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DESTINY Puerto Williams

Puerto Williams is the capital of the Chilean Antarctic territory and strategic point for shipping traffic that moves between the Pacific and the Atlantic Oceans.

The town also functions as a platform for Chilean actions in the Antarctic territory, given its proximity to the white continent.

During centuries was habitat of the most austral people of the world: the yaganes or yamanas, who, in their canoes of bark, transited through the channel labyrinths. More than 7 thousand years ago, they frequented the north arm of the beagle channel and they were distributed through the costs of the Navarino island.

According to studies carried out by archaeologists and scientists, they descend from nomads collecting hunters who would have arrived in this sector 6,500 years ago.

In places called “conchales”, where the natives used to consume food, arrow points, fishing arts, baskets, and ritual masks were discovered, which show the preference to be at certain warmer places in the Patagonian channels.

Puerto Williams is the capital of the Chilean Antarctic territory and strategic point for shipping traffic that moves between the Pacific and the Atlantic Oceans.

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Before your trip, you must have in mind the clothing that you’re going to pack because Patagonia is very cold and extremely windy, warm clothes are fundamental.

Hotels and commerce receive credit cards. However, it is essential to have Chilean pesos to pay for everyday things like transportation, tickets or warehouses.

You can make international calls from Call Centers from different telephone carriers and most of hotels and accommodations have long-distance service for national and international calls.

This is a piece of advice for those that are planning backpacking: having Patagonia a very changing weather, it’s very likely that while enjoying landscapes or in the middle of a trekking, you experience rain and strong winds, try to travel with sleeping bag, a tent, camping and hiking suitable equipment. You can rent it near the parks, but it will cost you a lot.

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