Diego Guerrero, 7, watches a video on a mobile phone, with the weak internet signal he receives at home in the village of Sotomo, outside the town of Cochamo, Los Lagos region, Chile, August 8, 2021. Picture taken August 8, 2021. Sotomo is one of two places in Chile to be chosen for a pilot project run by billionaire Elon Musk to receive free internet for a year. The signal is received via a satellite dish installed on the school's roof, which transmits through a Wi-Fi device and only works from noon to midnight, because of a constrained supply of diesel to the generator that supplies power to the town. REUTERS/Pablo Sanhueza SEARCH "SOTOMO SANHUEZA" FOR THIS STORY. SEARCH "WIDER IMAGE" FOR ALL STORIES. TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY 

Carlos Guerrero, 40, smokes a cigarette outside his house during the power outage scheduled daily from midnight until noon, in the town of Sotomo, outside the town of Cochamo, Los Lagos region, Chile, August 7, 2021. Picture taken August 7, 2021. Sotomo is one of two places in Chile to be chosen for a pilot project run by billionaire Elon Musk to receive free internet for a year. The signal is received via a satellite dish installed on the school's roof, which transmits through a Wi-Fi device and only works from noon to midnight, because of a constrained supply of diesel to the generator that supplies power to the town. REUTERS/Pablo Sanhueza SEARCH "SOTOMO SANHUEZA" FOR THIS STORY. SEARCH "WIDER IMAGE" FOR ALL STORIES. 

Carlos Guerrero, 40, teaches his son, Diego Guerrero, 7, to do sums in the living room of his home in the village of Sotomo, outside the town of Cochamo, Los Lagos region, Chile, August 7, 2021. Picture taken August 7, 2021. Carlos has ambitious plans for his son and hopes the window onto the world the new internet connection will give him will broaden his horizons. "If he has a good education, he has that option and is eager to do it, then you have all the hopes of any father, that maybe one day all the children from Sotomo can go on to professional jobs." REUTERS/Pablo Sanhueza SEARCH "SOTOMO SANHUEZA" FOR THIS STORY. SEARCH "WIDER IMAGE" FOR ALL STORIES. 

A small bay where Carlos Guerrero, 40, anchors his boat is seen in the village of Sotomo, outside the town of Cochamo, Los Lagos region, southern Chile, August 8, 2021. Picture taken August 8, 2021. A rain-drenched scattering of brightly painted wooden and tin houses, Sotomo stands out against a mist-swathed row of rocky outcrops jutting out into the Pacific Ocean. It can be accessed only by boat. REUTERS/Pablo Sanhueza SEARCH "SOTOMO SANHUEZA" FOR THIS STORY. SEARCH "WIDER IMAGE" FOR ALL STORIES. 

Carlos Guerrero, 40, checks his phone by the window of his house, in the village of Sotomo, outside the town of Cochamo, Los Lagos region, Chile, August 7, 2021. Picture taken August 7, 2021. Guerrero has ambitious plans for his son and hopes the window onto the world the new internet connection will give him will broaden his horizons. "If he has a good education, he has that option and is eager to do it, then you have all the hopes of any father, that maybe one day all the children from Sotomo can go on to professional jobs." REUTERS/Pablo Sanhueza SEARCH "SOTOMO SANHUEZA" FOR THIS STORY. SEARCH "WIDER IMAGE" FOR ALL STORIES. 

Sea lions rest on rocks in the Reloncavi Estuary, in the town of Sotomo, outside the town of Cochamo, Los Lagos region, Chile, August 7, 2021. Picture taken August 7, 2021. Sotomo stands out against a mist-swathed row of rocky outcrops jutting out into the Pacific Ocean. It can be accessed only by boat. For decades, its inhabitants have survived by catching mussels and fish to sell at market, which is a five-hour round-trip by boat. REUTERS/Pablo Sanhueza SEARCH "SOTOMO SANHUEZA" FOR THIS STORY. SEARCH "WIDER IMAGE" FOR ALL STORIES. TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY 

A picture of a boat drawn by Diego Guerrero, 7, is seen in the village of Sotomo, outside the town of Cochamo, Los Lagos region, Chile, August 8, 2021. Picture taken August 8, 2021. Diego wants to be a sailor and loves to go out on his father Carlos's fishing boat. Carlos has more ambitious plans for his son and hopes the window onto the world the new internet connection will give him will broaden his horizons. "If he has a good education, he has that option and is eager to do it, then you have all the hopes of any father, that maybe one day all the children from Sotomo can go on to professional jobs." REUTERS/Pablo Sanhueza SEARCH "SOTOMO SANHUEZA" FOR THIS STORY. SEARCH "WIDER IMAGE" FOR ALL STORIES. 

