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Punta Arenas Slideshow
Punta Arenas
Travel Blogs from Punta Arenas, Chile
Punting to Arenas
... sneak in some info about how a priest was like a ´father´ to one of these groups...because they were children and needed looking after???? Enough with the rant, Punta Arenas is lovely but we can´t stay in the cold forever so we begin the trip ...
Punta Arenas, la fi del mon?
... dies amb autobus i al final un es cansa, encara que el paisatge de la patagonia acompanyava molt. A Punta Arenas, on realment no hi havia molt a veure, vaig arribar plovent i amb fred. Vaig trobar rapidament allotjament per ...
Long Bus Ride Up and Around
... a 3 hour trip up the coast of the Megelon Straits and did a night stop in Rio Grande, Argentina before continuing on to Punta Arenas, Chile. The trip from Rio Grande took 8 hours due to stops at both the Argentina and Chile borders and a 30 minute ...
Another day, another country and another currency
... trying to work out how much things cost, especially when the cash machine only gives you 10,000 peso notes!! We flew into Punta Arenas from Ushuaia, the flight takes about 40 minutes, and LAN Chile seem a really good airline. Flying in and out of ...
Hundreds of Penguins
... final breakfast. A great way to finish the boat trip and one which we won't forget quickly. We finally docked into Punta Arenas late morning and came straight back down to reality by booking into a skanky hostel for the night! ...
Punta Arenas
We left Rio Grnde early, in the hopes of catching the ferry from Porvenir to Ounta Arenas. It was full, so we drove around against the huge winds for 5 hours instead. Here we meet our container-mates: Jacques and Elizabeth, for the first time since ...
Quiet times in Punta Arenas
This is a top pick! ... main square with its colonial mansions and Ferdinand Magellan statue, and climbing the steps to a lookout point above the city. Punta Arenas is a rather modern industrial city based around the petro chemical industry so there wasn’t that much to ...
Punta Arenas
Land in Punta Arenas and take a car up to Puerto Natales the door way to Torres Del Paine National Park, but on the way there I stop at a Penguin ...
Climb Every Mountain
... the arse. I live in hope of meeting more pleasant Israelis, but the signs haven't been promising so far. Spent the night in Punta Arenas, but have an early start for Puerto Natales, so it was a quick walk around the town centre, something to eat, and ...
Kamera Ahoi!!!
... . I figured it is cheaper to buy one in germany and send it over here, funny. Wow i'm just coming from the cemetery of punta arenas and i'm pretty impressed. The entire cemetery looks like a big park with trees that look like painted. The deads rest in ...
Blown Away in Patagonia
... a highlight of trip so far. The next day M and D (SHEEEEEEEEET! Got to to interupt because as i am writing this in Punta Arenas, south Chile, sister Looey and bro in law Matty have just walked into the internet cafe where i am - cue chaos and hysterics ...
Well-organized penguins at Seno Otway
... will be alright. They are definitely made for the water: once they walk on land they move awkwardly. German version: Bei Punta Arenas gibt es mehrere Strände, an die die kleinen Magellan-Pinguine alljährlich zum Balzen und Brüten zurückkehren. ...
Reflections on Patagonia, Chile
Our reflections on what we´ve seen and experienced in Southern Chile - Virtually everybody is both friendly and helpful - There are lots of street dogs in the towns but they aren´t any hassle - A surprising amount of Chileans speak English - ...
Arriving entrance to the Straits
Paul was up first, then woke me about 07.15h, as we began the approach to Amalia Glacier. We were taken towards the glacier slowly until we were about one nautical mile away. The main Amalia is joined by two other flows. It was a deeper blue than the two ...
Punta Arenas
... El Calafate, Jane, Lisa, Michael and Myself, ditched the car in Puerto Natales and took a bus down to Punta Arenas....now in the far far south of Chile. A lovely little city, with a strong Naval connection...we found a lovley little Hostel and set up ...
Punta Arenas
... is a regional character which transcends the nation one. We imagine people here would feel Patagonian first. We liked Punta Arenas, wandering around and looking at the angry sky and the angry sea and imagining the ships sailing off through ...
Strait of Magellan -Pali Aiki -Penguins
... us after a whirlwind few weeks that had begun February 27, when we set out on our trek in Torres del Paine. Punta Arenas' major attractions include two Magellanic penguin colonies. We visited the penguins at Seno Otway, the smaller of the two. This ...
Punta Arenas
We only stayed here a night, but we had some FABULOUS king crab....and a few pics to prove it. It was SO rich and ...
Visiting and trying to shop
Go to the Summary Page ___________________________ The "detour" through Punta Arenas was due mainly to my need to buy new shoes, and possibly camping equipment and a warmer jacket. Nobody had really recommended going there, but... we all liked ...
Penguins and Kamikaze´s
... I met up with Kaj in the hostel the next day. I´d given her the task of researching all the fun things to do in Punta Arenas. I was expecting a detailed list of options. What I got was penguins at 4pm. So penguins at 4pm it was. We had a look ...
almost to the bottom
... , then went south to rio grande, ushuaia and tierra del fuego national park. we returned through rio grande to punta arenas, stayed at the backpackers again because the other place was full and it was lashing rain at the time, making tramping ...
Pinguins
We saw pinguinns in Punto Arenas! (you can see the photos in the Yahoo site and the movie ...
Porvenir to Punta Arenas
... that was lost. The bikes got a soaking during the 2:45 hrs ferry crossing and accompanied by dolphis some of the way. Punta Arenus displays signs of wealth as the Plaza and sounding square is quite splendid. Still freezing cold with ...
Winning big in Patagonia
... down there. The southern tip of Chile stretches pretty much to Antartica. The most southernly city in the world is a place called Punto Arenas and it is there we fly to. The thing is, we really don't want to be there. This Navimag boat only leaves ...
Punta Arenas
Our long haul journey began again. We left Puerto Piramides as planned 2 days later and started our trek back to Chile - destination Punta Arenas. We broke up the journey this time by stopping in Bariloche a popular skiing town in Argentina and it snowed ...
Traveling Around the Chilean Patagonia
... in 1520. But it was not until much later than any sort of city was settled by the Chilean government (1843). The name Punta Arenas grew out of the Spanish term 'Punta Arenosa', which was a literal translation of the English name 'Sandy Point'. The ...