--- southamerica.orig 2012-02-23 10:18:06.000000000 -0300 +++ southamerica 2012-02-23 10:47:39.000000000 -0300 @@ -1219,4 +1219,24 @@ # which will be reevaluated in 2012. +# From Mauricio Parada +# [edited by Glenn Eychaner ] +# +# As stated in the website of the Chilean Energy Ministry +# +# http://www.minenergia.cl/ministerio/noticias/generales/gobierno-anuncia-fechas-de-cambio-de.html +# +# The Chilean Government has decided to postpone the entrance into winter time +# (to leave DST) from March 11 2012 to April 28th 2012. The decision has not +# been yet formalized but it will within the next days. +# Quote from the website communication: +# +# 6. For the year 2012, the dates of entry into winter time will be as follows: +# a. Saturday April 28, 2012, clocks should go back 60 minutes; that is, at +# 23:59:59, instead of passing to 0:00, the time should be adjusted to be 23:00 +# of the same day. +# b. Saturday, September 1, 2012, clocks should go forward 60 minutes; that is, +# at 23:59:59, instead of passing to 0:00, the time should be adjusted to be +# 01:00 on September 2. + # Rule NAME FROM TO TYPE IN ON AT SAVE LETTER/S Rule Chile 1927 1932 - Sep 1 0:00 1:00 S @@ -1250,5 +1270,6 @@ Rule Chile 1999 2010 - Oct Sun>=9 4:00u 1:00 S Rule Chile 2011 only - Aug Sun>=16 4:00u 1:00 S -Rule Chile 2012 max - Oct Sun>=9 4:00u 1:00 S +Rule Chile 2012 only - Sep 2 4:00u 1:00 S +Rule Chile 2013 max - Oct Sun>=9 4:00u 1:00 S Rule Chile 2000 2007 - Mar Sun>=9 3:00u 0 - # N.B.: the end of March 29 in Chile is March 30 in Universal time, @@ -1258,5 +1279,6 @@ Rule Chile 2010 only - Apr Sun>=1 3:00u 0 - Rule Chile 2011 only - May Sun>=2 3:00u 0 - -Rule Chile 2012 max - Mar Sun>=9 3:00u 0 - +Rule Chile 2012 only - Apr 29 3:00u 0 - +Rule Chile 2013 max - Mar Sun>=9 3:00u 0 - # IATA SSIM anomalies: (1992-02) says 1992-03-14; # (1996-09) says 1998-03-08. Ignore these.