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In Patagonia, silence is the first thing you notice.Not absence – presence. The kind that lives in forests older than memory, in lakes so still they hold the Andes upside down, in trails where your footsteps are the only proof anyone has passed this way in days.You cast flies into rivers that humble even the most seasoned anglers, then drift on serene waters where trout rise like whispers. Between the Seven Lakes, you walk through coihue and arrayán forests, gathering wild berries for jam and balm, learning which mushrooms the land offers and which it keeps.The Mapuche welcome you into their world – hands shaping silver into stories, weaving vinchas that carry generations. You light fires, share picnics under lenga trees, taste smoked venison with craft beer and chocolate so dark it tastes like the forest floor.At night, in a home where windows frame nothing but mountains and water, you understand:
Here, the land is still its own.