Aisen is home to Parque National Laguna San Rafael , while Magellanes hosts the incomparable Parque National Torres del Paine . Isolated from the rest of Chile by fierce storms and impassable mountains, Magellanes can be reached only by air or overland from Argentina. Magellanes is also home to the southern city of Punta Arenas , which first became prosperous during the California gold rush. The city's site on the Pacific side of the Magellan Strait made it an ideal transshipment point for cargoes rounding the continent. Later, the city became the capital of Chile's wool industry, which produced some of the richest barons on the continent.
Flight time is approximately four hours.
There are also flights available from Punta Arenas to Puerto Natales. All rights reserved. .