Ecocamp Patagonia: October 2009

A COUPLE OF PUMAS just visited our Ecocamp Patagonia!, not every day we have the chance to see them this close! Patagonia is WILD!

Ecocamp in Torres del Paine National Park

The basic premise on designing the EcoCamp was to maintain the nomadic spirit of the ancient inhabitants that moved along the dismembered coast looking for food and shelter. This people lived in harmony with “Mother Nature” and built their huts out of wood, furs and leathers, all organic materials they found on site. In Patagonia, from Golfo de Penas to the Strait of Magellan, these natives were called Kawesqar or Alacalufes, sadly nowadays the few remaining pure blood Alacalufes are no more than 10 and live in the remote village of Puerto Eden.

Kawesqar people built their huts on a geodesic shape bending branches and covering the structure with guanaco and sea lion skins. When whale hunters and marines established bases on their domains they abandoned their traditional ways of shelter and adopted new materials and construction patterns.

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Thursday 8 October 2009

A COUPLE OF PUMAS just visited our Ecocamp Patagonia

New place for the Magellanic Lamb BBQ's at the Ecocamp Patagonia

"Virgin Holidays Responsible Tourism Awards 2009" Highly commends EcoCamp Patagonia

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