What do you know about this Island?….

The fact that is still unknown for the rest of the world , make this place unique , the isolation for years make this Island a journey to the past .

Traditions are intact, although progress is been invading the cities not precisely in a careful way.

Food Traditions are connected with antique native habits: such as curanto, a kind of Luau , where the best of the land and the ocean is cooked on a hot stone pit .

Great excursions such as: the Blue whale watching, and penguins colonies are rating this Island ,as the best surprise for travelers in Chile

For more than 4 days and around 16.000 acres are been affected by the huge fire , provoked by a tourist at the National Park Torres del Paine , in the Chilean Patagonia.

The wind speed is not helping at all; wind gusts of 60 miles per hour (120 km/hr) are pushing the fire even outside of the limits of the park.

More than 600 tourists were evacuated already and President Sebastian Piñera declared catastrophe area, which means all the Chilean Emergency entities are focus on the fire 100%

Yesterday Chilean Police evacuate the park and decided to close it until fire is under control, unfortunately, that is not happening soon, due to the weather conditions and the difficult access for fire fighters through air or land

All Chileans we are expecting for rain and the decrease in the wind speed, but rumors said that the park will be close at least for entire month of January.
Follow Fire Live on Webcam HERE

A few days ago Ines a friend of us from Ancud Chiloe, proud she mentioned she finished her new house with a few guest rooms, Ines is famous for her local gastronomy skills and now not only she can offer meals also lodging at her place.
Ancud is a 15 thousand inhabitants city located at the north extreme of this magical Island, which had cautivated many travelers and is Isabel Allende last book inspiration ( Maya’s Notebook )
Ancud is close from puñihuil bird sanctuary, where you can find penguins from September to March and is one of the few places where both magellan and humboldt penguins nest.
If you want to spend the night in Ancud , Ines House is a great alternative much cheaper than regular hotels , besides where you can experience the well known Chiloe hospitality!

Ines made a new facebook page where you can see more details , address ; google map location and pictures!

http://www.facebook.com/pages/Hospedaje-Latorre-Ancud/167019716721860

One week ago, we participate in a activity with our very good friends of Kawen Adventures in Bariloche , Argentina . Many people had been asking about a reccomendation there , usually because Puerto Varas is just 5 hours away and many travelers want to cross just for a good ski day or to kayak those wonderful rivers near Bariloche.

If you have intention to visit Bariloche , we think this could be a great option , very reliable young people , that shows all their love to that Magnificient part of the world called Patagonia

http://www.kawenadventure.com/index.htm

http://www.facebook.com/pages/kawen-Adventure-Company-PATAGONIA-/111159632254788?ref=ts&sk=wall

Chile is well-known for its seafood and fish which is the main diet of our people, 2600 miles of coast give us a great variety of food, which some of them is endemic, next time in Puerto Varas you can’t miss Paila al Pil Pil , is a broth with the best of our sea and a very popular among locals contains:
king crab; purple crab pincers; locos, which is an endemic kind of abalone; calamari; octopus; shrimps; razor and regular clams, everything previously salted in olive oil, red hot chili pepper and garlic, is simply delicious !!! Give it a try, the best place to find this dish is in the restaurant “La Olla” in Puerto Varas
Address: Ruta225, KM1,Camino a Ensenada
Restaurant Accept Credit Cards, Menu in English , Phone : 65-234605
65-233540

When you visit Bariloche, besides the chocolates , you won’t want to leave without the chance to see real mapuche silver work, Mapuches are the native people from Chile and Argentina , and their work in silver is considered sacred, in fact , no one who is not mapuche could be considered a “Rutrafe” (silver artisan) , every piece of work has a meaning and is unique .
In downtown Bariloche , Cristina Marin which is a real mapuche artist has her little stand in the handicraft marker located on the corner of Moreno and Villegas Street, you will have the time to stop by and enjoy her work, it’s a unique opportunity, don’t miss it!”