{"id":8214,"date":"2015-12-11T10:50:40","date_gmt":"2015-12-11T18:50:40","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/community.nrs.com-2\/?p=8214"},"modified":"2017-10-16T05:25:41","modified_gmt":"2017-10-16T12:25:41","slug":"puescofest-2015-recap","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/community.nrs.com\/duct-tape\/2015\/12\/11\/puescofest-2015-recap\/","title":{"rendered":"Free Spirits, Free Rivers: Looking Back on PuescoFest 2015"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"970\" height=\"546\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/_t1SkbVDDL4?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Thousands come together to share the power and beauty of the birthplace of the Trancura river in Puesco, Curarrehue, Chile. Although commercial interests threaten the flora, fauna and the culture of the valley through hydroelectric projects, the PuescoFest community responds not with violence but with a celebration. PuescoFest celebrates free flowing rivers in Chile and in the whole world.<\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_8217\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-8217\" style=\"width: 4000px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-8217\" src=\"https:\/\/d2kl15j267vxtq.cloudfront.net\/duct-tape\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/31185203\/1_web.jpg\" alt=\"Photo: Fede Medina \" width=\"4000\" height=\"2667\" srcset=\"https:\/\/d2kl15j267vxtq.cloudfront.net\/duct-tape\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/31185203\/1_web.jpg 4000w, https:\/\/d2kl15j267vxtq.cloudfront.net\/duct-tape\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/31185203\/1_web-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/d2kl15j267vxtq.cloudfront.net\/duct-tape\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/31185203\/1_web-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/d2kl15j267vxtq.cloudfront.net\/duct-tape\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/31185203\/1_web-1000x667.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/d2kl15j267vxtq.cloudfront.net\/duct-tape\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/31185203\/1_web-450x300.jpg 450w, https:\/\/d2kl15j267vxtq.cloudfront.net\/duct-tape\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/31185203\/1_web-50x33.jpg 50w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 4000px) 100vw, 4000px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-8217\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo: Fede Medina<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Sunrise over the iconic granite towers known as the &#8220;Peinetas,&#8221; or &#8220;combs.&#8221; In the Mapuche language they are called, &#8220;Millaillifen,&#8221; which can be loosely translated to a place of &#8220;treasure.&#8221; There&#8217;s gold in them hills!<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-8218\" src=\"https:\/\/d2kl15j267vxtq.cloudfront.net\/duct-tape\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/31185203\/2_web.jpg\" alt=\"2_web\" width=\"684\" height=\"490\" srcset=\"https:\/\/d2kl15j267vxtq.cloudfront.net\/duct-tape\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/31185203\/2_web.jpg 684w, https:\/\/d2kl15j267vxtq.cloudfront.net\/duct-tape\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/31185203\/2_web-300x215.jpg 300w, https:\/\/d2kl15j267vxtq.cloudfront.net\/duct-tape\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/31185203\/2_web-419x300.jpg 419w, https:\/\/d2kl15j267vxtq.cloudfront.net\/duct-tape\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/31185203\/2_web-50x36.jpg 50w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 684px) 100vw, 684px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Tirso Urzay is a father, a carpenter and the official &#8220;Vibe Amplifier.&#8221; Tirso is one of many volunteers crucial to the production of the festival. Here he is standing happily barefoot after helping to clear nearly 2.5 acres of blackberry bushes for the new and improved PuescoFest camping area for 2015.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_8253\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-8253\" style=\"width: 402px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-8253 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/d2kl15j267vxtq.cloudfront.net\/duct-tape\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/31185143\/MG_9217_web-1.jpg\" alt=\"_MG_9217_web 1\" width=\"402\" height=\"684\" srcset=\"https:\/\/d2kl15j267vxtq.cloudfront.net\/duct-tape\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/31185143\/MG_9217_web-1.jpg 402w, https:\/\/d2kl15j267vxtq.cloudfront.net\/duct-tape\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/31185143\/MG_9217_web-1-176x300.jpg 176w, https:\/\/d2kl15j267vxtq.cloudfront.net\/duct-tape\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/31185143\/MG_9217_web-1-29x50.jpg 29w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 402px) 100vw, 402px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-8253\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo: Condor