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*** 28,38 ****
  # ARDT for Argentine Standard and Daylight Time), but the following quote
  # suggests that it's better to use European style (e.g. ART and ARST).
  #       I suggest the use of _Summer time_ instead of the more cumbersome
  #       _daylight-saving time_.  _Summer time_ seems to be in general use
  #       in Europe and South America.
! #       -- E O Cutler, _New York Times_ (1937-02-14), quoted in
  #       H L Mencken, _The American Language: Supplement I_ (1960), p 466
  #
  # Earlier editions of these tables also used the North American style
  # for time zones in Brazil, but this was incorrect, as Brazilians say
  # "summer time".  Reinaldo Goulart, a São Paulo businessman active in
--- 28,38 ----
  # ARDT for Argentine Standard and Daylight Time), but the following quote
  # suggests that it's better to use European style (e.g. ART and ARST).
  #       I suggest the use of _Summer time_ instead of the more cumbersome
  #       _daylight-saving time_.  _Summer time_ seems to be in general use
  #       in Europe and South America.
! #       -- E O Cutler, _New York Times_ (1937-02-14), quoted in
  #       H L Mencken, _The American Language: Supplement I_ (1960), p 466
  #
  # Earlier editions of these tables also used the North American style
  # for time zones in Brazil, but this was incorrect, as Brazilians say
  # "summer time".  Reinaldo Goulart, a São Paulo businessman active in
*** 129,139 ****
  # From Mariano Absatz (2001-06-06):
  # one of the major newspapers here in Argentina said that the 1999
  # Timezone Law (which never was effectively applied) will (would?) be
  # in effect.... The article is at
  # http://ar.clarin.com/diario/2001-06-06/e-01701.htm
! # ... The Law itself is "Ley No 25155", sanctioned on 1999-08-25, enacted
  # 1999-09-17, and published 1999-09-21.  The official publication is at:
  # http://www.boletin.jus.gov.ar/BON/Primera/1999/09-Septiembre/21/PDF/BO21-09-99LEG.PDF
  # Regretfully, you have to subscribe (and pay) for the on-line version....
  #
  # (2001-06-12):
--- 129,139 ----
  # From Mariano Absatz (2001-06-06):
  # one of the major newspapers here in Argentina said that the 1999
  # Timezone Law (which never was effectively applied) will (would?) be
  # in effect.... The article is at
  # http://ar.clarin.com/diario/2001-06-06/e-01701.htm
! # ... The Law itself is "Ley No. 25155", sanctioned on 1999-08-25, enacted
  # 1999-09-17, and published 1999-09-21.  The official publication is at:
  # http://www.boletin.jus.gov.ar/BON/Primera/1999/09-Septiembre/21/PDF/BO21-09-99LEG.PDF
  # Regretfully, you have to subscribe (and pay) for the on-line version....
  #
  # (2001-06-12):
*** 173,191 ****
  # Argentina will start DST on Sunday October 19, 2008.
  #
  # http://www.worldtimezone.com/dst_news/dst_news_argentina03.html
  # http://www.impulsobaires.com.ar/nota.php?id=57832 (in spanish)
  
! # From Rodrigo Severo (2008-10-06):
! # Here is some info available at a Gentoo bug related to TZ on Argentina's DST:
! # ...
! # ------- Comment #1 from [jmdocile]  2008-10-06 16:28 0000 -------
! # Hi, there is a problem with timezone-data-2008e and maybe with
! # timezone-data-2008f
! # Argentinian law [Number] 25.155 is no longer valid.
  # http://www.infoleg.gov.ar/infolegInternet/anexos/60000-64999/60036/norma.htm
! # The new one is law [Number] 26.350
  # http://www.infoleg.gov.ar/infolegInternet/anexos/135000-139999/136191/norma.htm
  # So there is no summer time in Argentina for now.
  
