PEOPLE & PLACE


In Puerto Bories and Lastarria, history, people, and culture reveal distinct identities.

Culture brings together stories and voices that offer a deeper understanding of each place through those who live there, know it, and continue to shape its identity.

VOICES OF PLACE

PERSPECTIVES FROM THOSE WHO KNOW THE PLACE

People whose knowledge, work, or relationship with their surroundings offers a distinct perspective on each destination.

Photographers, artists, researchers, producers, guides, and other local voices share how they observe, interpret, and experience the places they know best.

Learning to See Patagonia

Timothy Dhalleine ยท Photographer and Filmmaker

After more than a decade living and photographing Chilean Patagonia, Timothy Dhalleine shares what its wind, wildlife, and daily life have taught him about observation, wonder, and conservation.

BEHIND THE NAME

NAMES CAN TELL THE STORY OF A PLACE

Mountains, neighborhoods, geographical features, and local words carry traces of history, landscape, and the people who have inhabited them.

Behind the Name looks at the origins and meanings of those names to better understand the identity of each place.

Sierra Baguales

Why Is It Called Sierra Baguales?

In southern Patagonia, the word bagual has long been associated with animals living beyond domestication. The name Sierra Baguales opens a story about landscape, isolation, ranching traditions, and the way language can preserve part of a place's memory.

WAYS OF LIFE

WHEN GEOGRAPHY BECOMES A WAY OF LIFE

A place is never only the setting in which life unfolds.

Climate, landscape, history, and the shape of a city influence how people orient themselves, build, work, move, and gather. Ways of Life looks at these everyday relationships between people and the places they inhabit.

Living at the Foot of the Andes

In Santiago, the Andes are far more than a presence on the horizon. They serve as a geographical reference, influence the city's climate and light, and shape the way Santiago relates to its surroundings.