EL GRAN ABUELO, THE WORLD’S OLDEST TREE

In a remote forest in southern Chile, El Gran Abuelo, a 5,000-year-old cypress tree, shares his life story: The land he grew up in, his first encounters with humans, and the constant struggle raging around him.

Today, El Gran Abuelo faces a new threat. The forest industry, supported by the government, is increasingly destroying the tree’s ecosystem, also erasing the entire cultural history of the Mapuche people.

But a recent discovery could change everything… Jonathan Barichivich, a young scientist of Mapuche origin, has just revealed that El Gran Abuelo was the world’s oldest tree. And no one knows how it was able to reach such an advanced age! According to Jonathan, it could be the key to saving trees from ecological upheavals. Will this ancient tree, a true symbol of resilience and adaptability, survive the ever-increasing pressure that humans exert on nature?