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Cabo Froward: the last cape of the Americas
Some places feel like an ending. Cabo Froward is one of them. This is where the American landmass comes to a close: farther south there's no solid ground left to walk on, only the maze of islands and channels that frays away toward Antarctica. You're on the Brunswick Peninsula, right in the middle stretch of…
Sarmiento Glacier
Southwest of Punta Arenas, where the Strait of Magellan branches into fjords and channels, the Sarmiento Glacier crowns the northern tip of Santa Inés Island. It's one of those places few maps ever recorded: for a long time the glaciers on this island appeared unnamed, until in 2015 the crew of the N.M. Forres named…
Francisco Coloane Marine Park: the humpback whale sanctuary
In the far south of Magallanes, where the Pacific and the Atlantic blur together among channels, glaciers and winds that never let up, lies Chile's first marine park. The Francisco Coloane Marine Park is named after the writer who set his stories in these cold seas, and it was created with a very concrete purpose:…
San Isidro Lighthouse
The Sentinel of the Strait There are places that concentrate centuries of history into a few meters of stone and iron. The San Isidro Lighthouse is one of them. It stands south of Punta Arenas, on the coast of the Strait of Magellan, at the exact point where water and wind have written much of…
Bories Refrigerator National Historical Monument
Just 4 km from Puerto Natales, in the Magallanes and Chilean Antarctic Region, Puerto Bories invites you to embark on a journey to the Balmaceda and Serrano glaciers. This National Monument is a living testament to the livestock industry of the 20th century when the lands were dedicated to raising sheep and cattle. Discover the…
Puerto Bories
Just 4 km from Puerto Natales, in the Magallanes and Chilean Antarctic Region, Puerto Bories invites you to embark on a journey to the Balmaceda and Serrano glaciers. This National Monument is a living testament to the livestock industry of the 20th century when the lands were dedicated to raising sheep and cattle. Discover the…
Balmaceda Glacier
Northwest of Puerto Natales, after several hours of sailing across the Última Esperanza Sound, the fjord narrows and the wall of Mount Balmaceda (2,035 meters) comes into view. Hanging on its slope, held almost miraculously against the rock, is the Balmaceda Glacier: a tongue of blue ice that never reaches the water, yet feeds it…
Serrano Glaciar Viewpoint
This is a beautiful forest trail that runs along the southern coast of Laguna Serrano until you reach the viewpoint of the spectacular Serrano Glacier and the Balmaceda Glacier in the distance. To get to the beginning of the trail at the Balmaceda Nursery - CONAF, you must take a water transport that goes through…
King Penguin Nature Reserve
The King Penguin Natural Reserve is located at Km. 14.5 route Y-85, Bahía Inútil sector, Tierra del Fuego, Chile. This conservation area covers 36 ha. with public use area and 60 ha. of mitigation area. This private conservation initiative promotes the conservation and protection of both the king penguin and the richness of vegetation, other…
Provincial Museum of Tierra del Fuego, Fernando Cordero Rusque
Museum that, through its collections, protects and promotes the dissemination of Fuegian historical-cultural heritage: original inhabitants, process of gold and livestock colonization, Fuegian nature