“Once you step out of the airport in Santiago, you cannot miss seeing the beautiful Andes mountains…”, so says every person who visits Chile. A most attractive view that catches the eye and carves an image in people’s eyes forever.
The Andes mountains in Chile are the longest chain of mountains in the world, spreading at 4300 miles (7000km) long. The highest peak is at 23,800 ft! They pass through seven countries of South America and have the world’s highest volcanos! These mountains were formed form the movement of the tectonic plates, which in turn led to the rise of volcanos which provided the various ores found in Chile near the mountains. Many of those volcanos are still active, curious to know whether this causes any threat to businesses in Chile?
The Calbuco volcano in Chile erupted 3 times in 8 days last year, end of April. The threat from being close to magma eruption would not be as bad as having the smoke cover a large portion of the sky and thus affect the rain, especially for agriculture. The volcanic debris piled up to a height of 2 feet last year. In the city of Ensenada, people were removing salmon because of fear of contamination as it is an important part of the economy. The southern part of Chile’s volcano threat produces unease for businesses related to fishing and agriculture. Maybe that is one of the reasons why the wine industry never managed to produce wineries in the agricultural fields of the south?
There are many more questions about the viability of businesses surviving in the south, and its impact on the overall Chilean economy. That gives a lot of unease.
The Andes mountains in Chile are the longest chain of mountains in the world, spreading at 4300 miles (7000km) long. The highest peak is at 23,800 ft! They pass through seven countries of South America and have the world’s highest volcanos! These mountains were formed form the movement of the tectonic plates, which in turn led to the rise of volcanos which provided the various ores found in Chile near the mountains. Many of those volcanos are still active, curious to know whether this causes any threat to businesses in Chile?
The Calbuco volcano in Chile erupted 3 times in 8 days last year, end of April. The threat from being close to magma eruption would not be as bad as having the smoke cover a large portion of the sky and thus affect the rain, especially for agriculture. The volcanic debris piled up to a height of 2 feet last year. In the city of Ensenada, people were removing salmon because of fear of contamination as it is an important part of the economy. The southern part of Chile’s volcano threat produces unease for businesses related to fishing and agriculture. Maybe that is one of the reasons why the wine industry never managed to produce wineries in the agricultural fields of the south?
There are many more questions about the viability of businesses surviving in the south, and its impact on the overall Chilean economy. That gives a lot of unease.