropical group "La Octava" at 21:00 hours, then at 23 the fireworks show, for about 25-30 minutes. A 20 meters cascade will debut.
Location: Avenida Los Héroes (former calle Central)
Show starts: Friday, 21:00
In Coronel the show will be on Friday 30. The same Coronelinos decided so in a poll.
Starts at 21:00 hours, setting the mood with comedian "Dany Humor", locals artists from Carmen Aguayo Academy, Team More, and closing -celebrating its 50th anniversary- Sonora Palacios band.
Location: Southern Explanade
Show starts: Friday, 21:00
In Chillán on January 1st, there will be 12 minutes of fireworks at 22.30 hours, but the show starts at 20:00. Attendance is estimated in 35 thousand.
Location: Parque Madrid, km 3 North, Ruta 5 Sur.
Show starts: Sunday, 20:00
In Los Ángeles, just when the New Year begins, a 25 minutes fireworks launch will amaze the city. It will cost ch$12 millions. Previously a musical show will entertaint them.
Location: Municipal Stadium in Laguna Esmeralda
Show starts: Saturday, 23:59:59
* Region VIII Sports review: Rebirth of DIMAYOR, levelling of soccer to Primera B
Basketball
This 2011 brought us the rebirth of the famous DIMAYOR basketball League, and currently both Concepción teams Club Deportivo Universidad de Concepción (CD UDECONCE) and CD Alemán de Concepción have a good performance. Before this year-end recess, UDECONCE on DIMAYOR is undefeated (14-0) at the first position; on the Liga Nacional movistar, amateur team Alemán is coming from behind and qualifying to the playofs. Both leagues are a mixture of Professional and new teams, nationwide.
Soccer
On soccer the teams seem to point to Primera División "B", since the three on Primera División suffered not to be relegated: Huachipato (Talcahuano) and UDECONCE saved the division by goal average; while Ñublense (Chillán) fell directly to Primera B.
On Tercera División, both Iberia (Los Ángeles) and Fernández Vial (Concepción) fought the promotion final tournament to reach Primera B, but failed.
And in the referred Primera B, Lota Schwager (Coronel), Deportes Concepción and Naval (Talcahuano) stayed. Naval had a chance to promote against a bottom-positioned Wanderers (Valparaíso), but also failed.
Final 2011 Soccer Standings By Division
Primera
13th of 18: UDECONCE & Huachipato
18th of 18: Ñublense (Relegated to Primera B)
Primera B
2° of 14: Naval
3° of 14: Deportes Concepción
9° of 14: Lota Schwager
Tercera A
2° of 16: Vial
3° of 16: Iberia
Current 2011-2012 Basketball Standings By League
DIMAYOR: 1° of 8: UDECONCE
Liga Nacional: 4° of 18: Alemán
* Concepción Main Street Opened 21 Months After 27/F Earthquake
O'Higgins Avenue Opening By Emilio Rubio Torres
On December 27, Public Works Minister Golborne announced that, after 21 months of preventive closing, main street Avenida O'Higgins will be opened. Also said once authorized, the deconstruction was done in record time.
Because the Torre O'Higgins building was condemned after 27/F, its surroundings including O'Higgins were closed, troubling the private and public transportation in that busy street (with an estimated flow of 500 vehicules per hour).
Damaged Torre O'Higgins by Gerson Guzmán
Court procedures delayed the demolition, no more than two lanes were partially opened, detours were made, and traffic jams occured on a four lanes, one way, downtown street.
Deconstruction of Torre O'higgins by Salvador Schwartzmann
Since demolition and deconstruction works concluded, the avenue was opened December 29, December 29, as a gift for drivers.
The building was reduced down to the 9° level. There are still several other buldings to be deconstructed or demolished.
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