Patricio Guerrero, 37, rolls up an oxygen hose while his brother Carlos Guerrero, 40, climbs into the boat after diving at a sea farming center in the Reloncavi Estuary, in the village of Sotomo, outside the town of Cochamo, Los Lagos region, Chile, August 7, 2021. Picture taken August 7, 2021. Sotomo stands out against a mist-swathed row of rocky outcrops jutting out into the Pacific Ocean. It can be accessed only by boat. For decades, its inhabitants have survived by catching mussels and fish to sell at market, which is a five-hour round-trip by boat. REUTERS/Pablo Sanhueza SEARCH "SOTOMO SANHUEZA" FOR THIS STORY. SEARCH "WIDER IMAGE" FOR ALL STORIES. 

Carlos Guerrero, 40, prepares to dive and extract shellfish from a marine farming center in the Reloncavi Estuary, in the village of Sotomo outside the town of Cochamo, Los Lagos region, southern Chile, August 7, 2021. Picture taken August 7, 2021. Sotomo stands out against a mist-swathed row of rocky outcrops jutting out into the Pacific Ocean. It can be accessed only by boat. For decades, its inhabitants have survived by catching mussels and fish to sell at market, which is a five-hour round-trip by boat. REUTERS/Pablo Sanhueza SEARCH "SOTOMO SANHUEZA" FOR THIS STORY. SEARCH "WIDER IMAGE" FOR ALL STORIES. 

Patricio Guerrero, 37, opens a mollusk shell at a marine farming center in the Reloncavi Estuary, in the town of Sotomo, outside the town of Cochamo, Los Lagos region, Chile, August 7, 2021. Picture taken August 7, 2021. For decades, Sotomo's inhabitants have survived by catching mussels and fish to sell at market, which is a five-hour round-trip by boat. REUTERS/Pablo Sanhueza SEARCH "SOTOMO SANHUEZA" FOR THIS STORY. SEARCH "WIDER IMAGE" FOR ALL STORIES. 

The Starlink antenna is seen on the roof of the John F Kennedy School located in the village of Sotomo, outside the town of Cochamo, Los Lagos region, Chile, August 7, 2021. Picture taken August 7, 2021. Sotomo is one of two places in Chile to be chosen for a pilot project run by billionaire Elon Musk to receive free internet for a year. The signal is received via a satellite dish installed on the school's roof, which transmits through a Wi-Fi device. REUTERS/Pablo Sanhueza SEARCH "SOTOMO SANHUEZA" FOR THIS STORY. SEARCH "WIDER IMAGE" FOR ALL STORIES. 

Carlos Guerrero, 40, stands in the doorway of one of only two stores in the village of Sotomo, outside the town of Cochamo, Los Lagos region, Chile, August 7, 2021. Picture taken August 7, 2021. A rain-drenched scattering of brightly painted wooden and tin houses, Sotomo stands out against a mist-swathed row of rocky outcrops jutting out into the Pacific Ocean. It can be accessed only by boat. REUTERS/Pablo Sanhueza SEARCH "SOTOMO SANHUEZA" FOR THIS STORY. SEARCH "WIDER IMAGE" FOR ALL STORIES. 

Carlos Guerrero, 40, with his son Diego, 7, start their journey to John F Kennedy School in the village of Sotomo, outside the town of Cochamo, Los Lagos region, Chile, August 6, 2021. Picture taken August 6, 2021. Carlos takes Diego to school daily by boat, often battling wind and rain to get him there. "I didn't have the option of going to school so you do it whatever the conditions, good or bad weather or pandemic, even if it's difficult," he said. Using tablets provided by the education ministry, the school's seven pupils can now tap into online learning material, watch films, do virtual museum visits and try out video calls to children in other schools. REUTERS/Pablo Sanhueza SEARCH "SOTOMO SANHUEZA" FOR THIS STORY. SEARCH "WIDER IMAGE" FOR ALL STORIES. 

