- Despite being away from Chile’s capital Santiago (1864.114 miles), you’ll find everything you’re looking for in Punta Arenas.
- Start your visit at the tree-shaded central square, Plaza Muñoz Gamero. Browse the stalls of a handicraft market and admire the elegant Cathedral of Punta Arenas.
- 1927 yılında şehrin adı resmi olarak Magallanes olarak değiştirilmiş, daha sonra 1938 yılında Punta Arenas ismine geri dönülmüştür.
- Seen from the air, Punta Arenas, 3090km south of Santiago, is a sprawling patchwork of galvanized tin roofs struggling up from the shores of the Magellan Strait.
- In today's eco-tourism oriented Punta Arenas, penguins are almost as important as people, and Isla Magdalena is the best place to see them in the wild.
- You can also reach Punta Arenas by bus from many destinations in Patagonia as well as Ushuaia in Argentina. How to get around Punta Arenas.
- Go back in time touring the cemetery of Punta Arenas. Its beautiful gardens elegantly adorn the tombs of the area’s historical figures.
- Punta Arenas (formerly Punta Arenosa, "Sandy Point") is located on the Brunswick Peninsula and was founded in 1848 by José de los Santos Mardones.
- Exploring what to see and do in Punta Arenas can be overwhelming, but Frommer's has the definitive guide on the internet for things to do.
- Located in Punta Arenas, one of the most southernly points in Chile, Hotel Diego de Almagro offers accommodations on the coast of the Magellan Strait.