Southern Chilean Patagonia Places

Places to Explore

  • Pingüinera de Seno Otway

  • Porvenir

    A short trip eastward across the Estrecho de Magallanes, Porvenir ("Future"!) is the principal town on Chile's half of Tierra del Fuego. It's not much to speak of, with a landscape dominated by brightly... (more)

  • Puerto Hambre

  • Puerto Natales

    There are three entrances to the park: Laguna Amarga (all bus arrivals), Lago Sarmiento, and Laguna Azul. You are required to sign in when you arrive, and pay your entrance fee (15,000 pesos in high season)... (more)

  • Punta Arenas

    Founded a little more than 150 years ago, Punta Arenas ("Sandy Point") was Chile's first permanent settlement in Patagonia. Great developments in cattle-keeping, mining, and wood production led to an economic... (more)