Our Philosophy

We dream of each journey being a return to the origin.
To the essential.
To the vastness of the south, where the wind, the forests, and the silence still hold their ancestral language.
We want every person who visits us to discover the natural and human richness of Patagonia—not as a spectator, but as a living part of this land that shaped us.
We share who we are: our customs, our way of inhabiting, our paths, and our stories.

Our Story

We are Nini and Marisel, daughters of René Bobadilla Lopez and Mirta Ojeda Dey.
Our mother, Mirta, is a direct descendant of Herminia Dey San Martín, part of one of the first European settler families who arrived in the Magallanes region at the end of the 19th century.
Herminia married Luis Ojeda, a young man who came from Chiloé with his family in search of new horizons—bringing together two lineages that represent the soul of this region: the pioneering European roots and the Chilote seafaring wisdom of the southern lands.

With that legacy in our blood, over ten years ago we took the initiative, always supported by René and Mirta, to bring Innata Casa Hostal to life.
We transformed our father's former downtown Punta Arenas office into a small and cozy hotel for travelers.
A place where the warmth of home could be felt, where the Magellanic way of life could be shared, and where hospitality could be experienced with simplicity and authenticity.

That dream grew, and crossed the strait, when we discovered that Tierra del Fuego, with all its untouched beauty, remained a remote and barely accessible place for travelers.
A land lacking infrastructure, yet filled with an immensity powerful enough to transform anyone who journeys through it.

It was then that our family story became our compass.
Over 30 years ago, our father, René Bobadilla, together with Mirta, defended the Fuegian forests from a massive deforestation threat by the Trillium logging company.
As the regional secretary of National Assets, René strongly opposed the sale of public lands. After being dismissed, he joined other visionaries to form OCF Amigos de Yendegaia an organization that would later give rise to today’s Yendegaia National Park.
That fight to preserve this land in its natural state was, and continues to be, our greatest inspiration.

But our roots in Tierra del Fuego go back even further.
In the 19th century, Jacob San Martín and Catalina Bernardi—Mirta’s great-grandparents—arrived from Europe in search of a new home.
Jacob, a surveyor and gold seeker, was killed by Chief Capelo in an event documented in Chapter XXII of Lucas Bridges’ book.
His story is part of the living memory of this land.
And it is from that memory that we continue to walk forward.

What We Do

Today, we offer authentic, personalized experiences deeply connected to this land.
We operate a sustainable lodge in a privileged location—we are the only private accommodation within Karukinka Park.
From there, we explore fjords, forests, estancias, and mountains—on foot, on horseback, or aboard the Alakush vessel—depending on what each traveler wishes to discover.

We are not a large company.
We are a family.
A team of people who truly love and know this land.
We guide each traveler with respect, dedication, and a genuine commitment to conservation and community.

Our Values

At Innata, we believe that traveling is not about escaping the world, but returning to a truer one.

Welcome to our Patagonia.
Welcome to Innata.

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What We Do

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Photography by Guy Wenborne, Fernando Carrasco and Susana Chauriye.