Bruce Chatwin’s “In Patagonia,” for instance, is probably the most influential travel book of the past ­half-century.

Alone The remote Argentinian region of Patagonia is the destination as this outdoor-survival returns with a preview special followed by the third-season premiere.

Patagonia — the remote region in Argentina, not the outdoor-clothing company — is the setting for a new season of the wilderness-survival series “Alone.”