

‘THE MARBLE CATHEDRAL’ Natural rock formation reflects water’s hues near Puerto Tranquilo, a small village near Lake General Carrera. Melanie Stetson Freeman/Staff
Horses graze along the lake’s edge. Melanie Stetson Freeman/Staff
Gaucho Joel Coyhel wrangles a young bull that had escaped its enclosure. Melanie Stetson Freeman/Staff
Rancher Hector Bariento paused while driving cattle along a road. Melanie Stetson Freeman/Staff
Lupines grow wild along the road outside
Native guanacos, cousins of the llama, gather on land in southern Chile being eyed as a national park. Melanie Stetson Freeman/Staff
Hernan Arratia stands in the main room of his home in the Aisén region. Melanie Stetson Freeman/Staff
Scenic view of an island and snow-capped mountains around Lake Carrera. Melanie Stetson Freeman/Staff
Eloisa Escobar embroiders a cloth as she sits on her front porch in rural Patagonia. Melanie Stetson Freeman/Staff