There Is Nowhere Left To Go But All Southern Chile

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 http://www.allsouthernchile.com.