Historic Puerto Natales Town Walk
Discover the layered history of this gateway Patagonian town through its colonial buildings, pioneer heritage, and vibrant cultural scene.
- 1
Museo Histórico Municipal
Start at the municipal museum, which tells the story of the region's indigenous Kawésqar people and European settlers who arrived in the 1890s.
- 2
Calle Baquedano
Walk down the town's main commercial street, lined with gear shops, cafés, and restaurants catering to trekkers bound for Torres del Paine.
- 3
Iglesia Parroquial María Auxiliadora
The local parish church, a modest but charming structure, reflects the Catholic faith brought by early Salesian missionaries to Patagonia.
- 4
Old Frigorífico Building
The ruins of the old cold-storage meatpacking plant, once operated by the British-owned Bories Company, speak of the wool and mutton trade era.
- 5
Sociedad Ballenera Building
This early 20th-century building housed the region's whaling company, one of the industries that brought wealth and workers to southern Patagonia.
- 6
El Pub
End at this beloved local gathering place, where Patagonian pisco sours and craft beers fuel evenings of storytelling among trekkers and locals alike.