Gabriel Boric’s trip to the pole, which his office called the first by a Latin American president, comes amid rising competition for influence in Antarctica.

Chile’s President Gabriel Boric travelled to Antarctica’s South Pole on Friday, a place where no other Latin American president has set foot, according to the Chilean government.

Chilean President Gabriel Boric has become the first leader in the Americas to visit the South Pole, his government confirmed.

President Gabriel Boric has become the first leader in the Americas to visit the South Pole, reaffirming Chile’s Antarctic ambitions.

Chile’s President Gabriel Boric has become the first leader in the Americas to visit the South Pole, arriving at the US-operated Amundsen-Scott South Pole Station. Boric stated that his visit reaffirms Chile’s claim to sovereignty over part of Antarctica.