Diego Guerrero, 7, stands on the deck of his father's boat on his way to John F Kennedy School, in the village of Sotomo, outside the town of Cochamo, Los Lagos region, Chile, August 6, 2021. Picture taken August 6, 2021. After half an hour's windswept journey on foot and boat to the school he attends in remote southern Chile, Guerrero can finally access the internet. His school is located in the hamlet of Sotomo, inhabited by just 20 families. Now, it is one of two places in Chile to be chosen for a pilot project run by billionaire Elon Musk to receive free internet for a year. REUTERS/Pablo Sanhueza SEARCH "SOTOMO SANHUEZA" FOR THIS STORY. SEARCH "WIDER IMAGE" FOR ALL STORIES. 

The jetty and the Reloncavi Estuary is seen from the shore in the village of Sotomo, outside the town of Cochamo, Los Lagos region, Chile, August 6, 2021. Picture taken August 6, 2021. A rain-drenched scattering of brightly painted wooden and tin houses, Sotomo stands out against a mist-swathed row of rocky outcrops jutting out into the Pacific Ocean. It can be accessed only by boat. REUTERS/Pablo Sanhueza SEARCH "SOTOMO SANHUEZA" FOR THIS STORY. SEARCH "WIDER IMAGE" FOR ALL STORIES. 

Teacher Javier de La Barra Casanova, 58, works with Diego Guerrero, 7, during one of his classes at the John F Kennedy School in the village of Sotomo, outside the town of Cochamo, Los Lagos region, Chile, August 6, 2021. Picture taken August 6, 2021. The sole teacher at Sotomo's John F Kennedy School, Barra said the internet is a significant advance on the patchy mobile internet signal that residents currently can get on their phones by leaning out of windows or paddling out into the bay. REUTERS/Pablo Sanhueza SEARCH "SOTOMO SANHUEZA" FOR THIS STORY. SEARCH "WIDER IMAGE" FOR ALL STORIES. 

The Nuestra Senora del Rosario church is seen, in the town of Sotomo on the outskirts of the town of Cochamo, Los Lagos region, Chile, August 6, 2021. Picture taken August 6, 2021. REUTERS/Pablo Sanhueza SEARCH "SOTOMO SANHUEZA" FOR THIS STORY. SEARCH "WIDER IMAGE" FOR ALL STORIES. 

Carlos Guerrero, 40, helps his son Diego, 7, remove his sailing overalls after arriving at the John F Kennedy school, in the village of Sotomo, outside the town of Cochamo, Los Lagos region, Chile, August 6, 2021. Picture taken August 6, 2021. Carlos takes Diego to school daily by boat, often battling wind and rain to get him there. "I didn't have the option of going to school so you do it whatever the conditions, good or bad weather or pandemic, even if it's difficult," he said. REUTERS/Pablo Sanhueza SEARCH "SOTOMO SANHUEZA" FOR THIS STORY. SEARCH "WIDER IMAGE" FOR ALL STORIES. 

Diego Guerrero, 7, and Sofia Diaz, 7, connect to the internet thanks to Starlink's satellite antenna at the John F Kennedy School, in the village of Sotomo, outside the town of Cochamo, Los Lagos region, Chile, August 6, 2021. Picture taken August 6, 2021. Sotomo is one of two places in Chile to be chosen for a pilot project run by billionaire Elon Musk to receive free internet for a year. "I really like the internet because we can do homework," says Diego, "It's faster so we can do more of it." REUTERS/Pablo Sanhueza SEARCH "SOTOMO SANHUEZA" FOR THIS STORY. SEARCH "WIDER IMAGE" FOR ALL STORIES. 

Diego Guerrero, 7, and Sofia Diaz, 7, play table football during recess at the John F Kennedy School, in the village of Sotomo, outside the town of Cochamo, Los Lagos region, Chile, August 6, 2021. Picture taken August 6, 2021. REUTERS/Pablo Sanhueza SEARCH "SOTOMO SANHUEZA" FOR THIS STORY. SEARCH "WIDER IMAGE" FOR ALL STORIES. 

Carlos Guerrero, 40, with his son Diego, 7, arrive at John F Kennedy School in the village of Sotomo, outside the town of Cochamo, Los Lagos region, Chile, August 6, 2021. Picture taken August 6, 2021. Sotomo is one of two places in Chile to be chosen for a pilot project run by billionaire Elon Musk to receive free internet for a year. "I really like the internet because we can do homework," says Diego, "It's faster so we can do more of it." REUTERS/Pablo Sanhueza SEARCH "SOTOMO SANHUEZA" FOR THIS STORY. SEARCH "WIDER IMAGE" FOR ALL STORIES. 

