On the 8th January 2005, the capital of Chile, Santiago will be taken over - but don’t worry, it’s with the utmost love and respect! Thanks to Dr Motte, a most gracious founder, the Love Parade has spread from Berlin (in 1989) to: Israel, Mexico, Austria, South Africa and San Francisco, and will next embrace Chile.On the 8th January 2005, the capital of Chile, Santiago will be taken over - but don’t worry, it’s with the utmost love and respect! Thanks to Dr Motte, a most gracious founder, the Love Parade has spread from Berlin (in 1989) to: Israel, Mexico, Austria, South Africa and San Francisco, and will next embrace Chile.
As such, Santiago expects in excess of 300,000 people to enjoy this free electronic event involving: over 100 DJs, 12 mobile floats, a 4km party circuit and over 18 hours of loved-up partying! The honourable organisers of the Love Parade in Santiago are an experienced collective of artists founded in 1994 by Manuel Martinez (Capitan Cianuro) and Carlos Latorre (DJ Zikuta); they are (quite aptly) called Euphoria…
Carlos Latorre, executive producer of the parade in Chile, revealed how he set about bringing love to the streets of Santiago saying:
“When we first arrived at the ‘headquarters’ of the Love Parade in Berlin, we had a letter by the Governor of the city of Santiago. This letter was clear (it said): ‘Dear friends of the Love Parade, I want to invite you to realise the Love Parade in Santiago, Chile. In order to do this, I introduce you to the people of Euphoria. They have a great vision of what the Love Parade can be in Santiago, and an expertise in such events that can guarantee the success of this party in our city....’ The response from Berlin didn’t take long (they said): ‘Ok, here is the deal... please sign it.’ Obviously I omit some details, but we started with the difficult part - making the Governor and the city believe in this project.”
An interview with one of the promoters Carlos Latorre can be found at
Ibiza Voice.
More info:
www.loveparade.cl (source: http://www.ibiza-voice.com/news/news.php?id=470) 