Blanco<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_8216\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-8216\" style=\"width: 684px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-8216\" src=\"https:\/\/d2kl15j267vxtq.cloudfront.net\/duct-tape\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/31185204\/MG_9249_web.jpg\" alt=\"Photo: Condor Blanco\" width=\"684\" height=\"456\" srcset=\"https:\/\/d2kl15j267vxtq.cloudfront.net\/duct-tape\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/31185204\/MG_9249_web.jpg 684w, https:\/\/d2kl15j267vxtq.cloudfront.net\/duct-tape\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/31185204\/MG_9249_web-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/d2kl15j267vxtq.cloudfront.net\/duct-tape\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/31185204\/MG_9249_web-450x300.jpg 450w, https:\/\/d2kl15j267vxtq.cloudfront.net\/duct-tape\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/31185204\/MG_9249_web-50x33.jpg 50w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 684px) 100vw, 684px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-8216\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo: Condor Blanco<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">PuescoFest is more than just kayaking and music. PuescoFest is community.\u00a0The passion for rivers drives us all to work together.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_8219\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-8219\" style=\"width: 684px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-8219\" src=\"https:\/\/d2kl15j267vxtq.cloudfront.net\/duct-tape\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/31185202\/6_web.jpg\" alt=\"Photo: Fede Medina \" width=\"684\" height=\"384\" srcset=\"https:\/\/d2kl15j267vxtq.cloudfront.net\/duct-tape\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/31185202\/6_web.jpg 684w, https:\/\/d2kl15j267vxtq.cloudfront.net\/duct-tape\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/31185202\/6_web-300x168.jpg 300w, https:\/\/d2kl15j267vxtq.cloudfront.net\/duct-tape\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/31185202\/6_web-500x281.jpg 500w, https:\/\/d2kl15j267vxtq.cloudfront.net\/duct-tape\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/31185202\/6_web-50x28.jpg 50w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 684px) 100vw, 684px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-8219\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo: Fede Medina<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Festivals and races have always been a great way to create and maintain community in the the whitewater world. These are the brave souls who have come together from all over the world to fight for the rivers they love while battling their way down one of Chile&#8217;s most challenging sections of whitewater on the Upper Puesco.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_8220\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-8220\" style=\"width: 353px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-8220\" src=\"https:\/\/d2kl15j267vxtq.cloudfront.net\/duct-tape\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/31185201\/7_web.jpg\" alt=\"Photo: Fede Medina\" width=\"353\" height=\"684\" srcset=\"https:\/\/d2kl15j267vxtq.cloudfront.net\/duct-tape\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/31185201\/7_web.jpg 353w, https:\/\/d2kl15j267vxtq.cloudfront.net\/duct-tape\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/31185201\/7_web-155x300.jpg 155w, https:\/\/d2kl15j267vxtq.cloudfront.net\/duct-tape\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/31185201\/7_web-26x50.jpg 26w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 353px) 100vw, 353px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-8220\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo: Fede Medina<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Jose &#8220;Gringo&#8221; Soto, videographer, racer and race-course builder, keeping the &#8220;buena linea&#8221; through the Tres Troncos Super Slalom.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_8224\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-8224\" style=\"width: 684px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-8224\" src=\"https:\/\/d2kl15j267vxtq.cloudfront.net\/duct-tape\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/31185158\/12_web.jpg\" alt=\"Photo: Fede Medina \" width=\"684\" height=\"456\" srcset=\"https:\/\/d2kl15j267vxtq.cloudfront.net\/duct-tape\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/31185158\/12_web.jpg 684w, https:\/\/d2kl15j267vxtq.cloudfront.net\/duct-tape\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/31185158\/12_web-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/d2kl15j267vxtq.cloudfront.net\/duct-tape\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/31185158\/12_web-450x300.jpg 450w, https:\/\/d2kl15j267vxtq.cloudfront.net\/duct-tape\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/31185158\/12_web-50x33.jpg 50w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 684px) 100vw, 684px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-8224\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo: Fede Medina<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Tres Troncos provides the perfect arena for spectators, and this motivates more people to kayak every year. More kayakers equals more defenders of the rivers of the world.