REPORT: THE FAMILIAR “PICADA” OF THE GRINGOS.

(INTERVIEW MADE BY THE NEWSPAPER LA ESTRELLA DE ARICA.
Viernes 22 de junio de 2007)

THE “PICADA” FAMILIAR OF THE GRINGOS.
Mónica Pizarro, junto a Arturo Fumey, sus hijos Monserrat y Edgar Pacheco; Fanska Castillo, Carlos Gutiérrez, Ruy Lemus y Teddy Marambio; el equipo de trabajo que es una verdadera microempresa familiar.

Local located to means of the ex- island
the Scorpion is a true microcompany.

The newspaper La Estrella de Arica said that True “itched” a familiar one it has been transformed into this world-wide championship of surf, the premises Rolly Coffee “the Gringo”.
But, for its owner, Mónica Pizarro Alvarez (50 years old) everything has not been easy. Separated and with two children it had to fight against all odds to remain in the sector.
“She said that First, they said to me that it was not going to be able to work in the world-wide one and that it had to leave, or that was going to me to surround, but thanks to the organization Rip Curl I stayed signs and here I am with my familiar group taking care of all these sport young people”.
The interviewer it asks to him Mónica Pizarro. How divided the history of this familiar microcompany?
She responds : Good, I am a trading fighter and enterprising, because when one is female leader of home must stop the pot; that means to sell stones or what is, but to subsist and aside from that worthy being because I like to gain the bread to me and not that me gives it. Because there is much people who are customary to that they give him and without delivering no attack.
The interviewer it asks. Has had many problems to leave ahead with its premises in the ex- island?
And she responds: I have had problems because here it is necessary to be concessionary of the coastal edge, is necessary to request permission to the National Monument Council, the Municipality of Arica and comes a world-wide match now and am locked up.
The interviewer it asks. But, the organization supported it, no?
And she responds: It is thus and I thank for it because the gringos fought by me who I am an ant; they two years before began to make their meetings in this same premises and they gambled it, even, until facilitate the light now to me. In fact it costs to make tourism.

THIS INTERVIEW WAS MADE TO THE MOTHER OF EDGAR PACHECO, STUDENT OF LICEO DOMINGO SANTA MARIA.

BY DANILO CARVAJAL