University of Magallanes, Main Campus
Punta Arenas – Chile
(Mon 7 Nov 2016)
University of Magallanes, Puerto Natales Campus
Puerto Natales – Chile
(Tue 8 – Fri 11 Nov 2016)
Punta Arenas
General information
Punta Arenas is located on the mainland shore of the Strait of Magellan, and a few kilometers from Cape Froward, the southernmost point of the American continent.
Before the opening of the Panama Canal in 1914, Punta Arenas was the main port when navigating between the Pacific and Atlantic oceans, being located in the Strait of Magellan. Thanks to this feature, the city experienced its peak of success, which made it a great cosmopolitan and commercial center in the southern tip of South America. This has left in the city’s downtown area a certain European look in its design and outstanding architecture.
City attractions
Muñoz Gamero square, Sara Braun Palace, the Cathedral (old Salesian church), Duty-free Zone, Cerro de la Cruz.
Hotels for the Chile-Japan Academic Forum 2016
Cabo de Hornos
Plaza Muñoz Gamero 1039
tel: +56 61 271 5000 / +56 61 271 5001
Diego de Almagro
Avenida Colón 1290
tel: +56 61 220 8800
Rey Don Felipe
Armando Sanhueza 965
tel: + 56 61 229 5000
Restaurant recommendations
La Mesita Grande
Pizzas, home made pastas and salads.
Bernardo O´Higgins 1001
tel: +56 61 224 4312
Opening hours: 8:00 pm to 12:00 am.
Damiana Elena
International food with local ingredients.
Hernando de Magallanes 341
tel: +56 61 262 12739
Opening hours: 8:00 pm to 12:00 pm.
Sotito’s
Local and International food
Bernardo O’Higgins 1138
tel: +56 61 224 3565
Opening hours: 11:00 am to 3:00 pm and 7:00 pm to 11:30 pm. Sunday 11:00 am to 3:00 pm.
Cafés/Coffee shops
Café Tapiz
Julio Roca 912
tel: +56 9 65655294
Opening hours: 9:00 am to 9:00 pm. (Monday to Saturday)
History Café
Lautaro Navarro 1065
tel: +56 61 222 0000
Opening hours: 9:00 am to 9:00 pm. (Monday to Friday), 10:00 am to 8:00 pm. (Saturday).
La Chocolatta
Bories 852
tel: +56 61 224 8150
Opening hours: 9:30 am to 9:00 pm. (Monday to Sunday)
Museum
Regional Museum of Magallanes
Important exhibitions and heritage and archaeological collections of the region, such as those of the Selk’nam, nomadic American Indian people of Tierra del Fuego.
Magallanes 949
tel: +56 61 224 4216
Opening hours: Wednesday to Monday; 10:30 am to 5:00 pm. Sundays and holidays; 10:30 am to 5:00 pm.
Emergencies
Hospital Regional Dr. Lautaro Navarro Avaria (Regional Hospital of Punta Arenas)
Avenida Los Flamencos 01364
Emergency number: +56 61 229 3295
Information number: + 56 61 229 3000
Magallanes Clinic
Avenida Presidente Manuel Bulnes 01448
tel: +56 61 220 7301
Carabineros de Chile (Chilean Police)
Emergency number: 133
Magallanes Police Station:
Waldo Seguel 653
tel: +56 61 276 1056
Puerto Natales
General information
Puerto Natales is located along the Señoret Canal, between the Almirante Montt Gulf and the Seno Ultima Esperanza, in the Magallanes and Chilean Antarctic Region.
It was named Puerto Natales by the navigator Juan Ladrillero who cataloged it in one of his voyages, as his “last hope” to find the Strait of Magellan from north to south. In the end, their hopes were frustrated in this region heading south by the fjord which he later called Fjord Obstrucción and not encountering the Strait of Magellan.
City attractions
Alberto de Agostini Statue, the Wind Sculpture, Historical Municipal Museum of Puerto Natales, Puerto Bories Museum (Hotel The Singular).
