Despite the savage cold and prodigious rain, the Yaghan sported no clothes and when on land only bunkered down in flimsy wigwams.

Our correspondent could only speak with the locals through an interpreter, which is necessary for one to conduct any form of business in the communities that require contact with the residents. Names like Port Famine, Desolation Island and Desolation Bay speak of a hostile and barren region, and for years many explorers and expeditions met their end here. Since 2006, when Unesco identified part of the Cape Horn as a biosphere reserve, the region’s scientific importance has steadily increased.He said it was a ploy to encourage the Kambari people to conform to how the rest of the country lives.

In these communities, cousins marry one another while they never marry outsiders due to the fact that many of their neighbours don’t even understand their cultures.They also want electronic devices like radios, and although there’s no phone signal they want mobile phones to play songs or games, and take photos they can post to social media when visiting towns.