Estancia Cerro Guido:
A legacy through time

1890

In Cerro Guido

First settlers

First settlers of German origin Augusto Kark, French Alejo Marcou; Englishman John Tweedie, from USA Long Jack and Baqueano Zamora.

First scientific expeditions: Per Karl Hjalmar Dusén, Otto Nordenskjold, Rudolph Hauthal, Francisco Pascasio Moreno.

In the world

  • In 1896 Freud created psychoanalysis.
  • In 1899, x-rays and the Tesla coil were invented.
  • In 1885, cinema began with the Lumière brothers.

In the world

  • In 1896 Freud created psychoanalysis.
  • In 1899, x-rays and the Tesla coil were invented.
  • In 1885, cinema began with the Lumière brothers.

In the world

  • Great San Francisco earthquake, more than 3,000 dead.
  • The first radio transmission is made in the USA.
1906

In Cerro Guido

Beginning of the Estancia

In 1905 the land of Cerro Castillo was acquired by the company Explotadora de Tierra del Fuego and in 1906 it was subdivided into three Estancias: Castle Hill, Cerro Guido and Fuentes del Koyle.

In the world

  • Great San Francisco earthquake, more than 3,000 dead.
  • The first radio transmission is made in the USA.
1920

In Cerro Guido

Development and heyday

Construction of a large house inhabited by the Richard Lauezzari family. Construction of a shearing shed, kitchen, dining room, grooms’ house, shearers’ house, shepherds’ house, blacksmith’s workshop, carpentry workshop.

In the world

  • The Treaty of Versailles comes into force.
  • The US Prohibition Act goes into effect.

In the world

  • The Treaty of Versailles comes into force.
  • The US Prohibition Act goes into effect.

In the world

  • The Korean War begins.
  • First season of Formula 1.
1950

In Cerro Guido

Beginning of Villa Cerro Guido

During 1956, most of the current population of semi-detached houses for married couples and the Cerro Guido school were built.

In the world

  • The Korean War begins.
  • First season of Formula 1.
1961

In Cerro Guido

Climbing Torres del Paine

The Surveying Expedition arrives and is fully supported by the British community, Tomás Guido and the Sociedad Ganadera de Tierra del Fuego. They return a year later and make their most famous conquest: the central tower.

In the world

  • J.F. Kennedy takes office as president of the USA.
  • The Berlin Wall is erected.

In the world

  • J.F. Kennedy takes office as president of the USA.
  • The Berlin Wall is erected.

En el mundo

  • Diana of Wales dies.
  • Netflix is born as an online DVD rental service.
1997

In Cerro Guido

Cerro Guido Livestock Farm is created

In 1997 the company Ganadera Cerro Guido S.A. was formed by businessmen Jorge Matetic Riestra, Nicolás Simunovic Vodanovic and Luis Mladinic Prieto.

En el mundo

  • Diana of Wales dies.
  • Netflix is born as an online DVD rental service.
2019

In Cerro Guido

Beginning of the Conservation Project

In 2019 begins a vast conservation project, as ambitious as it is innovative, to develop a model of livestock farming that is more respectful of wildlife and the environment.

In the world

  • First cases of Covid 19 identified in Wuhan, China.

In the world

  • First cases of Covid 19 identified in Wuhan, China.