PUNTA ARENAS, CHILE'S SOUTHERNMOST CITY

I visited Punta Arenas in 1986 it is Chile’s southernmost city near the tip of Chile’s Patagonia region. Located on the Strait of Magellan, which connects the Atlantic and Pacific oceans, it’s often used as a base for excursions to the surrounding wilderness and Antarctica which is only 1,425 kilometers away. The Plaza Muñoz Gamero has a memorial to explorer Ferdinand Magellan, and the Museo Nao Victoria features a replica of one of his galleons.