Patagonia, is an imaginary territory that comprises the south of Chile and Argentina. Historically, Patagonia has captivated an image of far-off lands and wilderness, embedded in a remote and peripheral context. In this dissertation, I focus on the Chilean territory, specifically the territory that comprises the administrative region of Aysén. Over the years, Aysén-Patagonia has faced a series of socio-spatial transformations driven by ideas on environment and development. In this thesis, I explore the ideas and practices that emerge from three current prominent aspects for the environment and development of Aysén-Patagonia: nature-based tourism, salmon aquaculture and nature conservation. I conclude that ideas and practices related to these three aspects bring to the fore the local agency and the effect of meanings in the development of socio-spatial processes, which not only take place on a local level. After all, this thesis - Meanwhile, in Aysén-Patagonia - shows how remote peripheral areas keep on changing in a globalized world.