The Biggest Rhubarb I’ve Ever Seen - Puerto Chacabuco, Chile

Dec 19th, 2006 | By admin | Category: Travel Journal

Puerto Chacabuco is a small port on the south western coast of Chile. It has a beautiful setting, the town is surrounded by forested hills which rise out of the sea, and behind the hills are jagged, snow covered mountains. It was a cold, cloudy day, and late in the morning it started to rain.

I walked around the town, and like the other Chilean towns we have visited so far it seemed that most of the people lived in small, colourful houses built from tin. It was a quiet, peaceful place. There were christmas decorations hanging in many of the windows and lots of dogs. It seemed poor and undeveloped, but I suppose in this remote part of Patagonia that’s not unexpected.

I found a narrow path through the forest that led over a hill, across a stream and down to the sea. There were great views of the town, the ship, and the sea. And also the biggest rhubarb plants that I’ve ever seen.

It’s hard for me to imagine what it must be like to grow up and live in a place like this. Isolated and cold, but very beautiful and peaceful.

The photos below were all taken in Puerto Chacabuco and the nearby countryside.