Jürgen Schulmeister

Birding & Naturalist Guide

Jürgen is a seasoned Patagonian naturalist guide with over 15 years of experience, guiding groups from different countries since he was 18. He was born in Punta Arenas, and since his childhood, he has lived in the countryside, growing up deeply interested in the wildlife of his beloved home region. As a young kid, he went trekking with his parents, both former guides, to different trails in Patagonia, especially to Torres del Paine National Park, where he first learned to recognize flora & fauna and became passionate about bird watching. At only 7 years old, he hiked to the base of Las Torres. Later, he traveled around Chile and South America, deeply interested in the relationship between geography and biodiversity, where he became aware of the different endemic families of flora & fauna present along the large biological corridor of the Andes Mountains. He graduated in architecture from the University of Chile and is currently focused on roof design ecological and public spaces using endemic flora to improve urban landscapes.

Birding and Naturalist Guide Jürgen Schulmeister