| ULTIMA
ESPERANZA PROVINCE
PUERTO NATALES
CITY AND MAIN ATTRACTIONS
Capital city
of Ultima Esperanza
province. Founded
in 1911 it is located
in a small headland
of smooth slope.
Base city for excursions
to Torres del Paine
National Park and
Bernardo O'Higgins
National Park for
which it has a
good tourist infrastructure.
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PUERTO
NATALES SQUARE
The main square
is in the center
of the city across
from the catholic
parish and the
administrative
buildings, Municipality
and Governor's
office. Wide and
lovely, has exotic
trees, among them
pines. This one-hectare
place is the biggest
green lung of the
city. Its space
and environment
invite photographs.
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HISTORICAL
MUSEUM OF PUERTO
NATALES
It is located
in Bulnes street
285. Presents several
subjects divided
in several rooms:
World and Primitive
Environment Room,
Colonization Room,
Rural Life Room,
Life and urban
Activities Room,
Carabineros de
Chile Room.
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SALESIAN
MUSEUM "ALBERTO
DE AGOSTINI"
Located in Padre
Rossa Street 1456,
belongs to the
Salesian School.
It has an interesting
sample of flora
and fauna of the
province.
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EXCURSION
PATH MIRADOR DOROTEA
Located in parcel
Nr. 14 of family
Saavedra-Uribe,
11 km. from Puerto
Natales following
route 9. The trekking
lasts two hours
and ends at the
Mirador, from where
may be seen the
landscape that
surrounds the city.
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PORT
BORIES
Great industrial
complex founded
in 1913 by the
Sociedad Explotadora
Tierra del Fuego
to process the
production of its
3 estancias in
this sector.
Today only works
as a cold-storage
plant and slaughterhouse.
It has impressive
installations:
freezing chamber,
greasing, tanning,
meat conservation
and wool laundry.
It was declared
historical monument
in 1996.
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