CHILE | Thursday, 10 January 2013 | Views [364] | View Smaller Image
THE ARRIVAL.
Every day, early in the morning, dozens of fishermen and small farmers navigate through the Tenglo watercourse up to Angelmó, one of the most typical places in Puerto Montt (Chile), to sell vegetables, meat and seafood flown in from nearby islands. In 1926, this fishing village was immortalized by the chilean painter Arturo Pacheco Altamirano and since then, it became a point of admiration for poets, painters and tourists around the world. But today there is little left of what once was: the sails of the boats were replaced by engines and oars, and the earthquake of 1960 profoundly affected the environment. And after the red tide that hit Angelmó 2005, the place was left dying. However, little by little, the place has come back to life and has been named as "Intangible Heritage" of the country, along with all the people who arrive with their products.
