Diario las Américas., 1958-08-15
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BY ONO RUIZ

CHILE - The Province of Osor-
no, in the southern part of Chile,
is an agricultural and livestock
center of great importance, both
industries having achieved a high
degree of development. With a DO.
pulation of about 125 900, the pro.
vince has many attractions and
points of interest for tourists. The
provincial capital, Osorno, is one
OF the most progressive cities of
Southern Chile. 1t was founded in
1858, with the name of Santa Ma
rlna de Agaete, as a homage to
the memory of the wife of con.
queror Pedro de Valdivia. Upon
the death of the conqueror. the
work of construction was abandon.
ed. Five years later, in 1853, Gar
cha Hurtado de Mendoza built it
and named it San Mateo de Osorno.
The establishment of some, textile
mills and a mint were of great help
to the progress of the city; how
ever, in the year 1902, it was DIES.
troyed by the attacks of the Arau.
canianS. Rebuilt once again, it was
given the name of Osorno, as a
homage to Viceroy Ambrosio O'Hig-
gins, who had the title of MARQUIS
of Osorno.
Located in a very picturesque
site between the rivers Damas and
Rahue, it is today a city with all
the characteristics of a modern
metropolis, with beautiful and mo.
dern buildings, wide and we'll
paved streets, avenues and parks,
good hotels, theatres, social clubs
excellent public utilities, etc. As a
tourist center, Osorno is surround.
ed by many interesting places,
with which it is connected by ex.
cellent highways. Among these,
the most famous are San Pablo, Rio
Bueno, La Union, Rance Lake, to
the north; the lake and warm
springs of Puyehue, and the warm
springs of Rupanco, to the east;
Puerto Octay and Puerto Varas ia
the south; Ensenada and Petrohue
toward the Andes, and Peulia, 10.
Gated at the eastern shore of the
beautiful Todos los Santos Lake.
OsornO is the starting point for
one of the most interesting interna.
tional highways which, through the
Perez Rosales Pass, located in the
Llanquiue Province, reaches the Ar
gentine town of San Carlos de Ba
riloce. This highway runs through
one of the most beautiful tourist
regions, with some of the most
magnificent landscapes, according
to prominent travellers from many
parts of the world. A new route,
recently constructed, goes across
the Andes through the Puyehue
Pass, at about 5000 feet above sea
level. which leaves from Puyehue
Lake, to Ell Rincon, about go miles
away, on the shores of the Argen'
tine Lake Nahuelhuapi and, cross,
ing it, meets at Correntoso with the
Bariloche road. The trip to Osor'
no a be made from Santiago
very comfortably in the railroad
going to Southern Chile, al well
as by bus or private ar.
About 5 miles south of Osorno,
at $50 feet above sea level, is Pu
yehue Lake, which forms part Of
the marvellous chain of Chilean
lakes. 1t is located in the middle
of some virgin forests, with some
small cultivated valleys in the
nearby region. There is an abund'
ance of fish in this lake, and many
tourists are attracted by the fact
that very often specimens of un.
usually large size m caught. Ar.
engagements for fishing trips can
be made at the hotel, which also
has automobiles for hire and horses
for riding in the beautiful forests
surrounding the lake.
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