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Patagonia
Home » Chile » Chile Major Cities and Regions » PatagoniaPatagonia is the most well known region of Chile. The natural landscape of this area is truly breathtaking and well lives up to its reputation. The area boasts dramatic landscape, as it is one of the world’s most supreme land’s end. This region in Chile ends the South American continent in a stunning outbreak of glaciers, icebergs, islands, and mountains.
Chilean Patagonia is actually made up of two sub-regions: the northern Aisen and the southern Magallanes. The region of Aisen boasts the Parque National Laguna San Rafael, while Magellanes boasts the Parque National Torres del Paine. Magallanes can only be accessed by air or overland from Argentina as it is isolated from the rest of Chile by impenetrable mountains and violent storms.
Magellanes is home to the southern city of Punta Arenas. This city flourished during the California gold rush and later became the capital of Chile’s wool industry. The region is home to so many spectacular sites including: the Torres de Paine, a magnificent mountain range that reaches heights of 9,000 feet; the mesmerizing waterfalls of Salto Chico and Salto Grande; the Pehoe, Pingo, Nordenskjold, and Dickson lakes; the Pingo, del Frances, Grey and Dickson glaciers; and the Azul and Verde lagoons.
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