Diario las Américas., 1958-01-30
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BY ANTo NIo RUIZ

CHILE - The Province of Liam
quihue, with a population of about
100000, is one of the most visited
zones of Southern Chile, as it has
many and very interesting spots
with great natural beauty. Agri-
culture, which is developing in a
very satisfactory manner, is the
basic activity of this province, al
though many industries are being
established with marked success.
The capital of the province is
the progressive city of Puerto
Montt, the most important port of
the region and terminal for the
central network of the State Rail
ways, which connect there with
the coastal shipping to the north
and south of the country. The ci-
ty was founded on February IL,
1853, by Vicente Perez Rosales,
famous author of the book IRE
cuerdos del Pasado" (Remembran-
ceS of the Past). Originally it was
given the name of Melipulli, which
in the Indian language of the re-
gion means "the town of the four
hills" and which later was chang
ed to its present name in honor
OF President Manuel Mont, who
not only took special interest in
the foundation of the town, but
later with true zeal was concerned
in initiating it on the road to pro-
gresS.
Perez Rosales was a man of
great vision, since he took advant-
age of the arrival of the first Ger
man colonizers in order to give
life to a region which, because of
its geographical position and the
many resources that Nature be-
slowed upon it, was destined to be
important maritime, agricultural
and trade center. Besides that, it
has become in the last few years a
tourist center of considerable i'm.
portance.
1t is a city well built, has all
the conveniences and public Servi-
ceS and offers the tourist many at
fractions; including a modern and
very comfortable hotel, the con-
S%truccion of which was completed
only a few years ago. There are
other hotels and boarding houses,
which offer comfortable rooms
and good board at very reasonable
prices. The ships of the Maritime
Service of the State Railways leave
from Puerto Mont for Chloe, All
sen, and Magallanes. They are
good-sized ships which generally
carry several dozen passengers, be-
sides several thousand tons of car
go.
Puerto Mont is the starting
point for visits to many highly
interesting and beautiful spots,
which are visited by thousands of
tourists, both Chilean and foreign,
every year. One of them is La Cha
mia, only about six miles away,
where there is a modern air base
with excellent installations. Near
this base is the Chamiza River, al
so called Colhuin, where fish is
found in great quantities, especial
ly those of the salmon family. La
Chamiza is connected with Puerto
Montt by an excellent highway,
and the trip by car or bus takes
only a few minutes.
Balneario Pelluco is another re-
sort of great attraction, which is
located east of the harbor of Puer-
to Mont, about three miles from
the city. The beach has beautiful,
fine sand and the ocean is calm,
which makes it ideal for swimming.
A committee of residents is always
working to make this resort one
of the most attractive in the coun-
try. Several small, but comfort
able hotels have been built at the
beach, as we'll as beautiful private
residences.
Another big attraction is Tenglo
Island, located across from the in.
dustrial section of Puerto Mont
and separated from the city by
the narrow Agelm6 Canal. Thou
sands of visitor go to the island,
where sea food restaurants are We.
ry popular, among them Quinta
Hoffman, Quinta Garcia and Quin-
ia Vidal, which specialize in re-
gional dishes. One of them is the
famous "curantos," prepared in a
hole in the ground, in which the
food is cooked with hot stones
placed at the bottom, in true Arau-
canian style.
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