AWS opened its South America (Chile) Region backed by a more than $4 billion investment, the company said. The Region is live for select customers ahead of general availability.
Chilean workloads ran from Sao Paulo and other Regions until now. That changes with local Availability Zones in Chile.
Since 2017, AWS trained more than 200,000 people in Chile on cloud skills, the company said. In August 2024, it started a Maipo basin water project saving about 200 million liters yearly. In September 2026, it launched AWS Entrena Chile with two ministries to reach 300,000 learners by 2028. Paula Bellizia, vice president of AWS for Latin America who leads regional sales, said customers needed to keep data in country and get faster experiences.
Early access covers banks and retailers including BancoEstado de Chile, BTG, Itau and Ripley, per Amazon News. Core compute, storage, networking and database services lead the launch. Foundational AI services including Bedrock and SageMaker AI will follow within the first year, so AI latency gains wait.
General availability is expected in the coming weeks by the end of 2026, the company said.
