ADRI MURGUIA: After settling in on Faustino's land, we went
back to meet with him.
Our first impressions so far were positive, despite what we
had heard from his relatives.
We wanted to understand how he had managed to survive out
here on his own for over four decades.
ADRI MURGUIA: Augusto Pinochet ruled Chile with an iron fist
from 1973 to 1990.
During this time, hundreds of thousands of people were
forced to leave the country in the wake
of an economic crisis.
Faustino was part of this migration.
FAUSTINO BARRIENTOS: [SPEAKING SPANISH]
ADRI MURGUIA: When Faustino returned to Chile, he used the
skills he picked up in Argentina to build his first
home on the other end of this property, by an area known as
the Green Lake.
This same skills would continue to help them survive
even in the smallest of ways.
[SPEAKING SPANISH]
FAUSTINO BARRIENTOS: [SPEAKING SPANISH]
ADRI MURGUIA: Since his return from Argentina, Faustino has
not travelled beyond Villa O'Higgins.
But he manages to stay in touch with the rest of the
world through radio broadcasts and by reading newspapers that
he gets once or twice a year.
He's watched TV maybe once in his life.
But he knows more about politics than the average
person in the area.
FAUSTINO BARRIENTOS: [SPEAKING SPANISH]
ADRI MURGUIA: [SPEAKING SPANISH]
FAUSTINO BARRIENTOS: [SPEAKING SPANISH]
ADRI MURGUIA: He's kept up with everything, from 9/11 to
space exploration research.
But he has a first-row seat to the unfolding tragedy of
global warming, despite not knowing exactly what it means.
FAUSTINO BARRIENTOS: [SPEAKING SPANISH]