Hotels for the Chile-Japan Academic Forum 2016
Costaustralis
Pedro Montt 262
tel: + 56-61-2412000 / +56-61-2715001
Indigo Patagonia
Ladrilleros 105
tel: + 56 61 274 0670 / +56 61 274 0671
Kau Lodge
Pedro Montt 161
tel: +56 61 241 4611
Hotel del Muelle
Manuel Bulnes 37
tel: +56 61 241 4995
Natalino
Eberhard 371
tel: +56 61 241 4345
IF Patagonia
Magallanes 73
tel: +56 61 241 0312
Remota
Ruta 9 Norte, Km. 1.5
tel: +56 61 241 4040
The Singular
Puerto Bories
tel: +56 61 272 2030
HD Natales
Puerto Bories Km. 5
tel: +56 61 241 1101
Restaurant recommendations
Ancestros Patagonia
Dinner-show. Restaurant with ethnic dance shows inspired in the Selk’nam people.
Eleuterio Ramirez 887
Opening hours: 7:00 pm and 9:30 pm (Monday to Sunday)
*Seats are limited. Anticipated reservations are necessary, through MVGlobal: patagonia2016@mvglobal.cl
Aldea Restaurant
Authentic cuisine. International food with local ingredients.
Barros Arana 132
tel: +56 61 241 4027
Opening hours: 7:00 pm to 11:00 pm (except Tuesday).
(Reservations are necessary).
Asador Patagónico
Meat and fish.
Arturo Prat 158
tel: +56 61 241 3553
Opening hours: confirm
Creperia Café & Té
Manuel Bulnes 358
Telephone numbers: +56 61 263 9145 / +56 9 66578348
Opening hours: confirm
Cormorán de las Rocas
Regional products
Miguel Sánchez 72
tel: +56 61 261 5131
Opening hours: confirm
El Living
Vegetarian
Arturo Prat 156
tel: +56 61 241 1140
Opening hours: confirm (Monday to Saturday)
La Mesita Grande
Pizzas, home made pastas and salads.
Arturo Prat 196
tel: +56 61 241 1571
Opening hours: confirm
La Guanaca
Pizzas and pastas
Magallanes 167
tel: +56 61 241 3245
Opening hours: confirm
Santolla
Products of the sea and a little from the Patagonia landscape.
Magallanes 73B
tel: +56 61 241 3493
Opening hours: 1:00 pm to 3:00 pm / 6:00 pm to 11:00 pm (Monday to Saturday)
(Reservations are necessary).
Cafés/Coffee shops
Spacio Kau Patagonia, The Coffee Maker
Pedro Montt 161
tel: +56 61 241 4611
Opening hours: confirm
Cafetería Amerindia
Barros Arana 135
tel: +56 61 241 1945
Opening hours: confirm
Emergencies
Puerto Natales Hospital
Ignacio Carrera Pinto 537
tel: +56 61 241 1582
Carabineros de Chile (Chilean Police)
Emergency number: 133
Puerto Natales 2nd Police Station:
Tomás Rogers 274
tel: +56 61 276 1139
GENERAL INFORMATION
Voltage and power plugs
220 V / 50 Hz
Plug standard: Type C and Type L
Remember to carry an adaptor to plug and charge your devices!
Distances and time
- Santiago – Punta Arenas: 3,090 km; 3 ½ hours flight.
- Punta Arenas Airport – City of Punta Arenas: 25 minutes by car.
- Punta Arenas – Puerto Natales: 247 km; 2 hours and 50 minutes by car.
- Punta Arenas Airport – Puerto Natales: 2 hours and 30 minutes by car.
Transport Services Punta Arenas – Puerto Natales
BusSur
Avenida Colón 842, Punta Arenas
Baquedano 668, Puerto Natales
tel: +56 61 261 4224
www.bussur.com
Buses Fernández
Armando Sanhueza 745, Punta Arenas
tel: +56 61 224 2313
Eleuterio Ramírez, Puerto Natales
tel: +56 61 241 1111
www.busesfernandez.com
Buses Pacheco
Avenida Colón 900, Punta Arenas
tel: +56 61 224 2174
Avenida España 1455, office 1, Puerto Natales
tel: +56 61 241 4800
www.busespacheco.com
Climate
In Punta Arenas an average annual rainfall of 425 mm is recorded, which is preferably in the spring-summer and as snow in winter season. This area is of constant wind, which becomes more intense during the spring-summer when it reaches an average speed of 30 to 40 km/h, decreasing almost entirely in winter.