Francisco Moreno, Undersecretary of Telecommunications and Gloria Hutt, Minister of Transport and Telecommunications of Chile, have a conversation via video with Luis Toledo Mora, Regional Ministerial Secretary of the Government of the Los Lagos Region, while Sofia Diaz, 7, watches, at the the John F Kennedy School in the village of Sotomo, outside the town of Cochamo, Los Lagos region, Chile, August 6, 2021. Picture taken August 6, 2021. Sotomo is one of two places in Chile to be chosen for a pilot project run by billionaire Elon Musk, to receive free internet for a year. The Starlink antennae were installed in July and inaugurated earlier this month in a ceremony attended by Transport and Telecommunications Minister Gloria Hutt. She said she hoped Starlink would prove key in bridging Chile and the wider region's digital divide. REUTERS/Pablo Sanhueza SEARCH "SOTOMO SANHUEZA" FOR THIS STORY. SEARCH "WIDER IMAGE" FOR ALL STORIES. 

Gloria Hutt, Chile's Minister of Transport and Telecommunications, gives a lecture to local media in front of the John F Kennedy school in the town of Sotomo, outside the town of Cochamo, Los Lagos region, Chile, August 6, 2021. Picture taken August 6, 2021. Sotomo is one of two places in Chile to be chosen for a pilot project run by billionaire Elon Musk, to receive free internet for a year. The Starlink antennae were installed in July and inaugurated earlier this month in a ceremony attended by Transport and Telecommunications Minister Gloria Hutt. She said she hoped Starlink would prove key in bridging Chile and the wider region's digital divide. REUTERS/Pablo Sanhueza SEARCH "SOTOMO SANHUEZA" FOR THIS STORY. SEARCH "WIDER IMAGE" FOR ALL STORIES. 

Catherine Barria, 30, Carlos Guerrero, 40, and their son Diego Guerrero, 7, have lunch at their home after returning from school, in the village of Sotomo, outside the town of Cochamo, Los Lagos region, Chile, August 6, 2021. Picture taken August 6, 2021. Carlos takes Diego to school daily by boat, often battling wind and rain to get him there. "I didn't have the option of going to school so you do it whatever the conditions, good or bad weather or pandemic, even if it's difficult." REUTERS/Pablo Sanhueza SEARCH "SOTOMO SANHUEZA" FOR THIS STORY. SEARCH "WIDER IMAGE" FOR ALL STORIES. 

Diego Guerrero, 7, plays with his toy boat, in the kitchen of his home, in the village of Sotomo, outside the town of Cochamo, Los Lagos region, Chile, August 6, 2021. Picture taken August 6, 2021. Diego wants to be a sailor, and loves to go out on his father Carlos's fishing boat. Carlos has more ambitious plans for his son and hopes the window onto the world the new internet connection will give him will broaden his horizons. "If he has a good education, he has that option and is eager to do it, then you have all the hopes of any father, that maybe one day all the children from Sotomo can go on to professional jobs." REUTERS/Pablo Sanhueza SEARCH "SOTOMO SANHUEZA" FOR THIS STORY. SEARCH "WIDER IMAGE" FOR ALL STORIES. 

Teacher Javier de La Barra Casanova, 58, loads firewood at the John F Kennedy School in the village of Sotomo, outside the town of Cochamo, Los Lagos region, Chile, August 6, 2021. Picture taken August 6, 2021. The sole teacher at Sotomo's John F Kennedy School, Barra said the internet is a significant advance on the patchy mobile internet signal that residents currently can get on their phones by leaning out of windows or paddling out into the bay. REUTERS/Pablo Sanhueza SEARCH "SOTOMO SANHUEZA" FOR THIS STORY. SEARCH "WIDER IMAGE" FOR ALL STORIES. 

Deck crew member Rocio Soto Manao, 23, sails the passenger ferry, Alonso de Ercilla, from Caleta la Arena to Caleta Puelche, Puerto Montt, Los Lagos region, Chile, August 5, 2021. Picture taken August 5, 2021. REUTERS/Pablo Sanhueza SEARCH "SOTOMO SANHUEZA" FOR THIS STORY. SEARCH "WIDER IMAGE" FOR ALL STORIES.