Due to the summer drought, Islanders have to get 52% of their fruits and vegetables from the mainland because local production cannot meet domestic demand.
Located in Polynesia in the Pacific Ocean, Easter Island is one of Chile’s greatest tourist attractions. Thanks to its pristine soft sandy beaches and turquoise waters, majestic dormant volcanoes, some with incredible lagoons, and the enigmatic Moai statues scattered across the island, tens of thousands of visitors arrive each year looking forward to experiencing these and many other wonders.
The tourists mainly come in the summer, at the same time as the lack of rain and high temperatures, apart from igniting the religious celebrations; a shortage in irrigation water for crops is produced. Thus, the island is forced to transport 52% of the fruits and vegetables consumed annually from the mainland.......................Read more
Source: Business Line
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