  # From Mariano Absatz (2008-10-20):
  # Decree 1693/2008 applies Law 26.350 for the summer 2008/2009 establishing DST
--- 173,187 ----
  # Argentina will start DST on Sunday October 19, 2008.
  #
  # http://www.worldtimezone.com/dst_news/dst_news_argentina03.html
  # http://www.impulsobaires.com.ar/nota.php?id=57832 (in spanish)
  
! # From Juan Manuel Docile in https://bugs.gentoo.org/240339 (2008-10-07)
! # via Rodrigo Severo:
! # Argentinian law No. 25.155 is no longer valid.
  # http://www.infoleg.gov.ar/infolegInternet/anexos/60000-64999/60036/norma.htm
! # The new one is law No. 26.350
  # http://www.infoleg.gov.ar/infolegInternet/anexos/135000-139999/136191/norma.htm
  # So there is no summer time in Argentina for now.
  
  # From Mariano Absatz (2008-10-20):
  # Decree 1693/2008 applies Law 26.350 for the summer 2008/2009 establishing DST
*** 769,779 ****
  # It's official, the President signed a decree that includes Bahia in summer
  # time.
  #        [ and in a second message (same day): ]
  # I found the decree.
  #
! # DECRETO No- 7.584, DE 13 DE OUTUBRO DE 2011
  # Link :
  # http://www.in.gov.br/visualiza/index.jsp?data=13/10/2011&jornal=1000&pagina=6&totalArquivos=6
  
  # From Kelley Cook (2012-10-16):
  # The governor of state of Bahia in Brazil announced on Thursday that
--- 765,775 ----
  # It's official, the President signed a decree that includes Bahia in summer
  # time.
  #        [ and in a second message (same day): ]
  # I found the decree.
  #
! # DECRETO No. 7.584, DE 13 DE OUTUBRO DE 2011
  # Link :
  # http://www.in.gov.br/visualiza/index.jsp?data=13/10/2011&jornal=1000&pagina=6&totalArquivos=6
  
  # From Kelley Cook (2012-10-16):
  # The governor of state of Bahia in Brazil announced on Thursday that
*** 1096,1105 ****
--- 1092,1155 ----
                          -4:00   -       AMT     2013 Nov 10
                          -5:00   -       ACT
  
  # Chile
  
+ # From Paul Eggert (2015-04-03):
+ # Shanks & Pottenger says America/Santiago introduced standard time in
+ # 1890 and rounds its UTC offset to 70W40; guess that in practice this
+ # was the same offset as in 1916-1919.  It also says Pacific/Easter
+ # standardized on 109W22 in 1890; assume this didn't change the clocks.
+ #
+ # Dates for America/Santiago from 1910 to 2004 are primarily from
+ # the following source, cited by Oscar van Vlijmen (2006-10-08):
+ # [1] Chile Law
+ # http://www.webexhibits.org/daylightsaving/chile.html
+ # This contains a copy of a this official table:
+ # Cambios en la hora oficial de Chile desde 1900 (retrieved 2008-03-30)
+ # http://web.archive.org/web/20080330200901/http://www.horaoficial.cl/cambio.htm
+ # [1] needs several corrections, though.
+ #
+ # The first set of corrections is from:
+ # [2] History of the Official Time of Chile
+ # http://www.horaoficial.cl/ing/horaof_ing.html (retrieved 2012-03-06).  See:
+ # http://web.archive.org/web/20120306042032/http://www.horaoficial.cl/ing/horaof_ing.html
+ # This is an English translation of:
+ # Historia de la hora oficial de Chile (retrieved 2012-10-24).  See:
+ # http://web.archive.org/web/20121024234627/http://www.horaoficial.cl/horaof.htm
+ # A fancier Spanish version (requiring mouse-clicking) is at:
+ # http://www.horaoficial.cl/historia_hora.html
+ # Conflicts between [1] and [2] were resolved as follows:
+ #
+ #  - [1] says the 1910 transition was Jan 1, [2] says Jan 10 and cites
+ #    Boletín No. 1, Aviso No. 1 (1910).  Go with [2].
+ #
+ #  - [1] says SMT was -4:42:45, [2] says Chile's official time from
+ #    1916 to 1919 was -4:42:46.3, the meridian of Chile's National
+ #    Astronomical Observatory (OAN), then located in what is now
+ #    Quinta Normal in Santiago.  Go with [2], rounding it to -4:42:46.
+ #
+ #  - [1] says the 1918 transition was Sep 1, [2] says Sep 10 and cites
+ #    Boletín No. 22, Aviso No. 129/1918 (1918-08-23).  Go with [2].
+ #
+ #  - [1] does not give times for transitions; assume they occur
+ #    at midnight mainland time, the current common practice.  However,
+ #    go with [2]'s specification of 23:00 for the 1947-05-21 transition.
+ #
+ # Another correction to [1] is from Jesper Nørgaard Welen, who
+ # wrote (2006-10-08), "I think that there are some obvious mistakes in
+ # the suggested link from Oscar van Vlijmen,... for instance entry 66
+ # says that GMT-4 ended 1990-09-12 while entry 67 only begins GMT-3 at
+ # 1990-09-15 (they should have been 1990-09-15 and 1990-09-16
+ # respectively), but anyhow it clears up some doubts too."
+ #
+ # Data for Pacific/Easter from 1910 through 1967 come from Shanks &
+ # Pottenger.  After that, for lack of better info assume
+ # Pacific/Easter is always two hours behind America/Santiago;
+ # this is known to work for DST transitions starting in 2008 and
+ # may well be true for earlier transitions.
+ 
  # From Eduardo Krell (1995-10-19):
  # The law says to switch to DST at midnight [24:00] on the second SATURDAY
  # of October....  The law is the same for March and October.
  # (1998-09-29):
  # Because of the drought this year, the government decided to go into
*** 1108,1189 ****
  
