It once hosted Captain Scott and serves as a jumping-off point for expeditions to the icy wastes to the south. Global investment lies ahead – and better housing for the city’s indigenous population ...

Punta Arenas extreme south of Chile was hit on Thursday by hurricane-force winds that left a trail of blown roofs, half the city without power, the collapse of several walls, and uprooted trees in ...

Punta Arenas is on the Brunswick Peninsula, separated from the island of Tierra del Fuego by the Strait of Magellan. The city’s Mardones shipping terminal is four miles north-east of the city centre.

Skirting the Strait of Magellan, this bustling city serves as the central base for exploring Southern Chilean Patagonia's premier attractions. Here, you'll spot throngs of intrepid hikers gearing up ...

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In 2017 the team led by Chilean architects Alberto Moletto, Cristóbal Tirado, Sebastián Hernández, and Danilo Lagos was selected as the winners of the International Antarctic Center (CAI) design ...

Punta Arenas, extreme south of Chile, is planning and betting big, a future polar aquarium at the International Antarctic Center, CAI, exhibiting over 90 species from the austral ocean, and with four ...

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