So what can an obscure, rural, rain soaked, geo-politically non-important island tell us about the processes of globalization?
For one thing, in such a context, it’s easy to see which flows have been excepted and grafted onto a once isolated lifestyle. From what was visible, this is mainly the internet, TV, video games, but also the department store, the supermarket and in a historical context, Christianity.
When we consider the concept of a “traditional lifestyle,” however, what are we really looking at? A fight for preservation or a lack of opportunity to “superar,” rise above?
How can you enable economic development without losing the critical elements?
Chiloé is a unique place for tourism in that it is mainly daily lives that are on display, which in a way may breed distrust or suspicion because to the one living it, your actions seem unremarkable. Ironically, it may be tourism itself that enables the “culture” to hold on, but does that mean that the culture is the same or merely a reflection of what we want to see?
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