A peaceful town Puerto Natales is a small town alongside Ultima Esperanza sound with a population of 19.000 inhabitants who make of it a peaceful place to live all year long. Near 254 kms. to Punta Arenas to the NW, has become a blessed place to develop commercial activities as tourism, fishing and farming. The city has a good tourist infrastructure coffee shops, restaurants, a casino, small and picturesque shopping, a history museum, and travel agencies to provide all tourism services you may need. There is almost 100 lodging chances from bunk houses to fine hotels.
A bit of history Puerto Natales comes from the Latin term "natalis", which means birth. Was founded in 1911 and was colonized by people from the Chiloe Island, and by German and English colonists who, with their particular persistence, transformed the Patagonia into one of the most important cattle producers and exporters of the world, until the end of the seventies.
Location and Geography The city is located at the bank of Channel Senoret inlet, which mixes its waters at the south with Almirante Montt gulf, a big interior sea and at the north with Ultima Esperanza fiord, named like this (Last Hope) by its discoverer in 1577, Juan de Ladrillero, who was desperately searching, without success, the west way out of the Magellan Strait. Puerto Natales is 256 km. to Rio Gallegos (NE) (Argentina), 362 km. to Calafate (Argentina) (N), and 48 km. from Rio Turbio (Argentina) (N), If you like, click and we open How to get to Puerto Natales in a new window.
Main Atractions One of the main atractions is La Cueva del Milodón 24 kms north, a cave with 200 meters deep and 80 meters wide that holds a replica of the animal whose remains where found by Captain Eberhard. An easy walk is Frigorífico Bories, 4 km north, a a freezer built in 1913 to process wool and meat from local producers. To know everything you can do in this zone goto Puerto Natales Excursions. Punta Arenas City Tour Patagonic Fauna Exhibition at Lolita Farm Fuerte Bulnes & Puerto del Hambre Rio de los Ciervos Farm House Magdalena Island (Penguin Colony) Otway Sound (Penguin Colony) Rio Verde & Skyring Sound Historical Round at Laguna Blanca Pali Aike National Park Punta Delgada & Dungenes Lighthouse Magallanes Natural Reserve Alacalufes National Reserve Laguna Parrillar National ReserveMagellan Strait Navigation Kayaking in Magellan Strait Laguna Parrillar Fly Fishing Tarn Mount Campana Mount at Fundo San Fernando Excursions and things to do Hotels and Lodging Restaurantes and where to eat Rent a Car Everything on Transportation Souvenirs and things to buy The full history of Punta ArenasShare or search for experiences in patagonia in our forum Experiences in Patagonia. Search for what you need in our Forum for more information on travel to Patagonia. All about hotels in Punta Arenas All about travel agencies in Punta Arenas All about excursions, trekking and places to visit in Punta Arenas
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