During its publication, El Marino attempted to convince authorities to provide drinking water to the commune of Pichilemu, and once suggested it to be extracted from a local lake, del Perro.

Despite its popularity, El Marino ceased its circulation as Ramírez moved back to San Fernando, his hometown, where he resumed publications of La Provincia, a newspaper he founded in 1903.

[4][5][6] El Puerto was originally announced as a biweekly ("published on Thursdays and Sundays"), regionalist newspaper, with editor Augusto Ramírez Olivares stating in an article named Nuestra palabra (Our word) that "today [16 January 1908] we comply with our promise to create this journalistic paper, absolute and exclusive organ to the regional interests of Colchagua, especially [those] of the port of Pichilemu.

"[n 1][7] Ramírez also stated that "against general customs in all new publications, we are not making here a description of our program of work: facts will prove our participation in the struggle for progress.

[14] In an article named Nuestra primera palabra ("Our first word"), Ramírez wrote that the newspaper was published "with the purpose of fulfilling a local necessity of the [summer] season", adding that "the resort of Pichilemu already needs a bulletin to serve as the bond of the thoughts of tourists who favor this beach with their presence".

[15] In El Marino's third edition, published on 21 January 1917, editor Augusto Ramírez wrote that, although he thought the newspaper would be a "failure", it was instead "favored with the applause (support) of distinguished people".

An article titled Fin de la jornada ("End of the journey") stated that "we are going out with the satisfaction of having obtained a greater result than we expected",[n 8] adding that "Pichilemu needs the campaign in favor of the drinking water to be continued".