World Scene: Chile

Tourists indulge in aphrodisiac

Tourists visiting Chile's picturesque port town of Valparaiso have cleaned the town out of a herbal aphrodisiac called palwen, an indigenous remedy also known as "Mapuche viagra," according to local media.

Internet news service Alfa Chile said tourists and performers visiting the world famous Vina del Mar song festival at the Pacific beach resort have exhausted supplies of the sexual energizer.