  # From Julio I. Pacheco Troncoso (1999-03-18):
  # Because of the same drought, the government decided to end DST later,
  # on April 3, (one-time change).
  
- # From Oscar van Vlijmen (2006-10-08):
- # http://www.horaoficial.cl/cambio.htm
- 
- # From Jesper Nørgaard Welen (2006-10-08):
- # I think that there are some obvious mistakes in the suggested link
- # from Oscar van Vlijmen,... for instance entry 66 says that GMT-4
- # ended 1990-09-12 while entry 67 only begins GMT-3 at 1990-09-15
- # (they should have been 1990-09-15 and 1990-09-16 respectively), but
- # anyhow it clears up some doubts too.
- 
- # From Paul Eggert (2014-08-12):
- # The following data entries for Chile and America/Santiago are from
- # <http://www.horaoficial.cl/horaof.htm> (2006-09-20), transcribed by
- # Jesper Nørgaard Welen.  The data entries for Pacific/Easter are from Shanks
- # & Pottenger, except with DST transitions after 1932 cloned from
- # America/Santiago.  The pre-1980 Pacific/Easter data entries are dubious,
- # but we have no other source.
- 
  # From Germán Poo-Caamaño (2008-03-03):
  # Due to drought, Chile extends Daylight Time in three weeks.  This
  # is one-time change (Saturday 3/29 at 24:00 for America/Santiago
  # and Saturday 3/29 at 22:00 for Pacific/Easter)
  # The Supreme Decree is located at
  # http://www.shoa.cl/servicios/supremo316.pdf
! # and the instructions for 2008 are located in:
! # http://www.horaoficial.cl/cambio.htm
! 
  # From José Miguel Garrido (2008-03-05):
- # ...
- # You could see the announces of the change on
  # http://www.shoa.cl/noticias/2008/04hora/hora.htm
  
  # From Angel Chiang (2010-03-04):
  # Subject: DST in Chile exceptionally extended to 3 April due to earthquake
  # http://www.gobiernodechile.cl/viewNoticia.aspx?idArticulo=30098
- # (in Spanish, last paragraph).
  #
- # This is breaking news. There should be more information available later.
- 
  # From Arthur David Olson (2010-03-06):
  # Angel Chiang's message confirmed by Julio Pacheco; Julio provided a patch.
  
