History and tourist attractions in Carilo

The Cariló area was transformed from large desert dunes close to the sea to a huge forest and a beach.

In the early 1920s, Mr. Héctor Manuel Guerrero started the forestation of the farm cóalled "Dos Montes". This farm included a cattle ranch called "Médanos" (meaning "Dunes") that has a surface of 1.700 ha. Several problems were faced as the lack of transportation and accesses were combined with almost no experience regarding on-sand forestation. Guerrero family decided to keep the forestation up to the sea shore, and included some fruit trees that brought local bird species.

In 1935, that new forested area was named "Cariló" that means "Green Dune" in local Indian language, Mapuche.

In 1938, the forestation nurseries were moved to the farm "Dos Montes".

In 1947, More than 660 thousand trees were ready to be planted.

In 1948, an estate house called "Divisadero" (also "Casa Grande") was built over a dune by the sea with the forest behind.

During the 1970s, all the forestation nurseries were disabled when the forestland of the total private property of the Guerrero family was completed.

The sons of the founder decided to name all the streets of the Cariló, using wild plants/trees - for those streets running perpendicular to the sea - and local bird names - for those that are in parallel to the sea - in alphabetical order.

Cariló is a beach town that offers many hotels, lodges, cabins, and summer homes to tourists both from Argentina and elsewhere, rather than having yearlong residents. Since it is a hotspot amongst tourists it offers several activities to visitors.

• Cariló Beach

Offers a clean ocean environment for families and freinds.

• Downtown Cariló

Downtown Cariló offers many unique shops around the Paseo Epuyen. Small, family own restaurants can also be found in this area, which allow for a cozy dining experience.

• Cariló Dune bashing

This beach town's sand dunes allow for fun on the All-terrain vehicles.

• Cariló Forest

Cariló not only has a beach to enjoy from but it also is built amonst a forest, which gives a chance for tourists to enjoy from the natural wildlife of the plants and animals.

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