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_8221\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-8221\" style=\"width: 443px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-8221\" src=\"https:\/\/d2kl15j267vxtq.cloudfront.net\/duct-tape\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/31185200\/9_web.jpg\" alt=\"Photo: Fede Medina\" width=\"443\" height=\"684\" srcset=\"https:\/\/d2kl15j267vxtq.cloudfront.net\/duct-tape\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/31185200\/9_web.jpg 443w, https:\/\/d2kl15j267vxtq.cloudfront.net\/duct-tape\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/31185200\/9_web-194x300.jpg 194w, https:\/\/d2kl15j267vxtq.cloudfront.net\/duct-tape\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/31185200\/9_web-32x50.jpg 32w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 443px) 100vw, 443px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-8221\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo: Fede Medina<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Most Chileans know him for his super star status on national TV, but Pangal will always be a river rat to us! Pangal and his family are carrying the torch not only in kayak races, but in the fight for their home river, the mythical Maipo. NO ALTO MAIPO!<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_8241\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-8241\" style=\"width: 684px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-8241\" src=\"https:\/\/d2kl15j267vxtq.cloudfront.net\/duct-tape\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/31185146\/DSC_3461_web.jpg\" alt=\"Photo: Levente Peto\" width=\"684\" height=\"471\" srcset=\"https:\/\/d2kl15j267vxtq.cloudfront.net\/duct-tape\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/31185146\/DSC_3461_web.jpg 684w, https:\/\/d2kl15j267vxtq.cloudfront.net\/duct-tape\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/31185146\/DSC_3461_web-300x207.jpg 300w, https:\/\/d2kl15j267vxtq.cloudfront.net\/duct-tape\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/31185146\/DSC_3461_web-436x300.jpg 436w, https:\/\/d2kl15j267vxtq.cloudfront.net\/duct-tape\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/31185146\/DSC_3461_web-50x34.jpg 50w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 684px) 100vw, 684px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-8241\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo: Levente Peto<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Can he be stopped? PuescoFest champion two\u00a0years running, Evan Garcia.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_8222\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-8222\" style=\"width: 456px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-8222\" src=\"https:\/\/d2kl15j267vxtq.cloudfront.net\/duct-tape\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/31185200\/10_web.jpg\" alt=\"Photo: Fede Medina \" width=\"456\" height=\"684\" srcset=\"https:\/\/d2kl15j267vxtq.cloudfront.net\/duct-tape\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/31185200\/10_web.jpg 456w, https:\/\/d2kl15j267vxtq.cloudfront.net\/duct-tape\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/31185200\/10_web-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/d2kl15j267vxtq.cloudfront.net\/duct-tape\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/31185200\/10_web-33x50.jpg 33w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 456px) 100vw, 456px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-8222\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo: Fede Medina<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Momo Castillo has become a household name in the whitewater racing circuit. He cut his teeth here on the Puesco and other rivers around Pucon and Curarrehue. Momo styling the &#8220;Jah gate&#8221; on his way to the finish line.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_8223\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-8223\" style=\"width: 684px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-8223\" src=\"https:\/\/d2kl15j267vxtq.cloudfront.net\/duct-tape\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/31185159\/11_web.jpg\" alt=\"Photo: Fede Medina\" width=\"684\" height=\"456\" srcset=\"https:\/\/d2kl15j267vxtq.cloudfront.net\/duct-tape\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/31185159\/11_web.jpg 684w, https:\/\/d2kl15j267vxtq.cloudfront.net\/duct-tape\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/31185159\/11_web-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/d2kl15j267vxtq.cloudfront.net\/duct-tape\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/31185159\/11_web-450x300.jpg 450w, https:\/\/d2kl15j267vxtq.cloudfront.net\/duct-tape\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/31185159\/11_web-50x33.jpg 