The southernmost continental city in the world …
Punta Arenas is the starting and ending city for any trip to Chilean Patagonia. It has its own airport (Presidente Carlos Ibáñez del Campo International Airport) located in the Chabunco sector, 20 km north of the city.
LATAM, SKY and Jetsmart airlines connect the city with Santiago through a three and a half hours flight.
Cruises that travel to the end of the world also depart from the city and from where hundreds of tourists arrive each year to visit the famous Torres del Paine National Park.
One of the essential activities is to visit the handicraft market located on Calle 21 de Mayo, where the local market is also located, for seafood lovers. The Punta Arenas Free Tax Zone is one of the most important shopping centers in Patagonia, with more than 100 stores.
Punta Arenas has a wide network of hotels, hostels and cabins, as well as a gaming casino. Also hospitals and exchange houses.
From Punta Arenas Airport, you must continue the trip by bus or rented vehicle to the city of Puerto Natales (247 km) and from that point, to Torres de Paine Park.
In the city of Punta Arenas
Muñoz Gamero Square
The Plaza de Armas of Punta Arenas was declared a typical area in 1991 by the Council of National Monuments
Sara Braun Palace & Union Club
The mansion located in Plaza Muñoz Gamero was built between 1903 and 1906 and was declared a national monument in
Nao Victoria Museum
The Nao Victoria is a full-scale replica of Hernando de Magellan's ship. A cultural tourist attraction, unique in Magallanes, which
Cemetery of Punta Arenas Sara Braun
One of the most attractive tourist places in the city and one of the ten most beautiful cemeteries in the
In the surroundings
Los Pingüinos (The Pinguins) Natural Monument
Monument for the protection of fauna species such as the Magellanic penguin, Dominican gull, black-browed albatross and imperial cormorant. At
Fort Bulnes
A trip to the origins ... 52 kilometers from the city of Punta Arenas, Fuerte Bulnes is a journey into
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
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
