The site also allows visitors to send Durango postcards via e-mail. About 1,300 to 1,400 requests for visitor information come in each month, he said. It serves as an umbrella, or portal, for Inside Outside Southwest Magazine , Directory Plus , Southwest Colorado summer and winter guides, the Durango Herald , and the Cortez Journal , said programmer John Warner. This site differs from others because it runs text from the front page of the Herald, and features a chat line and discussion group. Anyone can browse the discussion topics but to post a subject they must register.
Topics show the number of responses received next to the subject title.
The site also is unique for its complete listing of every real estate broker in Durango, and its virtual tours of homes and businesses for sale. A visit to the site now gives a sneak peak at what is to come, but it will probably not be up until 2001. But clicks on the site s links to art, family events and entertainment are not working. Contents copyright 2000, the Durango Herald. All rights reserved.