Puerto Williams
A well-crafted museum named for the Austrian priest and ethnographer who worked among the Yaghans from 1918 to 1923. Focuses on ethnography and natural…
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Puerto Williams
Puerto Williams smarts of great adventure, with superb opportunities for trekking and kayaking. In town, the wind hurtles debris while calves graze on the plaza and yards are stacked roof-deep in firewood. With transportation connections improving, more visitors are bound to find themselves South America's southernmost town.
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Puerto Williams
A grounded German cargo boat, the Micalvi was declared a regional naval museum in 1976 but has found an infinitely better use as a floating bar,…
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Puerto Williams
Near the entrance to the military quarters is a replica of the original bow of the ship that rescued Ernest Shackleton’s Antarctic expedition from…
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- Wildlife & NatureHow to hike Dientes de Navarino, the southernmost trek in the world
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