 Two years later , in November 1974 , Chatwin flew out to Lima in Peru and reached Patagonia a month later . He would later claim that he sent a telegram to Wyndham merely stating : " Have gone to Patagonia . " Actually he sent a letter : " I am doing a story there for myself , something I have always wanted to write up . " This marked the end of Chatwin 's role as a regular writer for The Sunday Times Magazine , although in subsequent years he contributed occasional pieces , including a profile of Indira Gandhi . 
