Aysén, Chile

Why it ranks

Patagonian water, forest and hydro at the lowest prices here; the deepest isolation of any open option.

What drags it down

~100‑day season (greenhouses), 100 km/h winds, Chile's 6/10 stability, two days from Paris. Geo −8 = Hudson volcano (1991) and the 2007 Aysén fjord quake.

Water

The cleanest on the list: no mines, no pulp mills, the HidroAysén dams were cancelled in 2014, glacial headwaters.

Land prices

$730–3,000 (≈100+ ac)

446 ha in a river valley at CLP 1.7M/ha (~$730/acre); 445 ha with 6 km of Río Viviana frontage, 16 km from Puerto Aysén, CLP 880M (~$850/acre); 43 ha on the Queulat ~CLP 3M/ha (~$1,300/acre); 126 ha near Puerto Guadal CLP 7M/ha (~$3,000/acre).

Hospital

Coyhaique regional hospital 30–90 min; flights via Balmaceda (Santiago 2.5 hr).

Buying as a US citizen

Open to Americans. Rural subdivision minimum 5,000 m².

Surf

None.

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