the wild forests of patagonia. a vast region straddling southern chile and argentina, north to south it's over 1,000 miles, more than 200 miles longer than california. and its mountain spine is blanketed by distinct forest kingdoms. in the north, nestled in a narrow strip between the mountains and the warm waters of the pacific, is the valdivian rainforest. bordered by ice caps, oceans and deserts, it has been cut off from the outside world for millions of years.