Choosing a partner

Three years ago, I had just started my work in the Real Estate area, and I had to develop a construction project in an available urban site in the city of Viña del Mar. At that time, the building project alternatives for this site were varied, so I talked about with managers of four companies that they had good experience in this city, and I invited them to participate in the development, considering that I will choose the project that I find most interesting. As a first approach I asked them to show me some project ideas they would have for this site.

During the two weeks after my request, I received the information with suggestions on what they considered appropriate for the site, and curiously all four companies offered me the construction of three 15 floors buildings. I thought ,the propositions are perhaps neither the best nor the worst , but acceptable.

After that, I decided to choose the partner based on the design and the lower costs offered, so I sent  them an email requesting the information. While I was  sending the emails to this companies , I included erroneously an address of another Real Estate Company, which replied me very quickly and they told me they were happy for the message, and this company sent  me a new idea of  the project, which involved the construction of two  25 floors buildings , with the same total housing density and more extensive surface areas between buildings.

I was impressed, and finally, due to the wrong email input ,I chose this company as the partner to develop the project. Fortunately, with great sales success.

Cool place to visit

I would like to visit Falkland islands again. In February last year I visited Port Stanley for a day, and that was the first time I have been there, I found it is a really beautiful, clean and  quite place. Nearby there are a lot of places for visiting related with wild life , where Penguins are the most common birds among others.

Falkland Islands have a rich history, the English navigator, John Davis, aboard the "Desire" made the first confirmed sighting of the Islands in 1592, and almost hundred years later the first landing is attributed to the British Captain, John Strong, in 1690 at Bold Cove on West Falkland.

During the early 1830s "HMS Beagle" visited the Islands with the naturalist, Charles Darwin on board. Darwin collected flora, fauna and fossils important to the conception of "On the Origin of Species"and commented on the geological features.

 In 1833 was the re-assertion by Britain of its sovereignty, which dated from Britain’s claim in 1765. Since this time Falkland Islanders have participated in both World Wars and recently when Argentine troops occupied the Falkland Islands in 1982 , a number of Islanders aiding the British military against the Argentinian occupation.

The economy is based on the sale of fishing licences, tourism and agricultural products.

I think Port Stanley is a great place for people who would like to live in a peaceful and quite place in a natural environment.