Chile (February-March 2016): Punta Arenas and Magellan Penguins of Magdalena Island
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The town of Punta Arenas is the capital of Chile‛s southernmost region, XII Region de Magallanes y de la Antartica Chilena. It is located on the shore of the Strait of Magellan facing Tierra del Fuego.
Views during the flight from Santiago to Punta Arenas:
- Over the ice-filled summit crater of Volcano Descabezado Grande.
- Over Mount Fitz Roy (located in Argentina).
- Over the Southern Patagonian Ice Field and Lago Viedma.
- Over a mountain range between Lago Viedma and Lago Argentino. (The lake on the left of the center of the photo is Lago Tannhausen and the smaller lake behind it is Lago Azul.)
- Over Peninsula Avellaneda and Lago Argentino (both located in Argentina).
Views of Punta Arenas.
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Historic neo-classical buildings downtown Punta Arenas. Most such buildings were built between 1892 and 1935 by prosperous farmers and merchants. Left: Former home of Jose Menendez Behety (1929). Right: Main building of the Menendez Behety Livestock and Commercial Society (1905).
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Statues of Punta Arenas heroes. From left to right: Ferdinand Magellan, Arturo Prat, Bernardo O'Higgins, and Manuel Bulnes.
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Statue of the Fuegian Indian below the statue of Magellan on the main square. Its foot is touched by many people (hence its yellow color) as it is believed that this act ensures a return to Punta Arenas.
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Monument celebrating the taking of possession of the Strait of Magellan by Chile on September 21, 1843.
Former detention and torture center during the military dictatorship of 1973-1990, now the House of Human Rights.
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Mural paintings.
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In the Sara Braun Municipal Cemetery. First photo below: Mausoleum of the Jose Menendez family on the left and mausoleum of the Kusanovic family in the middle. The styles of the mausoleums and the names on the headstones reflect the diversity of European immigrants who settled in Punta Arenas in the late 19th and early 20th centuries.
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Hindu temple.
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Manicured trees seen throughout the city.
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Cormorants on the shore of the Strait of Magellan
Fort Bulnes founded in 1843 and reconstructed one century later. It is located on Punta Santa Ana on the shore of the Strait of Magellan, 60km south of Punta Arenas.
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Views from the southern shore of Punta Santa Ana.
Magellan penguins (along with Austral seegulls and Antartic pigeons) on Magdalena Island in the strait of Magellan, 35km northeast of Punta Arenas.
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