50w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 684px) 100vw, 684px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-8223\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo: Fede Medina<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_8225\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-8225\" style=\"width: 456px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-8225\" src=\"https:\/\/d2kl15j267vxtq.cloudfront.net\/duct-tape\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/31185158\/13_web.jpg\" alt=\"Photo: Fede Medina \" width=\"456\" height=\"684\" srcset=\"https:\/\/d2kl15j267vxtq.cloudfront.net\/duct-tape\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/31185158\/13_web.jpg 456w, https:\/\/d2kl15j267vxtq.cloudfront.net\/duct-tape\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/31185158\/13_web-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/d2kl15j267vxtq.cloudfront.net\/duct-tape\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/31185158\/13_web-33x50.jpg 33w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 456px) 100vw, 456px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-8225\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo: Fede Medina<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Rain? Snow? We love the water! Can you believe people want to destroy this? We can&#8217;t either.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_8226\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-8226\" style=\"width: 684px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-8226\" src=\"https:\/\/d2kl15j267vxtq.cloudfront.net\/duct-tape\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/31185157\/14_web.jpg\" alt=\"Photo: Fede Medina \" width=\"684\" height=\"430\" srcset=\"https:\/\/d2kl15j267vxtq.cloudfront.net\/duct-tape\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/31185157\/14_web.jpg 684w, https:\/\/d2kl15j267vxtq.cloudfront.net\/duct-tape\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/31185157\/14_web-300x189.jpg 300w, https:\/\/d2kl15j267vxtq.cloudfront.net\/duct-tape\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/31185157\/14_web-477x300.jpg 477w, https:\/\/d2kl15j267vxtq.cloudfront.net\/duct-tape\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/31185157\/14_web-50x31.jpg 50w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 684px) 100vw, 684px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-8226\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo: Fede Medina<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Local hero, Jano Campos, charging to the finish line with race organizer, LJ Groth, and Jane Koopman of Kayak River Stewards of Chile waiting with the stopwatches.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_8227\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-8227\" style=\"width: 456px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-8227\" src=\"https:\/\/d2kl15j267vxtq.cloudfront.net\/duct-tape\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/31185156\/15_web.jpg\" alt=\"Photo: Fede Medina \" width=\"456\" height=\"684\" srcset=\"https:\/\/d2kl15j267vxtq.cloudfront.net\/duct-tape\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/31185156\/15_web.jpg 456w, https:\/\/d2kl15j267vxtq.cloudfront.net\/duct-tape\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/31185156\/15_web-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/d2kl15j267vxtq.cloudfront.net\/duct-tape\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/31185156\/15_web-33x50.jpg 33w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 456px) 100vw, 456px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-8227\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo: Fede Medina<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">The &#8220;champion&#8217;s shuttle,&#8221; a contemplative walk back to the top of Tres Troncos for the final time trial.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_8230\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-8230\" style=\"width: 684px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-8230\" src=\"https:\/\/d2kl15j267vxtq.cloudfront.net\/duct-tape\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/31185154\/21_web.jpg\" alt=\"Photo: Fede Medina \" width=\"684\" height=\"456\" srcset=\"https:\/\/d2kl15j267vxtq.cloudfront.net\/duct-tape\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/31185154\/21_web.jpg 684w, https:\/\/d2kl15j267vxtq.cloudfront.net\/duct-tape\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/31185154\/21_web-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/d2kl15j267vxtq.cloudfront.net\/duct-tape\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/31185154\/21_web-450x300.jpg 450w, https:\/\/d2kl15j267vxtq.cloudfront.net\/duct-tape\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/31185154\/21_web-50x33.jpg 50w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 684px) 100vw, 684px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-8230\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo: Fede Medina<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">&#8220;I choose to listen to the river for a while, thinking river thoughts, before joining the night and the stars.