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Hi! In this post I will invite you to visit my city: Lota.   Lota is a city located in the province of  Concepcion, in the coastal part of the Gulf of Arauco, which is why it consists of vast beaches that are filled with tourists every summer. Lota is mostly known for being the center of the coal mining activity in our country. In 1896, and realizing the large amount of coal in the area, the Cousiño family settled in the city and founded a coal mining company. Coal Miner at work Old Coal Miners The presence of the Co usiño´s in the city generated that Lota had the first electric railway in Chile, as well as the first hydroelectric plant in Chile, which was designed by Thomas Alba Edison himself at the request of the Cousiño family. Also, this family built a large botanical park in Lota, in the middle of which was the Palacio Cousiño, the family's residence in the city and an exact replica of the palace of the same name located in Santiago. Unfortunately, the palace no longer ex

Hello, today I am going to tell you about one of my hobbies, watching movies! I have been a true lover of cinema since I was little and I have a collection of more than 70 films in different formats: DVD, VHS, and others (all original by the way), that I hope to continue increasing. I love cinema, but I must admit that I don´t like everything that goes on the market. I prefer classic cinema and films that have good content and / or messages. And that's why today I'm going to tell you about 3 great movies.  It was very difficult to choose only 3, since I have many favorites, but I  tried to choose 3 good and special films, with varied themes and from different continents.  So here we go… Cinema Paradiso Cinema Paradiso, an italian film released in 1988 and winner of multiple awards including the 1989 Oscar Award for Best Foreign Film, tells the story of Salvatore (Toto) a boy who lives in a town in post-war Italy where the only hobby is going to the cinema. Toto befriends Al

One of my favorite holidays was in July 2015, when I traveled to San Pedro de Atacama with two of my cousins, Leandro and Ángelo. My cousin Leandro lives and works in Calama, so with Ángelo we traveled to Calama and stayed at his house. We were there for two weeks and every day we went out to do something new. We toured Calama, we traveled 3 days to Iquique, 3 days to Antofagasta, but what I liked the most were the trips we made daily to San Pedro de Atacama.  Why? because the place is just wonderful. The first day we went, we toured the city and the handicraft fairs, where I bought souvenirs for my family and friends. The next day we went to San Pedro, we made guided visits to the Laguna Cejar and the Valle de la Luna. I remember that day a very cold wind was blowing, but as the hours passed, the temperature began to rise. Both places are really beautiful, seeing the desert covered in layers of salt (which looks like snow, until you touch the ground with your finger and savor it) and

If there is a country in the world that I would like to visit, it's France. Why? ...because in my opinion, France is a country that has it all: wonderful cities, charming towns, spectacular landscapes, history and delicious cuisine. Also, visiting Paris, the capital of France, is a trip that we have planned for years with my best friend, Alejandra. I love art, history, literature and philosophy, so I would like to visit emblematic places like the Louvre Museum, the Eiffel Tower, the Palace of Versailles and the Montparnasse Cemetery, where the tombs of Jean-Paul Sartre, Simone de Beauvoir, Charles Baudelaire and Julio Cortázar are located. I also really like cinema, so I would also like to visit Cannes, a beautiful french city where one of the most famous film festivals in the world takes place. I would love to study in Paris, learn french and, why not, live there. But the demand for housing is very high, being generally very expensive and very small apartments. But dreaming