Authorities in Chile’s Aysén region this month charged five men in the theft of 5.2 metric tons of glacier ice from the Jorge Montt Glacier at Bernardo O’Higgins National Park. Chilean police say that in late January they stopped a refrigerated truck in connection with a traffic violation near the town of Cochrane, and found it contained glacier ice. They say the company operating the truck intended to sell the ice to upscale bars and restaurants in Santiago. Police say the company, whose name has not been released, intended to market the ice as “ancient ice,” and was researching the possibility of exporting “ancient water” in bottles to Europe. Said a police spokesman: “As there is no evidence of a prior export, it’s safe to... [Log in to read more]