Portland Pedicabs is traveling all over Chile! We have been examining cargo trikes of South America.
Cargo tricycles are used all over the country. We have only seen one style of tricycle here. The typical Chileno Tricycle is based off the Mexican and Phillipino Trike design of a front load with the articulation of the steering behind the load. This is a simple style that allow for the load to be positioned very low. Unfortunately, this style can be hard to steer versus the Vietnamese and Thai front steer that swivel underneath the load.
According to a recycling tricycle driver that we spoke with in Santiago, the municipal government will sell cargo trikes on payment plans to entrepreneurs who wish to collect and sort recycling from everyone's curbside trash cans.
Mostly, the trikes are used for small delivery in the cities and towns. Natural Gas and propane canisters are delivered to houses by "Gas" Trikes, many of these are recently being replaced by small trucks.
There are many ice cream/"Helado Tricyclos" in the beach town of Puerto Montt and near the many plazas of Santiago. Tricycles are also used as small retail shops set up on busy corners throughout cities in Chile.
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