[tz] Chile to end DST earlier this year?

[Glenn Eychaner]

Nothing official has been announced at:

http://www.horaoficial.cl/cambio_hora.html

A quick search of newspapers for 'horario de invierno' also turns up nothing.  However, keep in mind that Chile is in the midst of a government change; the inauguration of the new government is 11 March, and IIRC if the old government does nothing, the time change reverts to the old rule (March 8).

I have no idea what to do about this. I knew making the new rule permanent would cause trouble.

-G.

On Feb 14, 2014, at 9:00 AM, tz-request at iana.org wrote:

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> I've heard rumors that Chile will end DST at the end of March 8 this 
> year, rather than the tz database's guess of the end of April 26.  Can 
> anyone confirm this?  I can't seem to find anything official, but my 
> Spanish is not the best.  Thanks.

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Glenn Eychaner (geychaner at lco.cl)
Telescope Systems Programmer, Las Campanas Observatory