- # From Glenn Eychaner (2011-03-02):
- # It appears that the Chilean government has decided to postpone the
- # change from summer time to winter time again, by three weeks to April
- # 2nd:
- # http://www.emol.com/noticias/nacional/detalle/detallenoticias.asp?idnoticia=467651
- #
- # This is not yet reflected in the official "cambio de hora" site, but
- # probably will be soon:
- # http://www.horaoficial.cl/cambio.htm
- 
- # From Arthur David Olson (2011-03-02):
- # The emol.com article mentions a water shortage as the cause of the
- # postponement, which may mean that it's not a permanent change.
- 
  # From Glenn Eychaner (2011-03-28):
- # The article:
  # http://diario.elmercurio.com/2011/03/28/_portada/_portada/noticias/7565897A-CA86-49E6-9E03-660B21A4883E.htm?id=3D{7565897A-CA86-49E6-9E03-660B21A4883E}
- #
  # In English:
  # Chile's clocks will go back an hour this year on the 7th of May instead
  # of this Saturday. They will go forward again the 3rd Saturday in
! # August, not in October as they have since 1968. This is a pilot plan
! # which will be reevaluated in 2012.
  
  # From Mauricio Parada (2012-02-22), translated by Glenn Eychaner (2012-02-23):
  # 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
--- 1158,1196 ----
  
  # From Julio I. Pacheco Troncoso (1999-03-18):
  # Because of the same drought, the government decided to end DST later,
  # on April 3, (one-time change).
  
  # From Germán Poo-Caamaño (2008-03-03):
  # Due to drought, Chile extends Daylight Time in three weeks.  This
  # is one-time change (Saturday 3/29 at 24:00 for America/Santiago
  # and Saturday 3/29 at 22:00 for Pacific/Easter)
  # The Supreme Decree is located at
  # http://www.shoa.cl/servicios/supremo316.pdf
! #
  # From José Miguel Garrido (2008-03-05):
  # http://www.shoa.cl/noticias/2008/04hora/hora.htm
  
  # From Angel Chiang (2010-03-04):
  # Subject: DST in Chile exceptionally extended to 3 April due to earthquake
  # http://www.gobiernodechile.cl/viewNoticia.aspx?idArticulo=30098
  #
  # From Arthur David Olson (2010-03-06):
  # Angel Chiang's message confirmed by Julio Pacheco; Julio provided a patch.
  
  # From Glenn Eychaner (2011-03-28):
  # http://diario.elmercurio.com/2011/03/28/_portada/_portada/noticias/7565897A-CA86-49E6-9E03-660B21A4883E.htm?id=3D{7565897A-CA86-49E6-9E03-660B21A4883E}
  # In English:
  # Chile's clocks will go back an hour this year on the 7th of May instead
  # of this Saturday. They will go forward again the 3rd Saturday in
! # August, not in October as they have since 1968.
  
  # From Mauricio Parada (2012-02-22), translated by Glenn Eychaner (2012-02-23):
  # 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....
  # 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
*** 1204,1229 ****
  # dates to 2014.
  # DST End: last Saturday of April 2014 (Sun 27 Apr 2014 03:00 UTC)
  # DST Start: first Saturday of September 2014 (Sun 07 Sep 2014 04:00 UTC)
  # http://www.diariooficial.interior.gob.cl//media/2014/02/19/do-20140219.pdf
  
! # From Juan Correa (2015-01-28):
! # ... today the Ministry of Energy announced that Chile will drop DST, will keep
! # "summer time" (UTC -3 / UTC -5) all year round....
! # http://www.minenergia.cl/ministerio/noticias/generales/ministerio-de-energia-anuncia.html
  
