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New conservation initiative launched to buy massive Cochamó property in Chilean Patagonia

Tuesday, 30 April 2024 17:02 Conservation

Photo: Rodrigo Manns

Five local and international organizations launch Conserva Puchegüín, a campaign to raise US$78 million to conserve 133,000 hectares of pristine wild lands in the Cochamó area of southern Chile.

World Summit Awards Congress in Puerto Varas called success

Tuesday, 23 April 2024 10:06 Special Feature

By Lily Alford

Photos by Andrés Briones

Puerto Varas continues to be a destination for international conferences, and the World Summit Awards was the most recent big event held in this fast-growing lakeside tourism center of southern Chile’s lake district.

Last Wild Places podcast launched

Monday, 22 April 2024 21:29 Patagon Unbound

Today, Earth Day, our Last Wild Places podcast is born!

Last Wild Places will explore wild places around the world from a variety of perspectives: conservation, science, expeditions, adventure, indigenous peoples, outdoor sports, and more. Hosted by Jimmy Langman and Lily Alford, in our first season among the upcoming guests include Irish author and explorer Leon McCarron; Pablo García Borboroglu, the president of the Global Penguin Society; Brady Robinson, climber and executive director of the Freyja Foundation; and many more.

"Tierra de a Caballo": Tourism to preserve Aysén rural culture

Thursday, 18 April 2024 21:59 Travel

In Issue 27 of Patagon Journal, our cover story featured the inaugural edition of the horseback ride “Tierra de a Caballo.” The second version of the event, held this past February and organized by the tour company Aysén Somos, brought together 100 riders, more than double the attendees of the first gathering. They demonstrated once again that tourism can be a route toward preserving the rural gaucho culture.

By Javiera Benavente

Translation by Lily Alford

Photos by Pato Díaz

Very little was known about Aysén, a southern region of Chile and located in the heart of Patagonia, until the start of the 20th century, when the process of its colonization begins. According to the memory of some still alive to tell the tale, the first people to arrive and live in the region did so on horseback. The animal was a faithful companion and a key element in writing their history.

Documentary review: Why blame the seagulls?

Monday, 15 April 2024 14:05 Film

Photo: Stephanie Stefanski

The short film “Why blame the seagulls?" delves into the issue of kelp gulls that feed and attack the backs of southern right whales in Argentine Patagonia. It's a serious problem for these whales, but who is the real culprit?

By Sofia Anich

Imagine having to spend 8 hours a day running away from a group of mosquitoes that want to bite us and take pieces of our skin. We can do nothing but run, because the moment we stand still, the bugs come back to attack us en masse. It hurts us, it distresses us, it wears us down.

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