There is nowhere left to go but All Southern Chile
Author: charles spencer
Article:
We had always kind of thought, in a flaky save the people kind
of way, that small communities were important to tourism.
However, we recently had an experience that reminded us of just
how critical they are to the regional tourism industry is to
places like
Southern Chile.
We were returning from a day trip to
Conguillio National Park in
Southern Chile, on our way to a meeting in Villarrica, via some
of the less traveled back roads of Chile's IX region. We had
picked up a free Government tourist map of the area to navigate
our way around. It turned out to be less than complete (yes, we
do know better). As we made our way through the hills of Chile's
IX region, and around the
volcanoes, we passed one town after
another that did not appear on the tourist map, along with
several of our more critical turns.
What got us to our destinations was the fact that local people
where always willing to help us out with directions, a cold
bottle of Coke, and some really great
Sopaipillas (Chilean fry
bread). We started taking about making this a mission to put
these towns on the map for
www.allsouthernchile.com, and moving
beyond our flaky save the people attitude.
In less flaky terms, just imagine a bus full of Germans never
made it back to the tourist meca of Pucón in time to gamble at
the Casino and have dinner. That would at least be worth a few
thousands Euros to the local tourism economy in the south of
Chile. So, this is a plug for the little towns like
Los Laureles
that missed the last printing of the Chilean Goverment tourist
map.
The English Portal to All Southern Chile
In this world of global chaos, there are not a lot of places
left to go.
Southern Chile is one of those few safe and pristine
places remaining in the world. www.allsouthernchile.com was
designed to be a community portal for promoting the development
of southern Chile. All Southern Chile includes articles and
information on travel, real estate, the environment, investment,
arts, culture, news, and a forum covering all topics related to
working, living, and visiting the south of Chile. The site
contains a wealth of information for both travelers and
expatriates looking to get away from it all at the other end of
the Earth. First visit www.allsouthernchile.com, then visit the
real south of chile.
About the author:
Charles Spencer is the editor and chief for
www.allsouthernchile.com
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