Spring brings all kinds of climates: you can expect cold days, very cold, clear, sunny and warm days.
Approximate Temperatures for the Chile-Japan Academic Forum 2016
November 6: 8°/12° Cloudy
November 7: 7°/12° Clouds and some sun
November 8: 7°/12° Periods de clouds and sun
November 9: 7°/12° Good dose of sun
November 10: 8°/14° Cloudy
November 11: 8°/14° Clouds and sun
November 12: 7°/12° Mostly sunny
Torres del Paine National Park
Information of general interest
The Torres del Paine National Park was created on May 13th, 1959 as National Park for Tourism Lake Grey and two years later received its present name. It is part of the National Protected Wilderness Area System of the State of Chile.
In April 1978, it was declared a Biosphere Reserve by UNESCO, integrating since then the select group of representative areas of different ecosystems in the world.
In November 2013, the virtualtourist.com website, part of TripAdvisor Media Group, called it the eighth wonder of the world, after a contest in which 330 touristic destinations in more than 50 countries fought for the most votes during four months.
Its official surface is 227,298 hectares, and one can take different trekking circuits, boating activities and kayaking, horseback riding, hiking on glaciers and enjoy the diverse flora, fauna, lakes, glaciers and breathtaking views of the Paine Cordillera with its famous Horns and Torres del Paine.
For those who are interested in enjoying activities in the Torres del Paine National Park on the weekend of Saturday 12th or Sunday 13th of November, must contact the services of Cascada Expediciones:
Ignacia Jiménez –Trekking & Adventure Travel Specialist
ignacia@cascada.travel or reservations@cascada.travel
You must please specify in your email that the person wanting to do the activity is an academic, in order to be identified and so discounts or special treatments can apply.
Base of the Towers Full day hike:
We will pick you up from your hotel in Puerto Natales early in the morning (around 7:30am) and drive towards hostería Las Torres, from where we will hike uphill path to Ascencio Valley on the Tower’s eastern face. Dry mountain spots, beech forests and small rivers line the scenic walk towards the valley. Our big challenge comes as we climb the steep morraine, a mass of boulders leading us towards one of the world’s most famous views overlooking the Towers. The famous Torres del Paine (2,850 m/ 9,350 ft) consist of three gigantic granite monoliths, the remains of a great cirque sheared away by the forces of glacial ice. After an uphill slog, the Towers eventually come into full view, rising majestically before us, with the glacial lake visible below. Is there any better place in the world to have lunch? After feasting on the view and our picnic, we backtrack along the same trail through Ascencio Valley and return to Puerto Natales (approx 5:30pm)
Activity: Demanding Hiking
Schedule: 7:30am / 05:30pm approx.
Distance: 22km / 14mi
Difficulty: Demanding
Walking time: 9h
Altitude point: 914m / 3000ft
Grey Glacier Navigation:
We start off driving across the park, admiring the view of Paine Grande and its snowy peaks, and Los Cuernos with its black, granite horn-like spires. We stop at various viewpoints on the way to enjoy observing and photographing herds of guanacos, Andean condors and interesting flora. We drive up to Grey Lake and wander along the beach. Here we enjoy a tasty box-lunch by the lake before embarking on a boat ride across the icy waters to the towering blue walls of Glacier Grey. After this incredible up-close look at the glacier, we drive back to Puerto Natales.
