Punta Arenas, the city at the world's edge

Punta Arenas

Punta Arenas is the capital of Magallanes province which comprehends from Cordillera del Paine on the north to Cape Horn on the south. Regarded as the world's southernmost city, Punta Arenas looks across the Strait of Magellan to Tierra del Fuego and is the door to Patagonia standing only 3 hour bus from Puerto Natales.

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Tours to Punta Arena

The city once hosted tattered sailors, miners, seal hunters, starving pioneers and wealthy dandies of the wool boom. Today, Punta Arenas became the urban, commercial, cultural and social center that spread all over Magallanes, geared toward tourism and industry. It's a cosmopolitan city, with its surprisingly energetic nightclubs and people from all profiles mixed such as Chilean air force personnel, centolla (king crab) fishermen and suit-clad businessmen.

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Breathtaking nature, ancient history, warm-hearted people, and the feeling that you’ve found a place where time loses its meaning. Are you ready to journey to a land where every moment becomes an adventure?

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Excursions in Punta Arenas

Not far from the city there are the famous Big Waterfalls, penguin colonies in Otway, the Mylodon Cave - the places where the remains of prehistoric animals are found. Today, the city is focused on tourism, and through the Strait of Magellan looks at Tierra del Fuego.

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What can you do in Punta Arenas?

Some ideas about Punta Arenas

1. Visit the Big Waterfalls near the city.
2. Take a walk through the unique national park in the Mann Rafael Lagoon.

3. Admire the ice blocks that fall into the water near the Gulf of San Valentin.
4. Take a ferry ride to the opposite side of the Strait of Magellan to the Tierra del Fuego Archipelago to visit the village of Porvenir.