Punta Arenas Hotels - Patagonia Chile
Situated on the northern bank of the Strait of Magellan, Punta Arenas is a clean, modern city with an unusual history based on maritime trade, sheep ranching, and more recent petroleum extraction. This is the most common departure point for maritime cruises to Tierra del Fuego, the Patagonian fjords and glaciers, and Antarctica. Just north are Puerto Natales and Parque Nacional Torres del Paine.