![A man in a dark suit speaks at a wooden podium with dual microphones, flanked by Chilean flags and an AWS logo, with a snow-capped Andes mountain backdrop on screen behind him, addressing a seated audience.](https://assets.aboutamazon.com/dims4/default/d4b9899/2147483647/strip/true/crop/1689x1126+156+0/resize/300x200!/quality/90/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fassets.aboutamazon.com%2F2d%2Fc4%2Fcab235f1481ca35e584b462e732f%2Faws-chile-1.jpg) # AWS to launch first cloud infrastructure region in Chile, investing more than $4 billion *The Region—now operational for select customers ahead of general availability—will support thousands of jobs in Chile.* --- ## Key takeaways - AWS's South America (Chile) Region is operational and in early access for a select group of customers, with general availability expected in the coming weeks. - The Region is estimated to contribute more than $7.5 billion to Chile's GDP and support an average of 4,100 jobs annually. - AWS has trained more than 200,000 people in Chile on cloud skills since 2017 and is targeting 300,000 learners by 2028. --- [Amazon Web Services (AWS)](https://www.aboutamazon.com/news/aws) has opened the AWS South America (Chile) Region to select customers, marking the company's first Region in Chile and its third in Latin America. General availability is expected by the end of 2026. Amazon plans to invest more than $4 billion in Chile to support the Region. The investment is estimated to contribute more than $7.5 billion to Chile's GDP and support an average of 4,100 full-time equivalent jobs annually in the Chilean economy, including roles in telecommunications, construction, electricity generation, and data center operations. ![Amazon Network AWS](https://assets.aboutamazon.com/dims4/default/72c1b17/2147483647/strip/true/crop/1688x1125+156+0/resize/300x200!/quality/90/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fassets.aboutamazon.com%2Feb%2F45%2F15c85c724b6bb06b25ef0119dd01%2F2026-awsnetworking-preview-video011-amazon-news-lj-20261002-1.gif) - [Inside the AWS lab that makes everything you do online feel effortless](https://www.aboutamazon.com/stories/inside-aws-networking-lab-cupertino) An AWS Region is [a physical location where AWS clusters data centers](https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/global-infrastructure/regions_az/). Each group of data centers is called an Availability Zone, and each Region consists of a minimum of three isolated and physically separate Availability Zones. Each Availability Zone has independent power, cooling, and physical security, and is connected via high-speed fiber optic networks. The South America (Chile) Region will join AWS's global network, which spans [39 infrastructure Regions worldwide](https://www.aboutamazon.com/news/aws/aws-cloud-region-saudi-arabia), including the existing South America (São Paulo) and Mexico (Central) Regions in Latin America. Early customers include BancoEstado de Chile, BTG, Cencosud, Consorcio, Itaú, and Ripley. ![Three people in suits smile on stage holding an engraved AWS award at the "Origen Chile: Destino la Nube" event.](https://assets.aboutamazon.com/dims4/default/01fed27/2147483647/strip/true/crop/2000x1126+0+0/resize/767x432!/quality/90/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fassets.aboutamazon.com%2F14%2F8a%2F77051b3c43c285150a2dbe09f286%2Faws-chile-2.jpg) *Paula Bellizia (vice president of AWS for Latin America), José Antonio Kast (president of Chile), and Shannon Kellog (vice president of AWS public policy at Amazon).* Joaquín Saul, chief information officer of BTG Pactual, one of the largest investment banks and global financial services groups in Latin America, said, “the new AWS Region in Chile opens opportunities for us to keep evolving and improving our processing capacity and resilience, as well as to explore new applications of artificial intelligence.” ## Why AWS is launching a Region in Chile Organizations in Chile have been increasingly running their technology infrastructure on AWS from other Regions around the world. The new South America (Chile) Region will mean those organizations can now run workloads and store content locally, with lower latency for end users across the entire Southern Cone and neighboring markets (Argentina, Paraguay, Uruguay, Bolivia, and Peru). This area collectively represents 123 million people and approximately $1.5 trillion in GDP. ![About Amazon Hero-Saudi-Arabia-AI-humain-amazon-news](https://assets.aboutamazon.com/dims4/default/a7e7e3d/2147483647/strip/true/crop/1688x1125+200+0/resize/300x200!/quality/90/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fassets.aboutamazon.com%2F0e%2F20%2F3476c65a4ef9b46def8c8c3dba46%2Fabout-amazon-hero-saudi-arabia-ai-humain-amazon-news-ds-20260831.jpg) - [AWS to launch first cloud infrastructure region in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia by December 2026](https://www.aboutamazon.com/news/aws/aws-cloud-region-saudi-arabia) Chile ranks first in Latin America on the AI Readiness Index, with 78% of companies already integrating AI. The country also has a $2.5 billion data center investment pipeline and 338 active fintech firms driving demand for advanced cloud and AI infrastructure. This new Region will also support compliance for regulated industries. Chile's financial market regulator has established requirements for banks that process critical workloads using cloud services, and the new data protection law creates additional data residency obligations. The Region gives local organizations infrastructure to meet these requirements. ![An AWS engineer walking past data center racks](https://assets.aboutamazon.com/dims4/default/ae39864/2147483647/strip/true/crop/2550x1434+0+0/resize/767x431!