In the Aysén region of Chile, like elsewhere in Patagonia, the gaucho way of life – their impeccable horsemanship and rural knowhow, community solidarity, and sheep and livestock herding in distant pastures – is gradually fading away. Going on a two-day horseback ride through a ranch in Coyhaique Alto, Paula López Wood writes about the gaucho life in Patagonia and how Aysén residents are trying to revitalize their rural culture.