- # NOTE: ChileAQ rules for Antarctic bases are stored separately in the
- # 'antarctica' file.
- 
  # Rule  NAME    FROM    TO      TYPE    IN      ON      AT      SAVE    LETTER/S
! Rule    Chile   1927    1932    -       Sep      1      0:00    1:00    S
  Rule    Chile   1928    1932    -       Apr      1      0:00    0       -
- Rule    Chile   1942    only    -       Jun      1      4:00u   0       -
- Rule    Chile   1942    only    -       Aug      1      5:00u   1:00    S
- Rule    Chile   1946    only    -       Jul     15      4:00u   1:00    S
- Rule    Chile   1946    only    -       Sep      1      3:00u   0:00    -
- Rule    Chile   1947    only    -       Apr      1      4:00u   0       -
  Rule    Chile   1968    only    -       Nov      3      4:00u   1:00    S
  Rule    Chile   1969    only    -       Mar     30      3:00u   0       -
  Rule    Chile   1969    only    -       Nov     23      4:00u   1:00    S
  Rule    Chile   1970    only    -       Mar     29      3:00u   0       -
  Rule    Chile   1971    only    -       Mar     14      3:00u   0       -
--- 1211,1231 ----
  # dates to 2014.
  # DST End: last Saturday of April 2014 (Sun 27 Apr 2014 03:00 UTC)
  # DST Start: first Saturday of September 2014 (Sun 07 Sep 2014 04:00 UTC)
  # http://www.diariooficial.interior.gob.cl//media/2014/02/19/do-20140219.pdf
  
! # From Eduardo Romero Urra (2015-03-03):
! # Today has been published officially that Chile will use the DST time
! # permanently until March 25 of 2017
! # http://www.diariooficial.interior.gob.cl/media/2015/03/03/1-large.jpg
! #
! # From Paul Eggert (2015-03-03):
! # For now, assume that the extension will persist indefinitely.
  
  # Rule  NAME    FROM    TO      TYPE    IN      ON      AT      SAVE    LETTER/S
! Rule    Chile   1927    1931    -       Sep      1      0:00    1:00    S
  Rule    Chile   1928    1932    -       Apr      1      0:00    0       -
  Rule    Chile   1968    only    -       Nov      3      4:00u   1:00    S
  Rule    Chile   1969    only    -       Mar     30      3:00u   0       -
  Rule    Chile   1969    only    -       Nov     23      4:00u   1:00    S
  Rule    Chile   1970    only    -       Mar     29      3:00u   0       -
  Rule    Chile   1971    only    -       Mar     14      3:00u   0       -
*** 1230,1243 ****
  Rule    Chile   1970    1972    -       Oct     Sun>=9  4:00u   1:00    S
  Rule    Chile   1972    1986    -       Mar     Sun>=9  3:00u   0       -
  Rule    Chile   1973    only    -       Sep     30      4:00u   1:00    S
  Rule    Chile   1974    1987    -       Oct     Sun>=9  4:00u   1:00    S
  Rule    Chile   1987    only    -       Apr     12      3:00u   0       -
! Rule    Chile   1988    1989    -       Mar     Sun>=9  3:00u   0       -
! Rule    Chile   1988    only    -       Oct     Sun>=1  4:00u   1:00    S
! Rule    Chile   1989    only    -       Oct     Sun>=9  4:00u   1:00    S
! Rule    Chile   1990    only    -       Mar     18      3:00u   0       -
  Rule    Chile   1990    only    -       Sep     16      4:00u   1:00    S
  Rule    Chile   1991    1996    -       Mar     Sun>=9  3:00u   0       -
  Rule    Chile   1991    1997    -       Oct     Sun>=9  4:00u   1:00    S
  Rule    Chile   1997    only    -       Mar     30      3:00u   0       -
  Rule    Chile   1998    only    -       Mar     Sun>=9  3:00u   0       -
--- 1232,1243 ----
  Rule    Chile   1970    1972    -       Oct     Sun>=9  4:00u   1:00    S
  Rule    Chile   1972    1986    -       Mar     Sun>=9  3:00u   0       -
  Rule    Chile   1973    only    -       Sep     30      4:00u   1:00    S
  Rule    Chile   1974    1987    -       Oct     Sun>=9  4:00u   1:00    S
  Rule    Chile   1987    only    -       Apr     12      3:00u   0       -
! Rule    Chile   1988    1990    -       Mar     Sun>=9  3:00u   0       -
! Rule    Chile   1988    1989    -       Oct     Sun>=9  4:00u   1:00    S
  Rule    Chile   1990    only    -       Sep     16      4:00u   1:00    S
  Rule    Chile   1991    1996    -       Mar     Sun>=9  3:00u   0       -
  Rule    Chile   1991    1997    -       Oct     Sun>=9  4:00u   1:00    S
  Rule    Chile   1997    only    -       Mar     30      3:00u   0       -
  Rule    Chile   1998    only    -       Mar     Sun>=9  3:00u   0       -
*** 1256,1283 ****
  Rule    Chile   2012    2014    -       Sep     Sun>=2  4:00u   1:00    S
  # IATA SSIM anomalies: (1992-02) says 1992-03-14;
  # (1996-09) says 1998-03-08.  Ignore these.
  # Zone  NAME            GMTOFF  RULES   FORMAT  [UNTIL]
  Zone America/Santiago   -4:42:46 -      LMT     1890
!                         -4:42:46 -      SMT     1910        # Santiago Mean Time
                          -5:00   -       CLT     1916 Jul  1 # Chile Time
!                         -4:42:46 -      SMT     1918 Sep  1 # Santiago Mean Time
!                         -4:00   -       CLT     1919 Jul  1 # Chile Time
!                         -4:42:46 -      SMT     1927 Sep  1 # Santiago Mean Time
!                         -5:00   Chile   CL%sT   1947 May 22 # Chile Time
                          -4:00   Chile   CL%sT   2015 Apr 26  3:00u
                          -3:00   -       CLT
! Zone Pacific/Easter     -7:17:44 -      LMT     1890
                          -7:17:28 -      EMT     1932 Sep    # Easter Mean Time
!                         -7:00   Chile   EAS%sT  1982 Mar 13 3:00u # Easter Time
                          -6:00   Chile   EAS%sT  2015 Apr 26 3:00u
                          -5:00   -       EAST
  #
  # Salas y Gómez Island is uninhabited.
  # Other Chilean locations, including Juan Fernández Is, Desventuradas Is,
  # and Antarctic bases, are like America/Santiago.
  