/quality/90/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fassets.aboutamazon.com%2F45%2F16%2Ffc82928f41519dcc6ebeef1f0ce5%2Fabout-amazon-feature-inline-004-amazon-aws-liquid-cooling-fullrez.jpg) “At AWS, everything we build starts with listening to our customers, and what they told us was clear: they needed to keep their data in the country, meet regulatory requirements more easily, and give their own customers faster, more reliable experiences,” said Paula Bellizia, vice president of AWS for Latin America. “Every AWS Region is built to the same security and resilience standards used by the most demanding organizations in the world, and starting today that infrastructure is here, in Chile, and from Chile to Latin America and the world.” ## What services will be available? The Region will launch with core compute, storage, networking, and database services. Foundational AI and machine learning services, including [Amazon Bedrock and SageMaker AI](https://www.aboutamazon.com/news/aws/amazon-sagemaker-ai-amazon-bedrock-aws-ai-agents), will be available within the first year of launch. ![Technician servicing ambiguous rack with laptop, near "Liquid cooled only" sign.](https://assets.aboutamazon.com/dims4/default/f84821f/2147483647/strip/true/crop/2550x1434+0+0/resize/767x431!/quality/90/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fassets.aboutamazon.com%2F93%2F42%2Fa1897ff44ce0961819f39ba3685e%2Fdatacenter-liquidcooling-feature.png) Customers across Chile are already using AWS to drive innovation. LATAM Airlines, Latin America's largest airline group headquartered in Chile, is using Amazon Bedrock to power an AI virtual assistant that resolves more than 32% of call center interactions without agent transfer. Copec, Chile's largest fuel and convenience retailer, deployed a multi-agent AI system on WhatsApp that delivered eight times faster response times and a three times reduction in abandonment. ![AWS commits over $500 M to student resources](https://assets.aboutamazon.com/dims4/default/a877bc4/2147483647/strip/true/crop/1013x675+0+0/resize/300x200!/quality/90/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fassets.aboutamazon.com%2F5b%2F5f%2Fd8fce84544739e7051f1cdf8e1d4%2Faws-commits-500m-ai-amazonnews-cdlt-2026aug20.png) - [AWS commits more than $500 million to student cloud and AI training](https://www.aboutamazon.com/news/aws/aws-student-rewards-free-cloud-ai-training) Javier Henríquez, Technology Manager at Consorcio Seguros, one of Chile’s leading financial and insurance groups, explained that the cloud provides critical availability and permanent backup. “But above all, it gives us the ability to deliver better service using analytics and artificial intelligence, making every process simpler and more agile for our customers.” ## How Amazon is investing in Chilean skills and communities Since 2017, AWS has trained more than 200,000 people in Chile on cloud skills. AWS Entrena Chile, launched in September 2026 with backing from Chile’s Ministry of Science and Technology and the Ministry of Economy, has already reached thousands of Chileans with free AI and cloud training in its first few weeks. The program is part of AWS’s commitment to delivering free AI and cloud training targeting 300,000 learners by 2028, one of the most ambitious free skilling commitments in Latin America. The program is also supported by the Municipality of Huechuraba and several nonprofit partners. AWS Academy currently reaches more than 111,000 students across 50 higher education institutions in Chile. ![A photo of an employee holding server racks within a data center. ](https://assets.aboutamazon.com/dims4/default/c0343c3/2147483647/strip/true/crop/2000x1124+0+0/resize/767x431!/quality/90/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fassets.aboutamazon.com%2F8a%2Fb4%2F433f0f0149e1b4db6961919111af%2Fdata-center-iad.png) In the community, AWS recently renovated the Plaza la Virgen in Padre Hurtado through a collaborative initiative with Fundación Mi Parque Chile and the local municipality. The renovation plan was redesigned based on resident feedback, prioritizing spaces for children and older adults. Amazon Think Big Spaces in Padre Hurtado will provide more than 1,000 students with hands-on experience in cloud computing, AI, robotics, and data science. ## Amazon's sustainability commitments Amazon is committed to reaching net-zero carbon emissions across its operations by 2040 as part of [The Climate Pledge](https://www.aboutamazon.com/planet/climate-pledge). The AWS South America (Chile) Region will be primarily air-cooled and will not require the ongoing use of cooling water in operations. When fully operational, the data centers in Chile will be [seven times more efficient than the industry average](https://www.aboutamazon.com/news/sustainability/amazon-data-center-water-usage). ![Aerial view of winding blue river amid green terrain](https://assets.aboutamazon.com/dims4/default/2da95d0/2147483647/strip/true/crop/3038x2025+281+0/resize/300x200!/quality/90/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fassets.aboutamazon.com%2Ffb%2F4c%2F228d200747bd80fcdcfd69ac0b26%2Fstandard-jpg-adobestock-277214915.jpg) - [Amazon's water conservation and replenishment efforts around the world](https://www.aboutamazon.com/news/sustainability/amazon-water-conservation-replenishment-sustainability) As part of its commitment to be [water positive by 2030](https://www.aboutamazon.com/news/aws/aws-water-positive-by-2030), AWS launched its first water efficiency project in Chile in August 2024. The project partners with local farmers and climate technology company Kilimo to transition approximately 67 hectares of agricultural land from flood irrigation to drip irrigation in the Maipo basin, saving about 200 million liters of water per year. Next, find out [how AWS transformed IT by making cloud computing accessible to everyone](https://www.aboutamazon.com/news/aws/aws-cloud-computing-it-services).