At the top of the Arica and Parinacota region of Chiliwhere the desert melts with the sky, there is a small town that seems to have been forgotten by time. This is Mallku, a community made up of just six people, all belonging to the same family. Without neighbors or bustling streets, they have turned this corner into their home for more than three decades.
Mallku’s story in Chili It began when Alexis Troncoso and Andrea Chellew, a couple in search of a different lifestyle, decided to get away from the city. With just some belongings and a dream of self -sustainability, they settled in this extreme zone. Without drinking water or constant electrical energy, they built their home with their own hands and learned to live with the aridity of the desert.
Challenges and achievements in solitude
Far from giving up the difficulties, the family He developed strategies to survive in adverse conditions. They created a greenhouse to guarantee their diet and, over time, inaugurated the Mallku height coffee, a space that receives the few travelers who venture to this remote place. There, visitors can enjoy a pause in time and know the history of this singular town.
The couple’s children were born and grew up in this environment, learning not only from nature, but also from archaeologists and scientists who arrived in the area by research. Thanks to free exams, they managed to complete their formal education without attending a conventional school. A different education, marked by the silence of the desert and the observation of the natural world.
Life in a place without hurry
For the family Troncoso Chellew, isolation has never been a problem. “Loneliness here does not feel like in the city,” says Mallku, the eldest son. “Here silence is a partner, not a threat.” Far from the accelerated rhythms of modern life, they have learned to value every detail of their environment and to live in harmony with nature.
While many rural locations of Chili They fight against depopulation, Mallku is still standing, resisting oblivion. Its history is a testimony of resilience and adaptation, a proof that there are still corners where time advances differently and life is built with other rules.
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