A year ago, a friend of ours did an epic canoe trip in Patagonian Chile. He described an incredible find in Lago Copa, in the middle of the middle of nowhere: a first-class lodge, probably 15 km from the closest road.
Nestled at the base of a mountain,
obviously unattended,
but also unlocked.
So they set up camp for the night there. We heard about it, and saw the photos, not long after he returned. They never learned who built or owned it.
Recently, our friend returned to Uruguay, and we had him over for dinner. The lodge came up. Someone had flown over the lake in December and sent pictures of it now.
UPDATE 2016+02+27: the location is -44.89179, – 72.623403. The landslide happened in December. As of today, Google Earth hasn’t caught up:
Timing is everything! The gods were with you A.