&#8221; \u2014 Edward Abbey<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_8231\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-8231\" style=\"width: 684px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-8231\" src=\"https:\/\/d2kl15j267vxtq.cloudfront.net\/duct-tape\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/31185153\/25_web.jpg\" alt=\"Photo: Fede Medina \" width=\"684\" height=\"456\" srcset=\"https:\/\/d2kl15j267vxtq.cloudfront.net\/duct-tape\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/31185153\/25_web.jpg 684w, https:\/\/d2kl15j267vxtq.cloudfront.net\/duct-tape\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/31185153\/25_web-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/d2kl15j267vxtq.cloudfront.net\/duct-tape\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/31185153\/25_web-450x300.jpg 450w, https:\/\/d2kl15j267vxtq.cloudfront.net\/duct-tape\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/31185153\/25_web-50x33.jpg 50w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 684px) 100vw, 684px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-8231\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo: Fede Medina<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_8228\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-8228\" style=\"width: 599px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-8228\" src=\"https:\/\/d2kl15j267vxtq.cloudfront.net\/duct-tape\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/31185155\/18_web.jpg\" alt=\"Photo: Fede Medina \" width=\"599\" height=\"684\" srcset=\"https:\/\/d2kl15j267vxtq.cloudfront.net\/duct-tape\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/31185155\/18_web.jpg 599w, https:\/\/d2kl15j267vxtq.cloudfront.net\/duct-tape\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/31185155\/18_web-263x300.jpg 263w, https:\/\/d2kl15j267vxtq.cloudfront.net\/duct-tape\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/31185155\/18_web-44x50.jpg 44w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 599px) 100vw, 599px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-8228\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo: Fede Medina<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Let&#8217;s get together and feel alright. Let&#8217;s catch a dream.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_8232\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-8232\" style=\"width: 684px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-8232\" src=\"https:\/\/d2kl15j267vxtq.cloudfront.net\/duct-tape\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/31185153\/31_web.jpg\" alt=\"Photo: Fede Medina \" width=\"684\" height=\"456\" srcset=\"https:\/\/d2kl15j267vxtq.cloudfront.net\/duct-tape\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/31185153\/31_web.jpg 684w, https:\/\/d2kl15j267vxtq.cloudfront.net\/duct-tape\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/31185153\/31_web-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/d2kl15j267vxtq.cloudfront.net\/duct-tape\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/31185153\/31_web-450x300.jpg 450w, https:\/\/d2kl15j267vxtq.cloudfront.net\/duct-tape\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/31185153\/31_web-50x33.jpg 50w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 684px) 100vw, 684px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-8232\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo: Fede Medina<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">With four days of live music, theatre, workshops and river running&#8230;the days run right into the nights.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_8239\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-8239\" style=\"width: 684px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-8239\" src=\"https:\/\/d2kl15j267vxtq.cloudfront.net\/duct-tape\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/31185148\/898A4416_web.jpg\" alt=\"Photo: Matias Varas\" width=\"684\" height=\"456\" srcset=\"https:\/\/d2kl15j267vxtq.cloudfront.net\/duct-tape\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/31185148\/898A4416_web.jpg 684w, https:\/\/d2kl15j267vxtq.cloudfront.net\/duct-tape\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/31185148\/898A4416_web-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/d2kl15j267vxtq.cloudfront.net\/duct-tape\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/31185148\/898A4416_web-450x300.jpg 450w, https:\/\/d2kl15j267vxtq.cloudfront.net\/duct-tape\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/31185148\/898A4416_web-50x33.jpg 50w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 684px) 100vw, 684px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-8239\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo: Matias Veras<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Newen Afrobeat brings the vibes to Puesco for the second\u00a0year. Newen means &#8220;power&#8221; in the Mapuche language.