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Map of Precordilleran Fires
The 2016-2017 fire season was perhaps the most severe and violent in the history of this country, with more than 250,000 hectares ravaged by fire. The Santiago precordillera has suffered equally from the flames, whether through the unconscious carelessness of people or real estate ambition. Through this map of precordilleran fires we can see the frequency and severity of incidents in this much-neglected area of Santiago.
FOREST FIRE AGAIN AFFECTS THE PRECORDILLERA
Last Sunday April 2, during the afternoon and night, approximately 4 hectares of the hillsides of Cerro Santa Rosa, in La Florida's precordillera, were consumed by fire. Once again it was the Brigada de Emergencias Alto Florida, together with residents and park users, who gave everything to extinguish this fire.
Real estate company Enaco logs native forest in Fundo Panul
As we noted four months ago in a citizen investigation, the amendment to the Zoning Plan made by Mayor Rodolfo Carter and the municipal council did not truly protect Bosque Panul — rather, it maintained the possibility of construction over it.
Citizen investigation: How the price of Panul was inflated to deceive the State
Residents find key information to achieve the expropriation of Bosque Panul. Intendant Claudio Orrego can declare the Precordillera a Green Area right now.
MONUMENTAL DECEPTION: Municipality allows construction in Panul
Mayor Rodolfo Carter's amendment to the Municipal Zoning Plan allows the construction of 60 apartment towers in Bosque Panul and once again puts the precordillera at risk.
THE WILDFIRE SEASON HAS BEGUN
Summer is beginning and more than 5 wildfires have already occurred in La Florida's precordillera in the past month, once again in areas highly threatened by real estate expansion. These events remind us of the past fires in Bosque Panul.
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Timeline of the struggle for Bosque Panul
1968 La Florida's Municipal Zoning Plan (PRC) sets the urban boundary at the Canal San Carlos. The precordillera remains a rural zone.