The tale of the three little pigs, but in Tierra del Fuego and under the snow: Daniel Parun received those animals in exchange for firewood.

Published 2025년 10월 15일

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"I was born premature, in Buenos Aires, and within a week I had already been brought to Río Grande," begins Daniel Parun, a 52-year-old pork producer and resident of the most populated city on Tierra del Fuego Island, recounting his personal story. He says he has no degree or specialization, but his entrepreneurial vocation likely comes from his family, who were wood producers, as his grandfather set up a sawmill on his own land, his father continued it, and he always helped out. When Daniel was already married, the sawmill moved to the city. And since he and his wife were attracted to rural life, they decided to buy the land from their family, located at kilometer 38 of Provincial Route 18, 6 kilometers from Lake Yehuin, but without knowing what they could ever undertake there. Suddenly, a man appeared to buy firewood from them, but since he didn't have the money to pay them, he left them with 3 piglets instead. He thought about raising them to eat at the end of the year, but ...

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