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_8240\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-8240\" style=\"width: 684px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-8240\" src=\"https:\/\/d2kl15j267vxtq.cloudfront.net\/duct-tape\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/31185147\/898A4430_web.jpg\" alt=\"Photo: Matias Varas\" width=\"684\" height=\"456\" srcset=\"https:\/\/d2kl15j267vxtq.cloudfront.net\/duct-tape\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/31185147\/898A4430_web.jpg 684w, https:\/\/d2kl15j267vxtq.cloudfront.net\/duct-tape\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/31185147\/898A4430_web-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/d2kl15j267vxtq.cloudfront.net\/duct-tape\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/31185147\/898A4430_web-450x300.jpg 450w, https:\/\/d2kl15j267vxtq.cloudfront.net\/duct-tape\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/31185147\/898A4430_web-50x33.jpg 50w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 684px) 100vw, 684px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-8240\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo: Matias Veras<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Eliseo Epulef, Curarrehue local, plays the Trutruka, an ancestral Mapuche instrument, at the peak of the musical adventure.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_8238\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-8238\" style=\"width: 684px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-8238\" src=\"https:\/\/d2kl15j267vxtq.cloudfront.net\/duct-tape\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/31185149\/898A3916_web.jpg\" alt=\"Photo: Matias Varas\" width=\"684\" height=\"456\" srcset=\"https:\/\/d2kl15j267vxtq.cloudfront.net\/duct-tape\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/31185149\/898A3916_web.jpg 684w, https:\/\/d2kl15j267vxtq.cloudfront.net\/duct-tape\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/31185149\/898A3916_web-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/d2kl15j267vxtq.cloudfront.net\/duct-tape\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/31185149\/898A3916_web-450x300.jpg 450w, https:\/\/d2kl15j267vxtq.cloudfront.net\/duct-tape\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/31185149\/898A3916_web-50x33.jpg 50w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 684px) 100vw, 684px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-8238\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo: Matias Veras<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">&#8220;We don&#8217;t need to make a better future for our children, we need to make better children for our future.&#8221; &#8211; Jose Francisco Cali Tzay (United Nations Human Rights Council)<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_8233\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-8233\" style=\"width: 456px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-8233\" src=\"https:\/\/d2kl15j267vxtq.cloudfront.net\/duct-tape\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/31185152\/34_web.jpg\" alt=\"Photo: Fede Medina \" width=\"456\" height=\"684\" srcset=\"https:\/\/d2kl15j267vxtq.cloudfront.net\/duct-tape\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/31185152\/34_web.jpg 456w, https:\/\/d2kl15j267vxtq.cloudfront.net\/duct-tape\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/31185152\/34_web-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/d2kl15j267vxtq.cloudfront.net\/duct-tape\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/31185152\/34_web-33x50.jpg 33w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 456px) 100vw, 456px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-8233\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo: Fede Medina<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">&#8220;Us kids love the rivers!&#8221;<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_8234\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-8234\" style=\"width: 684px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-8234 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/d2kl15j267vxtq.cloudfront.net\/duct-tape\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/31185151\/35_web.jpg\" alt=\"35_web\" width=\"684\" height=\"456\" srcset=\"https:\/\/d2kl15j267vxtq.cloudfront.net\/duct-tape\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/31185151\/35_web.jpg 684w, https:\/\/d2kl15j267vxtq.cloudfront.net\/duct-tape\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/31185151\/35_web-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/d2kl15j267vxtq.cloudfront.net\/duct-tape\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/31185151\/35_web-450x300.jpg 450w, https:\/\/d2kl15j267vxtq.cloudfront.net\/duct-tape\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/31185151\/35_web-50x33.jpg 50w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 684px) 100vw, 684px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-8234\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo: Fede Medina<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">We love the water, we love the rain, but we also love the music. Everyone&#8217;s dome away from home.