  # Colombia
  
  # Milne gives 4:56:16.4 for Bogotá time in 1899; round to nearest.  He writes,
  # "A variation of fifteen minutes in the public clocks of Bogota is not rare."
  
--- 1256,1308 ----
  Rule    Chile   2012    2014    -       Sep     Sun>=2  4:00u   1:00    S
  # IATA SSIM anomalies: (1992-02) says 1992-03-14;
  # (1996-09) says 1998-03-08.  Ignore these.
  # Zone  NAME            GMTOFF  RULES   FORMAT  [UNTIL]
  Zone America/Santiago   -4:42:46 -      LMT     1890
!                         -4:42:46 -      SMT     1910 Jan 10 # Santiago Mean Time
                          -5:00   -       CLT     1916 Jul  1 # Chile Time
!                         -4:42:46 -      SMT     1918 Sep 10
!                         -4:00   -       CLT     1919 Jul  1
!                         -4:42:46 -      SMT     1927 Sep  1
!                         -5:00   Chile   CL%sT   1932 Sep  1
!                         -4:00   -       CLT     1942 Jun  1
!                         -5:00   -       CLT     1942 Aug  1
!                         -4:00   -       CLT     1946 Jul 15
!                         -4:00   1:00    CLST    1946 Sep  1 # central Chile
!                         -4:00   -       CLT     1947 Apr  1
!                         -5:00   -       CLT     1947 May 21 23:00
                          -4:00   Chile   CL%sT   2015 Apr 26  3:00u
                          -3:00   -       CLT
! Zone Pacific/Easter     -7:17:28 -      LMT     1890
                          -7:17:28 -      EMT     1932 Sep    # Easter Mean Time
!                         -7:00   Chile   EAS%sT  1982 Mar 14 3:00u # Easter Time
                          -6:00   Chile   EAS%sT  2015 Apr 26 3:00u
                          -5:00   -       EAST
  #
  # Salas y Gómez Island is uninhabited.
  # Other Chilean locations, including Juan Fernández Is, Desventuradas Is,
  # and Antarctic bases, are like America/Santiago.
  
