LM Neuquen (Argentine news site) reports astory titled “He left everything to go and live in the Patagonian desert: who is the hermit ofRoute 40.” Thirty-five year old Javier Soto lives in an abandoned astronomical observatory. After conventional city work he decided to drop convention and seek “purpose” in taking care of a family legacy and the gravesite of his uncle in the mmiddle of a steppe in southern Argentina. Decades before Soto’s arrival, grand plans for the observatory station were discussed by scientific and university groups but abandoned fifty years ago. (Article in Spanish)