Representatives from Easter Island met with local authorities to make further progress on a plan to develop tourism in the industry’s three most important regions.
Torres del Paine, November 6, 2025. To further strengthen the agreements signed between the country’s three most important tourist destinations— Easter Island, Torres del Paine, and San Pedro de Atacama—leaders from these regions met at Hotel Las Torres to discuss new guidelines on how to continue to promote their destinations.
In May of this year, the agreement was signed on Easter Island, where authorities traveled to get a firsthand look at how local organizations are involved in caring for their parks and tackling sustainability from different angles.
In this new multilateral meeting, Rapa Nui Councilor Ivonne Nahoe, on behalf of the island’s mayor, Elizabeth Arévalo Pakarati, met with Torres del Paine Community Leader Anahí Cárdenas to discuss how the region manages economic activities, how the municipality interacts with the private sector, and how it educates young people with activities related to nature conservation.
The meeting identified several shared issues that are important for the Torres del Paine community, such as sustainability and the importance of the destination as a magnet for international tourists.
Nahoe pointed out that student exchange programs are a short- and medium-term priority for the agreement, and they hope that Torres del Paine and private companies will also get on board with these kinds of projects.
The Easter Island councilor also pointed out that the municipality will boost plans to promote the destination in line with the strategy and showcase the image of these emblematic regions.
After the meeting, the mayor of Torres del Paine held a new working session on this tripartite agreement, hoping that some of these instruments can continue to be replicated in the tourism sector.
Cárdenas shared the ordinances that the municipality uses at the community level and the programs it has designed to protect local wildlife. She added that Torres hopes to continue working with student exchange programs, emphasizing that “they are the future of our communities. These programs will allow the children of Torres del Paine to visit Easter Island and San Pedro de Atacama, while we will be able to welcome children from those communities to Torres del Paine.”
John Ojeda, Conservation, Sustainability, and Safety Manager at Las Torres Patagonia, described the meeting as “an extraordinary opportunity to share our actions, learn from Rapa Nui’s perspective and experience, and continue to strengthen ties between territories with a firm commitment to nature and their communities.”
Ojeda added that “the recently signed collaboration agreement between the Municipalities of Torres del Paine and Rapa Nui is excellent news that reinforces this shared path. We commend and deeply value the initiatives that the Municipality of Torres del Paine continues to promote, which show vision, commitment, and leadership that inspires us to continue building a sustainable future for our territories.”
The day ended with a guided tour of the Interpretive Trail, where the participants were able to learn firsthand about Las Torres Patagonia’s efforts to provide inclusive experiences just a few meters away from Hotel Las Torres.