+ # Antarctic base using South American rules
+ # (See the file 'antarctica' for more.)
+ #
+ # Palmer, Anvers Island, since 1965 (moved 2 miles in 1968)
+ #
+ # From Ethan Dicks (1996-10-06):
+ # It keeps the same time as Punta Arenas, Chile, because, just like us
+ # and the South Pole, that's the other end of their supply line....
+ # I verified with someone who was there that since 1980,
+ # Palmer has followed Chile.  Prior to that, before the Falklands War,
+ # Palmer used to be supplied from Argentina.
+ #
+ # Zone  NAME            GMTOFF  RULES   FORMAT  [UNTIL]
+ Zone Antarctica/Palmer  0       -       zzz     1965
+                         -4:00   Arg     AR%sT   1969 Oct  5
+                         -3:00   Arg     AR%sT   1982 May
+                         -4:00   Chile   CL%sT   2015 Apr 26 3:00u
+                         -3:00   -       CLT
+ 
  # Colombia
  
  # Milne gives 4:56:16.4 for Bogotá time in 1899; round to nearest.  He writes,
  # "A variation of fifteen minutes in the public clocks of Bogota is not rare."
  
*** 1502,1512 ****
  Rule    Para    1997    only    -       Feb     lastSun 0:00    0       -
  # Shanks & Pottenger say 1999-02-28; IATA SSIM (1999-02) says 1999-02-27, but
  # (1999-09) reports no date; go with above sources and Gerd Knops (2001-02-27).
  Rule    Para    1998    2001    -       Mar     Sun>=1  0:00    0       -
  # From Rives McDow (2002-02-28):
! # A decree was issued in Paraguay (no. 16350) on 2002-02-26 that changed the
  # dst method to be from the first Sunday in September to the first Sunday in
  # April.
  Rule    Para    2002    2004    -       Apr     Sun>=1  0:00    0       -
  Rule    Para    2002    2003    -       Sep     Sun>=1  0:00    1:00    S
  #
--- 1527,1537 ----
  Rule    Para    1997    only    -       Feb     lastSun 0:00    0       -
  # Shanks & Pottenger say 1999-02-28; IATA SSIM (1999-02) says 1999-02-27, but
  # (1999-09) reports no date; go with above sources and Gerd Knops (2001-02-27).
  Rule    Para    1998    2001    -       Mar     Sun>=1  0:00    0       -
  # From Rives McDow (2002-02-28):
! # A decree was issued in Paraguay (No. 16350) on 2002-02-26 that changed the
  # dst method to be from the first Sunday in September to the first Sunday in
  # April.
  Rule    Para    2002    2004    -       Apr     Sun>=1  0:00    0       -
  Rule    Para    2002    2003    -       Sep     Sun>=1  0:00    1:00    S
  #
*** 1601,1610 ****
--- 1626,1636 ----
  Zone America/Port_of_Spain -4:06:04 -   LMT     1912 Mar 2
                          -4:00   -       AST
  
  # These all agree with Trinidad and Tobago since 1970.
  Link America/Port_of_Spain America/Anguilla
+ Link America/Port_of_Spain America/Antigua
  Link America/Port_of_Spain America/Dominica
  Link America/Port_of_Spain America/Grenada
  Link America/Port_of_Spain America/Guadeloupe
  Link America/Port_of_Spain America/Marigot      # St Martin (French part)
  Link America/Port_of_Spain America/Montserrat
*** 1681,1700 ****
  # 02:00 local time, official time in Uruguay will be at GMT -2.
  Rule    Uruguay 2005    only    -       Oct      9       2:00   1:00    S
  Rule    Uruguay 2006    only    -       Mar     12       2:00   0       -
  # From Jesper Nørgaard Welen (2006-09-06):
  # http://www.presidencia.gub.uy/_web/decretos/2006/09/CM%20210_08%2006%202006_00001.PDF
! Rule    Uruguay 2006    max     -       Oct     Sun>=1   2:00   1:00    S
! Rule    Uruguay 2007    max     -       Mar     Sun>=8   2:00   0       -
  # Zone  NAME            GMTOFF  RULES   FORMAT  [UNTIL]
  Zone America/Montevideo -3:44:44 -      LMT     1898 Jun 28
                          -3:44:44 -      MMT     1920 May  1 # Montevideo MT
                          -3:30   Uruguay UY%sT   1942 Dec 14 # Uruguay Time
                          -3:00   Uruguay UY%sT
  
