{"id":4776,"date":"2021-05-25T08:33:43","date_gmt":"2021-05-25T12:33:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rutadelosparques.org\/en\/?p=4776"},"modified":"2021-05-25T08:40:16","modified_gmt":"2021-05-25T12:40:16","slug":"tompkins-conservation-chile-launches-e-book-on-community-beautification-in-patagonia","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.rutadelosparques.org\/en\/tompkins-conservation-chile-launches-e-book-on-community-beautification-in-patagonia\/","title":{"rendered":"Tompkins Conservation Chile launches e-book on Community Beautification in Patagonia"},"content":{"rendered":"

Tompkins Conservation Chile, together with the community of El Amarillo, in the region of Los Lagos, implemented a restoration plan for this gateway village to Pumal\u00edn Douglas Tompkins Park. A new e-book tells the story.<\/p>\n

\"\"May 24, 2021<\/strong>. Improving the quality of life, generating local pride and stimulating small-scale tourism were the objectives of the beautification project promoted by Tompkins Conservation Chile together with the community of El Amarillo, a town located in the southern access point of the Pumal\u00edn Douglas Tompkins National Park, 25 kilometers from Chait\u00e9n.<\/p>\n

With hopes to inspire other communities to carry out similar projects, Tompkins Conservation Chile launched a digital book that compiles the history of this collaborative program, which created a facelift for El Amarillo through the restoration of facades and fences, extensive landscaping, signage by local artisans, and the construction of attractive architectural details like \u00abchirimbolos<\/em>\u00bb (decorative moldings).<\/p>\n

\"\"\"\"\u201cThis digital book was started by Douglas Tompkins before he died, so it has a very special meaning for us\u201c, according to Carolina Morgado, executive director of Tompkins Conservation Chile. \u201cHe had a special affection for this project and he hoped that this restoration, in addition to generating local pride, would promote taking care of nature, since gateway communities play a fundamental role as guardians of the national parks.\u201d<\/p>\n

Called\u00a0The Center of the World\u00a0<\/em>due to its strategic location on the Carretera Austral, El Amarillo overlooks the beautiful landscapes of the Michimahuida Volcano, Cerro Tabique and Amarillo River. The revitalization program began in 2007. After Chait\u00e9n volcano\u2019s surprise eruption in 2008, the project took on the urgency of reconstruction. Photographs help tell the story, showing before and after the restoration process, incorporating the testimony of locals who took part of the initiative through the support of the Tres Aldeas Neighborhood Board (El Amarillo-Michinmahuida and Puerto C\u00e1rdenas).<\/p>\n

\"\"\"\"According to Pedro Asencio, who participated in the restoration, \u201cThis project served to educate our own community. It’s not like before, when people dumped trash everywhere. The atmosphere of the village also changed. People now look at the inhabitants here differently. Outsiders come to learn, to watch, and to emulate. It’s an example. It is another world which changed people’s mentality.\u201d<\/p>\n

The book also includes texts written by Douglas Tompkins: \u201cToday the town is so beautiful that tourists stop and stay, instead of rushing through. Prosperity comes with order and beauty, good maintenance, and a friendly, cheerful face in the community. Together with its neighboring Parque Pumal\u00edn, this is an ambitious combination, a winning bet for a better future \u201d.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\"\"<\/a><\/td>\nRead the e-book here<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Tompkins Conservation Chile, together with the community of El Amarillo, in the region of Los Lagos, implemented a restoration plan for this gateway village to Pumal\u00edn Douglas Tompkins Park. A new e-book tells the story. May 24, 2021. Improving the quality of life, generating local pride and stimulating small-scale tourism were the objectives of the […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":4780,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[3],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.rutadelosparques.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4776"}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.rutadelosparques.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.rutadelosparques.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.rutadelosparques.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/4"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.rutadelosparques.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=4776"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"http:\/\/www.rutadelosparques.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4776\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":4783,"href":"http:\/\/www.rutadelosparques.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4776\/revisions\/4783"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.rutadelosparques.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/4780"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.rutadelosparques.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=4776"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.rutadelosparques.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=4776"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.rutadelosparques.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=4776"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}