When Daniel Defoe told us about the misadventures of a castaway from a shipwreck, who lived on an island for several years, knew he was opening the door to new adventures and dreams up new worlds for those who read. Perhaps he planted a seed, because the fertilizer was the undoubted humanity of overcoming adversity and struggle against our own limits. The adventure tourism in a way, is a part of this, of struggle, but at the same time, communion with nature.
Robinson Crusoe is the title of that book that is left to the annals of literature. But perhaps not everyone knows, is that this book was based on a true story of Alexander Selkirk, a Scottish sailor who between 1704 and 1709 he lived on the island now known as Robinson Crusoe Island.
Robinson Crusoe Island belongs to the Juan Fernandez archipelago, discovered by Spanish navigator of the same name in 1574. This archipelago, which is official territory of Chile , consists of three islands: the Robinson Crusoe, Alejandro Selkirk and Santa Clara, and was declared not long ago as “one of the 10 world’s most isolated places.”
Robinson Crusoe Island is almost a paradise unknown and almost barren, has been declared a Biosphere Reserve by UNESCO in 1977, precisely because of the wide variety of flora and fauna can be found there. Today it is an island that is visited to practice adventure tourism and sports several, it is a very suitable for trekking and hiking, and is also a coveted destination for its beautiful scenery.
There you can visit the El Yunque Plazoleta at the foot of the highest peak of the island, where you can get a stunning panorama, or supposedly also the cave where he lived for five years Selkirk. To the south of the island is also the Selkirk viewpoint from where you are supposed spotted the boat to rescue him, and is inhabited by giant ferns.
Robinson Crusoe Island has 70% of endemic plant species in the world, and is also known animal species live only in these islands, like the wolf fur or red hummingbird.
The last great moment of glory of these islands was a little over two years, when they announced that their costs had discovered the treasure of Juan Fernandez, who according to legend has great historical riches, as the keys to the Western Wall in Jerusalem, the collar of the woman of Atahualpa, or 600 barrels of gold. In total, they estimate that the value of that treasure can reach 10,000 million dollars. However, disputes over possession, have not yet been taken nothing of its waters, and has even come to doubt the finding to be true.
Legends or reality, is still a mystery to us. Same if not real, has served to feed the air of secrecy and mystery of the island.
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