Punta Arenas

Punta Arenas, the most southern city in the world, was a windy experience! We ended up just spending a day there as we were keen to get to El Calafate and Trelew for glaciers and penguins.

We were surprised at how big the city was, and how amazing the cemetary was - people in the city must have some serious money to be able to be burried in such a grand way.

The museum was fascinating and we got to see the hair of an extinct animal: the milodon which was an herbivore of great dimensions and mentioned many times in Chatwin´s book.

Main plaza

The amazing cemetary

Mausoleums and grave sites fill the huge site, new burials are placed in niches in the walls

Piece of Milodon hair in the museum