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Just under 2 hectares of land on the confluence of the Rio Azul and Rio Desague bordering the Caraterra Austral, 25 kilometers from Futaleufu, in Patagonia (Region X), we have a two-story home for sale. Approximately 1400+ square feet. Clear title. The land is heavily wooded. The home is almost four-years old, post and beam with panoramic views. It has a full deck on the rivers side, two bedrooms, one and a half bath, with an open living room, dining area and kitchen downstairs (vaulted living room). The half-bath is downstairs. Up an open staircase to the second floor are the small guest bedroom, full bath and master bedroom with views of snow-capped mountains, including Tres Monjas. There is a small, unfinished cabin further down on a lovely level area fronting the Desague which would be perfect if finished off, for guests, a small hostel or a as is, a smokehouse.

The house is furnished with rustic log furniture made by local artisans; queen bed, twin bed, couch, chairs, large coffee table, night stands, hobbit-hutch, and there is an on-demand hot-water heater and gas cookstove. The home is heated with a Bosca wood-burning stove. There is no grid electricity currently but there is a hydro house set-up with micro-hydro (pelton, etc). The home was wired by a licensed electrician and the upstairs full-bath plumbed for a washer. The micro-hydro system is currently dismantled because we are not there.

For photos and information on the area, visit: www.rioazulhouse.blogspot.com, or contact me at holdranoray@yahoo.com. Please put Futa House in the subject line.

This property would be perfect for tourism as it is on the Caraterra Austral, just a couple of minutes from Kayaking and rafting companies, horse-back riding and hiking trails. The rivers are perfect for trout and salmon fishing.

after reading your post about leaving Chile its sad to see that you selling the place now.
Are you sure you will not give it another try?

Just had to say, after looking at the details of your house, WOW !!
The distance from major habitation is both a plus and a minus but WOW, LOVELY.
Cheerz,
Baz

Latitude and longitude please, perhaps using wikimapia.org

Andres wrote:Latitude and longitude please, perhaps using wikimapia.org

20km from Futaleufu which is in Goggle Maps.

Oh my. Well, it wasn't a choice that was easy to make...believe me. Many tears have been shed. We had lived for quite some ime in the high mountains of Panama (el campo) before visiting Patagonia and were very happy here. Then Mista saw pictures of Futaleufu on a fly fishing website and was infected with the adventure bug. We went, fell in love, decided "why the hell not" and went. The short story of why we left is that Mista has some health issues that increasingly became a concern, especially considering that during winter, or natural disasters (volcanic eruptions, landslides, etc) we were unable to get out for care, or get medication to us. For instance, we normally got Mista's meds from Chaiten (meds not available in long-term supply amounts). When Chaiten blew, well...Then, the alternative was shipping from the US which was sometimes iffy. Roads close, ships don't sail, planes don't fly...

After a mad rush for emergency by-pass surgery (Mista) in the bitter freeze of Futa, a broken foot (me), and months of either cutting and splitting wood, or paying to have it done, we had to admit defeat. We were not financially in a position to go somewhere else during the long winters. We were getting older.

Many people have asked why we chose Chile over Panama, or Panama over Chile. We never "chose" one or the other. It's always been about adventure. We live simply and while we don't live large, we live wide. We came back to Panama because we knew it, because it is inexpensive, and because we can live in "el campo" away from the crazy gringo-ized areas, yet still have quick access to inexpensive medical care, medicine, grow our own food (year round), have good water, and very little governmental red tape.

Patagonia chose me once, but she was mean to me. I still miss her, more than anyone can ever imagine. Panama is pretty. Especially here in the cool mountains, on my little spot of dirt...looking out to mountains. Patagonia is for people who are young, people who are tough, or for people who are not those things, it is for people who have more financial wiggle room than we do.

I would come back to Chile in an instant. But my Mista is more important to me than looking out a window at glacial mountains, more important than the mesmerizing rivers below my house, more important than trout and salmon in blue rivers. In the end, it just wasn't worth it.

OK, that was probably more than you were asking, but I didn't know how to explain it any simpler, because it isn't simple at all.

Sorry about the double post.

PatX...you are spot on with the map. And yes, I know the Bio Bio folks, and the H2O folks, etc. And while they are all incredible people, the best are by far the locals. It's a great community out there in "Sector Azul". I missed morel hunting season, and just about now, watching the salmon return up the rivers to spawn. I mostly miss my best friend Nono. Before we left almost exactly two years ago, Nono, her daughters and I planned a wash day for winter comforters. I thought she had a big washer hidden away somewhere. But when I walked up the road with my winter bedding to her house, I was directed down to a small tributary where we spend the day plunging feather-filled comforters and wool blankets into 55-gallon drums of soapy water heated by fires underneath. Then we scrubbed every inch of each one, twisted them, plunged them into drums of cold, clean water and repeated. The most fun was taking the pieces into the river and "floating" them. Nono on one side, her two daughters on other sides, and me, exhausted, on another side. Then twist, wring and hang over wires strung between trees. Go to a pile of bamboo sticks and position them underneath and between the sides of the blankets to allow the air to circulate. The best part was going back to Nono's to have fresh bread with rose-hip jam and chicha, puffing cigarettes and spinning wool. Nono makes excellent chicha.

I was to go back in February, but massive protests here over hydroelectric projects closed us off from Panama City. By the time that calmed down, protests errupted in Patagonia. By the time that calmed down, I had other obligations here. So now it looks like I will not be coming back for a visit until December. Got a small backpack sitting in the corner, just waiting.

Wow, that is an incredible house! Sadly, I don't think the logistics would work out for me to buy it. I would not be able to spend all that much time there. And maintaining the place would be tough. To say nothing of the commute to work...

Best of luck finding an owner for your good home!

patagoniax wrote:I think I can see it. Looks like about S43 deg 18.53 min and W71 deg 59.17 min .... Close?

Thanks. None of the maps we found online showed either river.

Andres wrote:

patagoniax wrote:I think I can see it. Looks like about S43 deg 18.53 min and W71 deg 59.17 min .... Close?

Thanks. None of the maps we found online showed either river.

try that, you guys are getting lazy on your google ,

http://g.co/maps/bmfrz

sector azul, is on rio azul, and rio azul is marked on this map....
http://www.futaleufupropiedades.cl/Propiedades/35

when you compare it on google maps, you will get to the general area, that you can then see goes to a T section of the river within a couple of KM, that would make 2 rivers! with white water!


(that is where px marked it on his map )


now... if you can pack it up and move it to santiago... i would buy it !!!

The Rio Azul is a large river. The property are located at the confluence of the Azul, and the Rio Desague. The Desague comes directly out of Lago Lancanoa, tracking the main highway until it runs into the Azul. Another landmark is Tres Monjas which is across the main road to the left of the property.

Vicki, your house is gorgeous! And so much bigger than it looks in the photos! We swung by to check it out on one of our many trips between La Junta and Esquel for car parts. The river below your house is lovely. And your "unfinished" cabin is more finished then most of the houses in Patagonia. Your property really is located in a beautiful area, and is an incredible deal at that price.
-Chilco