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Magallanes
Magallanes is the part of Southern Patagonia most tourists visit. The centrally located capital, Punta Arenas, is a convenient hub for getting to Puerto Natales and Parque Nacional Torres del Paine to the west, Parque Nacional Pali Aike and Seno Otway penguin colony to the north, the end of the continent at Cabo Froward and mythical Tierra del Fuego to the east. The north-bound Navimag ferry departs from Puerto Natales for Puerto Montt. Ships steaming to southern horizons, like Isla Navarino
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Magallanes is the part of Southern Patagonia most tourists visit. The centrally located capital, Punta Arenas, is a convenient hub for getting to Puerto Natales and Parque Nacional Torres del Paine to the west, Parque Nacional Pali Aike and Seno Otway penguin colony to the north, the end of the continent at Cabo Froward and mythical Tierra del Fuego to the east. The north-bound Navimag ferry departs from Puerto Natales for Puerto Montt. Ships steaming to southern horizons, like Isla Navarino and Cabo de Hornos, leave from Punta Arenas. The Magallanes region is also reachable by land routes through Argentina.
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Things to do in Magallanes
Surfing
Iquique is internationally renowned for its surfing. Every year the city hosts the Juegos Panamericanos de Surf at the beginning of November (www.panamericansurf.com). In the interim, you can get in
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Surfing
Iquique, Chile
Iquique, Chile
Isla de Mancera
In the center of Bahía de Corral at the mouth of the Valdivia River is Isla Mancera, previously called Guiguacabín by the indigenous people. This small island played a big role in the defense
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Other Activity
Near Valdivia, Valdivia, Chile
Near Valdivia, Valdivia, Chile
Corral
On the south shores of Bahía de Corral is the village of Corral. Here, history and nature are prime attractions, with ruins of Spanish fortresses alongside beaches for swimming and fishing. In town,
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Other Activity
Near Valdivia, Valdivia, Chile
Near Valdivia, Valdivia, Chile
Cervecería Kunstmann and Museo de la Cerveza
To have a taste of home, German immigrants in Valdivia began brewing their own beer. With the 1960 earthquake, however, all the cervecerías were destroyed. Nary had a drop come out of the taps,
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Museum
Near Valdivia, Valdivia, Chile
Near Valdivia, Valdivia, Chile
Niebla
The road west from Valdivia cuts across Isla Teja, then the Puente Cruces bridge, back to the mainland. It passes Cervecería Kunstmann (Km 8) and along marshes. Nearing Niebla, cabañas and camping
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Near Valdivia, Valdivia, Chile
Near Valdivia, Valdivia, Chile
Parque Saval
The grounds of Parque Saval come alive on weekends with families picnicking, strolling and just enjoying the outdoors. This 30-hectare park has two major attractions. Across the water lily pond that
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City Park
Isla Teja, Valdivia, Chile
Isla Teja, Valdivia, Chile
Museo de Arte Contemporáneo
Photos in the reception area of the Museo de Arte Contemporáneo show this building's fate – formerly the Anwandter Brewery – before and after the 1960 mega quake. In a wing that was left
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Museum
Isla Teja, Valdivia, Chile
Isla Teja, Valdivia, Chile
Museo Histórico y Arqueológico Mauricio van de Maele
On the banks of Río Calle Calle, the former home of the Anwandter brewing family houses the Museo Histórico y Arqueológico Mauricio van de Maele. Named for the museum's founder, the first-floor
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Museum
Isla Teja, Valdivia, Chile
Isla Teja, Valdivia, Chile
Isla Negra
Tour guides at Pablo Neruda’s Isla Negra home will claim that, of his many houses, this home was the place that most embodied the poet’s spirit. Neruda’s “Isla Negra” home is not on an
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Museum
Valparaíso , Chile
Valparaíso , Chile
Feria Fluvial
The Río Valdivia captures pieces of the dawn. Already stands have gone up. Carts of today's catch gutted and neatly lined up. Mussels and clams clack as they are poured into tubs. Crabs claw at the
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Market
Valdivia, Chile
Valdivia, Chile
Poblado Artesanal
Poblado Artesanal is a living and working artisan village on the south side of Arica. Founded in 1979, this brainchild of José Raúl Naranjo Menenses has white-washed huts with straw roofs.
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Market
Arica, Chile
Arica, Chile
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