VICE recently took a trip to the Chilean region of Patagonia to document the life of Faustino Barrientos, an 81-year-old hermit, whose pastoral life is slowly being eroded by The Man.

On the plus-side, he still lives in one of the most beautiful places on Earth. Take a look at these amazing pictures that we took along the way!

And when you’re done with that, why not enjoy the film?