My Town

My town is called “La Pasada” and it is located in Maullin (X región), which is 1100 kilometers away from Santiago, the capital of Chile. To get to “La Pasada” you have to cross through a boat which transports people during the day and pay $400. In case you want to go there at night, you have to ask someone who owns a small boat to transport you and pay around $3000 or $4000. The trip lasts for about 10 minutes and the landscape that the Maullin river offers is quite beautiful. There are about 1000 persons living there, who work gathering shellfish and seaweed, but there are also some little fishing companies. The people is very pleasant and kind and during this few months that my family has been living there they have had the opportunity to know the neighbors and specially to enjoy the raise of animals and vegetables. My father is raising several animals such as chicken, goose and sheep and now he is making a deal to buy a piece of land so he can raise a bigger quantity of animals and take advantage of the tranquillity that that town offers.