370,000 Wild Acres in Chile's Tierra del Fuego DECEMBER 12, 2013— In Tierra del Fuego—the southernmost extreme of the Americas—Chile will gain a spectacular new national park through landmark public-private collaboration between President Sebastian Piñera and...
In one of the largest land donations in Argentine history, Doug and Kris Tompkins donated Estancia El Rincón to the national parks system of Argentina today, in a formal reception in Buenos Aires. In the northwest area of the Santa Cruz Province, the 37,500-acre El...
“What magic, or monster, lurks behind the light switch and gas pump? Where does the seemingly limitless energy that fuels modern society really come from – and is that perception of limitlessness delusional?” Over the years, the Foundation for Deep Ecology (one of the...
Where’s the center of the world? Signs tell us that it lies in the small village of El Amarillo, at the southern entrance of Pumalin Park. On the Carretera Austral just a few kilometers south of the volcano-impacted town of Chaiten, El Amarillo is becoming a hub for...
Young architect and El Amarillo native Marcela Ojeda has spearheaded the project to beautify her village. We talked recently during a tour of El Amarillo about the project’s history and impact. Q. How did you meet Doug and get to know the Pumalin project? I grew up...