Almost as far south as Antarctica, you can safely call Patagonia a remote location. In recent years, tourism has taken hold in a handful of locations like Torres del Paine National Park, El Chalten, and the adventure tourism capital of Pucon, where you recently heard about the nearby volcanic eruption.
Roads have been built, a few paved, and bus routes and flights have grown in number. It’s all gotten a lot easier to maneuver as a tourist/traveler but as a Workaway volunteer we had our work cut out for us when traveling to our next job in the town of La Junta in Chilean Patagonia.
We didn’t know where to start. We couldn’t even find this place on a map! Even the host warned potential volunteers that they are located in one of the most remote parts of Chile and travel is difficult with buses and ferries that leave once or twice a week. They boast the life motto:
“If you’re in a hurry, you’re wasting your time.”
The Traveling Blues 