Robinson Crusoe Island Chile Juan Fernandez Islands
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Frequently Asked Questions

By tender, sea conditions permitting. Ships anchor in Cumberland Bay on the north coast, facing San Juan Bautista. Tenders land passengers at a small jetty where the fishermen's traps are set out to dry.
Yes. In 1704 a Scottish sailor named Alexander Selkirk was put ashore here and survived alone for more than four years. His story gave Daniel Defoe the most famous castaway of all, and the island now carries the name.
More than 600 kilometres off the Chilean coast, in the Juan Fernández archipelago. San Juan Bautista, the archipelago's only settlement, has fewer than a thousand residents, no traffic lights and no large shops.
The village takes about an hour on foot. Add the Santa Bárbara fort, the Cuevas de los Patriotas, a viewpoint above the bay and a lobster meal. Longer hikes are done with a local guide.
The saddle where the castaway climbed to watch for sails on the horizon. The trail rises through giant ferns and rainforest: it suits experienced walkers. Others make do with the more accessible viewpoints above the bay.
Because much of its flora grows nowhere else on earth. The Juan Fernández archipelago is a UNESCO biosphere reserve, and the Juan Fernández firecrown, a vivid red endemic hummingbird, has become its emblem.
Yes, the remains of the German cruiser Dresden, scuttled here in 1915 after a long pursuit. Divers go down to it; everyone else pictures the scene from shore, which is more than enough to fuel the conversation back aboard.
Lobster, trapped in the archipelago's cold waters and served in the few family restaurants along the waterfront. Fishermen sometimes pull it from the water in front of visitors before preparing it simply, grilled or in a salad.
Few: a handful of shops, an unreliable connection, no supermarket. Treat it as an invitation to unplug rather than a shortfall, and bring Chilean pesos in cash.
A windbreaker and a wool layer are useful in any season, even in sunshine: the oceanic weather turns quickly. Bring closed shoes too, for the jetty and the village's sloping paths.