OBDULIO VALDEBENITO BURGOS    JUAN DE DIOS PAILLAFILCALFULEM

ALCALDE DE ANGOL                        ALCALDE DE PUERTO SAAVEDRA

The appearing in the representation that invest indicate that:

Considering the importance of the development of tourist relations may have, not only on behalf of the respective economies, but also to promote a deep understanding between communities.

Convinced that tourism due to its socio-cultural, economic and environmental dynamics is an excellent instrument to promote economic development, understanding, good will and closer relations between the communes.

Wishing to undertake a close collaboration in the field of tourism and achieve greater coordination and integration of the efforts of each commune to increase and consolidate the internal tourism between both destinations and a better use of the natural and cultural resources;

According to the expressed have previously agreed the following:

FIRST:  Tourist offices

According to tourism development plans developed by SERNATUR, offices of tourism of the municipalities members of this agreement, shall promote tourist, cultural, environmental and promotional exchange.

To achieve the above mentioned objectives, the parts delivered all the facilities at its disposal for the installation and operation of the tourist offices.

SECOND: Development of the tourism

The signatories, in accordance with its internal organizational structure will facilitate and encourage the activities of providers of tourist services such as: travel agencies, traders and tour operators, hotel companies, without prejudice to any other entity that can generate reciprocal tourism between the communes under this agreement.

In addition, the parts agree that, within its possibilities, facilitate the exchange of officials in the tourism, in order to obtain a better understanding of the development of this activity.

THIRD: Facilitation

Within the limits established by its by their laws, parts reciprocally promote the intensification of tourist movement of persons and the exchange of documents and of tourist publicity material, as well as audiovisual media, and tourist activities, with the purpose of maintaining informed their populations about the tourist possibilities of the signatory communes.

FOURTH: Investment

The Parts shall promote and facilitate procedures and regular, in accordance with their possibilities and their respective Ordinances ducts, so entrepreneurs and/or investors can invest or develop domestic tourism.

FIFTH: Tourist and Cultural programs

In exceptional circumstances, the municipalities members of this agreement may provide funds for the development of specific activities, prior agreement of the Councils of the respective municipalities; These contributions will be equal for each Municipality.

The Parts shall encourage the activities of tourism promotion in order to increase the exchange, dissemination of their destinies and to publicize the image of their respective communes, participating in tourist, cultural, recreational, folklore, sports demonstrations, seminars, exhibitions, congresses, conferences, fairs and national festivals or international significance. Also, each of the municipalities participating in this agreement will encourage visits and the familiarization trips, including tours operators and specialized journalists and others.

SIXTH: Research and Tourism Training

The municipalities parts shall encourage their respective experts to exchange technical information and/or documentation in the tourist, environmental and cultural fields.

In addition, each part will develop actions that would facilitate the cooperation between professionals from both communities in order to raise the level of its tourism technicians and encourage research and the study of joint cases in matters of common interest.

SEVENTH: Information exchanges

The Parts shall exchange information about:

(a) Their tourism resources and studies related to tourism and plans of development of tourism in the respective communes;

(b) Studies and research related to tourist activity and periodic technical documentation, such as magazines and others;

(c) The existing legislation for the regulation of tourism, for the protection and conservation of the natural and cultural resources of interest to tourists and others.

(d) Experiences in provincial and regional integration in the tourism field.

(e) The parts, through their official organisms of tourism, will cause the development of the relations between their deprived companies of tourism and will foment the elaboration of programs of interchange between the same ones.

EIGHTH: Plans and programs of Tourist Development

In the implementation of the Convention the municipalities must take into consideration the plans and programs of tourism development proposed by SERNATUR, in order to develop and promote the adoption of uniform models and best practices.

The parts agree to provide mutual assistance in matters of cooperation and effective participation in the development of tourism.

NINTH: Consultations

This present agreement will be developed through a schedule of work members of the private tourism sector may be invited to that and whose purpose will be to contribute to the achievement of the objectives of the agreement.

The Working Group will meet alternately in participating districts, with the frequency determined by the group itself, in order to evaluate the activities carried out under the protection of the agreement.

TENTH, this convention shall enter into force from the signing of this document by the Member communes.

ELEVENTH, this convention will have a duration of four years, automatically renewed for equal periods, unless one of the Parties expresses his desire to so terminate, which shall communicate it to the other member municipalities, in writing and within a period of not less than 60 days.

TWELFTH, this convention may be amended with the consent of the parties. The modifications are formalized through regular, existing ducts between the signatories.

THIRTEENTH, the termination of this convention shall not affect the realization of programs and projects that have been formalized during his term, unless agreed otherwise by the parties.

FOURTEENTH, the personality of don Obdulio Valdebenito Burgos to appear on behalf of the city of Angol, emanates from Decree No. 2386 06 December 2012, the personality of Don JUAN DE DIOS PAILLAFIL CALFULEN to represent the Municipality of Puerto Saavedra emanates from the decree No. of 06 December 2012

Signed in the commune of Puerto Saavedra the day 04 of may of twenty thirteen (2013), in three copies, all the texts being equally authentic.

OBDULIO VALDEBENITO BURGOS      JUAN DE DIOS PAILLAFIL CALFULEM

MAYOR OF ANGOL                           MAYOR OF PUERTO SAAVEDRA