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.


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.


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.

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.

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.


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.

  Add to your favorites
  Send to a friend
 Home Page
  Print Document
© 2003 All rights reserved SERNATUR and Gobierno Regional.
Last checking: Martes, 27 Mayo, 2003
You are our visitor #
since Abril, 2003.
Prohibited the total or partial reproduction of the text and photographies of this portal.