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_8236\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-8236\" style=\"width: 684px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-8236\" src=\"https:\/\/d2kl15j267vxtq.cloudfront.net\/duct-tape\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/31185150\/898A3877_web.jpg\" alt=\"Photo: Matias Varas\" width=\"684\" height=\"456\" srcset=\"https:\/\/d2kl15j267vxtq.cloudfront.net\/duct-tape\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/31185150\/898A3877_web.jpg 684w, https:\/\/d2kl15j267vxtq.cloudfront.net\/duct-tape\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/31185150\/898A3877_web-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/d2kl15j267vxtq.cloudfront.net\/duct-tape\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/31185150\/898A3877_web-450x300.jpg 450w, https:\/\/d2kl15j267vxtq.cloudfront.net\/duct-tape\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/31185150\/898A3877_web-50x33.jpg 50w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 684px) 100vw, 684px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-8236\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo: Matias Veras<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_8237\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-8237\" style=\"width: 684px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-8237\" src=\"https:\/\/d2kl15j267vxtq.cloudfront.net\/duct-tape\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/31185149\/898A3878_web.jpg\" alt=\"Photo: Matias Varas\" width=\"684\" height=\"456\" srcset=\"https:\/\/d2kl15j267vxtq.cloudfront.net\/duct-tape\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/31185149\/898A3878_web.jpg 684w, https:\/\/d2kl15j267vxtq.cloudfront.net\/duct-tape\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/31185149\/898A3878_web-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/d2kl15j267vxtq.cloudfront.net\/duct-tape\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/31185149\/898A3878_web-450x300.jpg 450w, https:\/\/d2kl15j267vxtq.cloudfront.net\/duct-tape\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/31185149\/898A3878_web-50x33.jpg 50w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 684px) 100vw, 684px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-8237\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo: Matias Veras<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">PuescoFest as an organization not only defends water, but the organic cultivation of our seeds and the food they produce. Like the heart-made, hand-made bread in Puesco.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_8235\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-8235\" style=\"width: 684px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-8235\" src=\"https:\/\/d2kl15j267vxtq.cloudfront.net\/duct-tape\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/31185151\/40_web.jpg\" alt=\"Photo: Fede Medina \" width=\"684\" height=\"370\" srcset=\"https:\/\/d2kl15j267vxtq.cloudfront.net\/duct-tape\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/31185151\/40_web.jpg 684w, https:\/\/d2kl15j267vxtq.cloudfront.net\/duct-tape\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/31185151\/40_web-300x162.jpg 300w, https:\/\/d2kl15j267vxtq.cloudfront.net\/duct-tape\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/31185151\/40_web-500x270.jpg 500w, https:\/\/d2kl15j267vxtq.cloudfront.net\/duct-tape\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/31185151\/40_web-50x27.jpg 50w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 684px) 100vw, 684px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-8235\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo: Fede Medina<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Free spirits.\u00a0 Free rivers.\u00a0The river unites us.<br \/>\nLos rios nos unen.<\/p>\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Thousands come together to share the power and beauty of the birthplace of the Trancura river in Puesco, Curarrehue, Chile. Although commercial interests threaten the flora, fauna and the culture of the valley through hydroelectric projects, the PuescoFest community responds not with violence but with a celebration. PuescoFest celebrates free flowing rivers in Chile and in the whole world.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":26030,"featured_media":8250,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[339],"tags":[323,381,62,344,59,33],"class_list":["post-8214","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-nrs-culture","tag-drawntowater","tag-chile","tag-conservation","tag-puescofest","tag-travel","tag-whitewater-kayaking","post-grid"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.3 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Free Spirits, Free Rivers: Looking Back on PuescoFest 2015 | Duct Tape Diaries | NRS<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"PuescoFest celebrates free flowing rivers in Chile. 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