Activity: Nature Walk & Boat Trip
Schedule: 08:30am / 06:00pm
Distance: 0.8km / 0.5mi
Difficulty: Easy
Walking time: 1h
Altitude point: 200m / 660ft
Transport
Sat 5 Nov 2016 (Santiago -> Punta Arenas)
LATAM Airlines Schedule: Santiago (SCL) -> Punta Arenas (PUQ)
LA295 SCL(08:55) -> PUQ(12:20) – non-stop flight
LA293 SCL(10:00) -> PUQ(13:25) – non-stop flight
LA285 SCL(14:10) -> PUQ(19:00) – one-stop flight
Sun 6 Nov 2016 (Santiago -> Punta Arenas)
LATAM Airlines Schedule: Santiago (SCL) -> Punta Arenas (PUQ)
LA293 SCL(09:40) -> PUQ(13:05) – non-stop flight
LA283 SCL(12:10) -> PUQ(15:35) – non-stop flight
LA285 SCL(14:05) -> PUQ(18:45) – one-stop flight
LA291 SCL(16:20) -> PUQ(19:45) – non-stop flight
LA089 SCL(20:30) -> PUQ(01:05) – one-stop flight
Mon 7 Nov 2016 (Santiago -> Punta Arenas)
LATAM Airlines Schedule: Santiago (SCL) -> Punta Arenas (PUQ)
LA281 SCL(05:50) -> PUQ(09:15) – non-stop flight
LA293 SCL(10:25) -> PUQ(13:50) – non-stop flight
LA287 SCL(10:50) -> PUQ(15:15) – one-stop flight
LA283 SCL(12:45) -> PUQ(16:10) – non-stop flight
LA285 SCL(13:40) -> PUQ(18:15) – one-stop flight
LA291 SCL(16:50) -> PUQ(20:15) – non-stop flight
LA091 SCL(22:15) -> PUQ(01:40) – non-stop flight
Fri 11 Nov 2016 (Puerto Natales -> Airport -> Punta Arenas -> Santiago)
LATAM Airlines Schedule: Punta Arenas (PUQ) -> Santiago (SCL)
LA280 PUQ (09:40) -> SCL(14:20) – non-stop flight
LA292 PUQ (14:45) -> SCL(18:05) – non-stop flight
LA284 PUQ (19:40) -> SCL(23:00) – non-stop flight
LA290 PUQ (23.10) -> SCL(03:50) – one-stop flight
Sat 12 Nov 2016 (Punta Arenas -> Santiago)
LATAM Airlines Schedule: Punta Arenas (PUQ) -> Santiago (SCL)
LA286 PUQ (01:50) -> SCL (05:10) – non-stop
LA288 PUQ (02:35) -> SCL (05:55) – non-stop
LA082 PUQ (03:20) -> SCL (07:45) – one-stop
LA090 PUQ (04:15) -> SCL (07:35) – non-stop
LA096 PUQ (06:20) -> SCL (09:40) – non-stop
LA280 PUQ (09:55) -> SCL (14:35) – one-stop
LA294 PUQ (13:20) -> SCL (16:40) – non-stop
LA292 PUQ (14:30) -> SCL (17:50) – non-stop
LA990 PUQ (19:05) -> SCL (22:30) – non-stop
LA284 PUQ (19:55) -> SCL (23:15) – non-stop
Sun 13 Nov 2016 (Punta Arenas -> Santiago)
LATAM Airlines Schedule: Punta Arenas (PUQ) -> Santiago (SCL)
LA280 PUQ (10:00) -> SCL (14:40) – one-stop
LA286 PUQ (12:00) -> SCL (15:20) – non-stop
LA292 PUQ (14:00) -> SCL (17:20) – non-stop
LA284 PUQ (19:40) -> SCL (23:00) – non-stop
LA082 PUQ (16:15) -> SCL (20:40) – one-stop
LA290 PUQ (20:35) -> SCL (01:00) – one-stop
Mon 14 Nov 2016 (Punta Arenas -> Santiago)
LATAM Airlines Schedule: Punta Arenas (PUQ) -> Santiago (SCL)
LA288 PUQ (01:45) -> SCL (05:05) – non-stop
LA090 PUQ (03:10) -> SCL (06:30) – non-stop
LA292 PUQ (14:45) -> SCL (18:05) – non-stop
LA286 PUQ (15:55) -> SCL (19:15) – non-stop
LA082 PUQ (17:15) -> SCL (21:55) – one-stop
LA284 PUQ (18:55) -> SCL (22:15) – non-stop
LA290 PUQ (21:05) -> SCL (01:30) – one-stop