The caption of this video emphasizes Santiago’s relation and dependence upon the Maipo River. While the video itself delves into the specific impacts of the Alto Maipo project, the lack of separation of San Jose de Maipo as an entity outside of Santiago is not one often represented, nor is it one that I found to be obvious further south. The common assumption that San Jose de Maipo is completely connected with Santiago is one that has seemed to both hurt the movement in terms of an often negative perception of Santiago, but also has aided the publicity of No Alto Maipo.
“El proyecto hidroeléctrico, Alto Maipo, de la empresa AES GENER, ubicado en la zona sur-oriental de la Región Metropolitana, contempla la construcción de dos centrales hidroeléctricas que proveerán de este vital recurso a cerca de 7 millones de habitantes en la capital de Chile, Santiago.”