  # Venezuela
  #
  # From John Stainforth (2007-11-28):
  # ... the change for Venezuela originally expected for 2007-12-31 has
  # been brought forward to 2007-12-09.  The official announcement was
  # published today in the "Gaceta Oficial de la República Bolivariana
  # de Venezuela, número 38.819" (official document for all laws or
--- 1707,1741 ----
  # 02:00 local time, official time in Uruguay will be at GMT -2.
  Rule    Uruguay 2005    only    -       Oct      9       2:00   1:00    S
  Rule    Uruguay 2006    only    -       Mar     12       2:00   0       -
  # From Jesper Nørgaard Welen (2006-09-06):
  # http://www.presidencia.gub.uy/_web/decretos/2006/09/CM%20210_08%2006%202006_00001.PDF
! #
! # From Steffen Thorsen (2015-06-30):
! # ... it looks like they will not be using DST the coming summer:
! # http://www.elobservador.com.uy/gobierno-resolvio-que-no-habra-cambio-horario-verano-n656787
! # http://www.republica.com.uy/este-ano-no-se-modificara-el-huso-horario-en-uruguay/523760/
! # From Paul Eggert (2015-06-30):
! # Apparently restaurateurs complained that DST caused people to go to the beach
! # instead of out to dinner.
! # From Pablo Camargo (2015-07-13):
! # http://archivo.presidencia.gub.uy/sci/decretos/2015/06/cons_min_201.pdf
! # [dated 2015-06-29; repeals Decree 311/006 dated 2006-09-04]
! Rule    Uruguay 2006    2014    -       Oct     Sun>=1   2:00   1:00    S
! Rule    Uruguay 2007    2015    -       Mar     Sun>=8   2:00   0       -
  # Zone  NAME            GMTOFF  RULES   FORMAT  [UNTIL]
  Zone America/Montevideo -3:44:44 -      LMT     1898 Jun 28
                          -3:44:44 -      MMT     1920 May  1 # Montevideo MT
                          -3:30   Uruguay UY%sT   1942 Dec 14 # Uruguay Time
                          -3:00   Uruguay UY%sT
  
  # Venezuela
  #
+ # From Paul Eggert (2015-07-28):
+ # For the 1965 transition see Gaceta Oficial No. 27.619 (1964-12-15), p 205.533
+ # http://www.pgr.gob.ve/dmdocuments/1964/27619.pdf
+ #
  # From John Stainforth (2007-11-28):
  # ... the change for Venezuela originally expected for 2007-12-31 has
  # been brought forward to 2007-12-09.  The official announcement was
  # published today in the "Gaceta Oficial de la República Bolivariana
  # de Venezuela, número 38.819" (official document for all laws or
*** 1702,1709 ****
  # http://www.globovision.com/news.php?nid=72208
  
  # Zone  NAME            GMTOFF  RULES   FORMAT  [UNTIL]
  Zone    America/Caracas -4:27:44 -      LMT     1890
                          -4:27:40 -      CMT     1912 Feb 12 # Caracas Mean Time?
!                         -4:30   -       VET     1965        # Venezuela Time
                          -4:00   -       VET     2007 Dec  9  3:00
                          -4:30   -       VET
--- 1743,1750 ----
  # http://www.globovision.com/news.php?nid=72208
  
  # Zone  NAME            GMTOFF  RULES   FORMAT  [UNTIL]
  Zone    America/Caracas -4:27:44 -      LMT     1890
                          -4:27:40 -      CMT     1912 Feb 12 # Caracas Mean Time?
!                         -4:30   -       VET     1965 Jan  1  0:00 # Venezuela T.
                          -4:00   -       VET     2007 Dec  9  3:00
                          -4:30   -       VET