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DESTINATION Alberto De Agostini National Park

This park is located south of Punta Arenas and west of Puerto Williams. It covers an area of ​​1,460,000 hectares that extends through 3 provinces of the XII Region: Magallanes, Tierra del Fuego, and Chilean Antarctica.

It is located 80 nautical miles southeast of Punta Arenas, and the navigation between Punta Arenas and Puerto Williams passes through the Beagle Channel, which is part of the park.  Another way to get to the park is by air from Punta Arenas to Puerto Williams and then continue by sea.

The name of the park is associated with the Salesian priest Alberto De Agostini who in 1910 undertook the mission of exploring the channels of the Fuegian archipelago. Agostini was a mountaineer, excellent explorer, documentary filmmaker and draftsman of the Cordillera de Tierra del Fuego.  He explored the island of Tierra del Fuego for three decades, generating the largest number of photographic and cartographic records that had been until that moment in the south of Patagonia. Through the work of Agostini, Patagonia became known in much of the world.

As for the fauna, species such as the culpeo fox, chilla fox, leopard seal, dolphins, whales, sea lions, elephant seal, southern dolphin, and Chilean dolphin, in addition to 49 species of birds, both terrestrial and marine can be found.

The name of the park is associated with the Salesian priest Alberto De Agostini who in 1910 undertook the mission of exploring the channels of the Fuegian archipelago.

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The national currency is the Chilean peso ($). Approximate Exchange rate $ 771 for USD$ and $854 for EUR (December, 2019). Coins: 10, 50, 100, 500 pesos. Bills: 1.000, 2.000, 5.000, 10.000 and 20.000 pesos.

Even though Patagonia can be enjoyed in every season of the year, we recommend your visit between October and April, in the middle of spring in this hemisphere, more sunny days and less rain, therefore more activities to do.

Always follow the instructions of park rangers so you may enjoy your trip: do not use fire in unauthorized places and do not go out from demarked trails to avoid accidents.

You must bring a heavy jacket (hopefully with newborn lamb skin), waterproof pants, wool caps, a fleece and thermal gloves, windbreaker, trekking shoes, comfortable shoes for resting, boots, sunglasses and sunscreen. Do not forget t-shirts and lightweight shoes for sunny days, the best thing you can do is to wear layers of clothing.

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