Hace algunas semanas, el alcalde de la comuna de Vicuña, Rafael Vera, informó su interés para que la comuna se convierta en una base de lanzamiento para el turismo espacial, por lo que inició conversaciones con la empresa española EOS-X Space proponiendo al Valle del Elqui como base de operaciones.

Vera indicated that he has met two times with Kemel Kharbachi, founder of the company, who assured him that he had seen some places in North America, where he told him that “for our commune it would be very important to have this type of projects, especially becauseThey are releases that do not pollute ".In addition, he added that "he remained to Vicuña with his technicians and specialists to analyze the place".

Kamel's response was that “I will visit them very soon (...) I would like to know if you can install a base for EOS-X Space ”.

Traveling to the stratosphere, about 40 kilometers high, can be a dream for many, but not anyone could afford it, since this trip that extends for about six days in a pressurized capsule driven by helium balloons would have a cost of cost of140 million pesos.

Currently space tourism is one of the main businesses of the two largest billionaires in the world, such as Elon Musk and Jeff Bezos with their Spacex and Blue Origin companies, respectively.