சிலியின் மலைப் பிராந்தியத்தில் 46 வருடங்களாக தனிமை வாழ்க்கை

[size=5]சிலியின் மலைப் பிராந்தியத்தில் 46 வருடங்களாக தனிமை வாழ்க்கை _ வீரகேசரி இணையம் சிலியில் ஏரிகள் நிறைந்த பனியால் சூழப்பட்ட மலை உச்சியில் தன்னந் தனியாக 46 வருடங்களுக்கு மேலாக நபரொருவர் வாழ்ந்து வரும் விசித்திர சம்பவம் தொடர்பில் சர்வதேச ஊடகங்கள் செய்தி வெளியிட்டுள்ளன.

போஸ் ரினோ பர்ரியன் போஸ் (81 வயது) என்ற இந்த நபர் உலகின் மிகவும் பின்தங்கிய இடங்களிலொன்றான ஒஹிக்கின்ஸ் எரிக்கரைப் பிராந்தியத்தில் 1965ஆம் ஆண்டிலிருந்து வசித்து வருகிறார்.

தனது தனிமை வாழ்க்கை தொடர்பில் போஸ் ரினோ விபரிக்கையில்,"எனக்கு இங்கு வாழ்வதற்கு பணம் தேவைப்படவில்லை. இங்கு எனக்கு உண்பதற்குப் போதுமான உணவு கிடைக்கிறது. தனிமையில் நீங்கள் வாழும் போது, வாழ்வு சிறப்பாக இருப்பதைக் காண்பீர்கள்" என அவர் தெரிவித்தார். ஒஹிக்கின்ஸ் ஏரிக்கரையில் தனது 11 சகோதரர்களுடன் வளர்ந்த போஸ் ரினோ, தனது குடும்பத்தினர் ஆர்ஜென்டீனாவுக்குச் சென்றதையடுத்து மேற்படி பிராந்தியத்தில் தனிமையில் வாழ்கிறார்.

இரு குடிசைகளில் வாழும் போஸ் ரினோ, ஆடு, மாடுகள் போன்ற கால்நடைகளையும் குதிரைகளையும் வளர்த்து வருகின்றார். அத்துடன் படகில் சென்று மீன் பிடிப்பதிலும் அவர் ஈடுபடுகிறார். அது மட்டுமல்லாது அவர் வருடத்திற்கு இரு தடவை புதினத் தாள்களை மொத்தமாக வரவழைத்துப் பெற்றுக் கொள்கிறார். அவர் இரு வருடங்களுக்கு ஒரு தடவை ஒஹிக்கின்ஸ் ஏரிக்கரையில் அவரது இருப்பிடத்திலிருந்து 25 மைல் தொலைவிலுள்ள குக்கிராமத்துக்குச் சென்று வருவதை வழக்கமாகக் கொண்டுள்ளார். ___ [/size]

[size=5] Meet the world's loneliest cowboy: Man, 81, has lived in isolation in Chilean mountains for 46 YEARS

By DAILY MAIL REPORTER[/size]

[size=5]Surrounded by the stunning snow-topped mountains and sparkling lakes of Chilean Patagonia, his only interruptions are bleating sheep and the crackle of the radio.

This is the solitary life of Faustino Barrientos, a cowboy who has spent more than 46 years in isolation by Lake O'Higgins - one of the most remote corners of the world.

Since 1965, Barrientos has worked as a gaucho - a horse-riding rancher and shepherd living in the southern swath of Chile and Argentina.

Humble life: Faustino Barrientos, 81, has lived alone in Chilean Patagonia for more than 46 years

In December, he was visited by journalists from Vice, an independent media company in Brooklyn, New York. It took the reporters four days to travel to his home, made from a salvaged fishing boat.

'I don't need money,' he told them after welcoming them to his home. 'I have enough to eat. Life seems to be better when you're alone.

'They want to kick me out of here but they can't. I'm staying here until the very end.'

Barrientos grew up on the shores of Lake O'Higgins but after his 11 siblings moved away and Pinochet started rising up the ranks of power, he moved to Argentina.

Eccentric: After working numerous construction jobs throughout Argentina, Barrientos is able to make everything he needs - including these safety goggles for when he is sawing wood

Simple: He has built two sheds; he lives in one and stores food in the other, made from a fishing boat

Home: He lives alongside Lake O'Higgins, one of the world's most remote and underpopulated areas

While travelling around the country and working at construction jobs, he picked up the skills to sustain himself when he returned to the craggy, mountainous Patagonia of Chile.

Lake O'Higgins is one of the most remote areas of Patagonia and is the least populated region in Chile. It is also one of the world's most sparsely populated places outside Antarctica.

Barrientos's land has two buildings - a small hut where he sleeps, eats, listens to the radio and pours over stacks of newspapers when they are delivered to him twice a year.

The other building stores boxes of food - tins of soups and desserts, bags of sugar and flour, tubs of lard - which are delivered by a boat that has started passing his quiet corner every ten days.

He also survives on cows and sheep reared on his land, and he keeps track of time with a calendar that he marks off everyday.

Long journey: He works as a gaucho - a horse-riding rancher and shepherd - and travels to the nearest town every two years to sell cattle to sustain himself

Quiet: He spends his days caring for his animals, listening to the radio and reading old newspapers

Supplies: He has plenty of food, which is delivered by a boat that passes his home every ten days

Every two years he rides with his cattle for two days to Villa O'Higgins, a small community of several hundred people, 25 miles away. He leads the herd along ravines and through rivers to the town.

There, he sells the cattle, raising enough money for his humble lifestyle.

He enjoys a few modern amenities, keeping up on politics and sports scores over a radio in his home. He has watched television just once in his life.

'It's good to know what's going on out there,' he said. '[The radio is] how I learn about politics in different countries. That's also how I taught myself politics.'

Two years ago, when the government discovered he had guns on his property, they paid a visit and made a deal: they would take the guns but leave him solar panels in exchange.

Survival: He also lives off the meat from his sheep and cattle

Happy: Barrientos says life is better without people - and he has enough food and wine to sustain himself

Interruptions: But he says government and tourists boats now regularly pass his quiet corner

He took them up on their offer, but says he rarely uses the solar panels. And, he added, he's got new guns anyway. 'I've got more but I won't hand them over,' he said.

But his life is becoming increasingly burdened with modern-day life. About 10 years ago, a government ship began cruising the lake weekly.

Now, there is also a tourist ship that brings sightseers to the O'Higgins Glacier every ten days.

He also has lodgers on his land, a man and his wife who have brought their animals and help Barrientos with his. The lodgers describe Barrientos as a surprisingly sociable man.

The Vice documentary, which can be seen in its entirety on its website, was filmed in December. A small team went to speak with him about the changing face of Patagonia and the gaucho lifestyle.

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Edited July 15, 201213 yr by nunavilan