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Puerto Williams (Spanish for "Port Williams") is a Chilean village, port and naval base located on Navarino Island facing the Beagle Channel. It is the capital of the Chilean Antarctic Province, one of four provinces located in the Magellan and Chilean Antarctica Region, and administers the communes of Chilean Antarctic Territory and Cabo de Hornos. It has a population of 2,874, including both naval personnel and civilians. Puerto Williams claims the title of world's southernmost city.
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1. Dientes de Navarino
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5.0 based on 64 reviews
Reviewed By evwtrip - Nijmegen, The Netherlands
This is one of the more rougher treks I've done. Both in terms of adressing my routefinding skills many times (while there is a collection of signposting as well as the much more frequent markerstones, I did manage to wander off track quite a few times) as in the actual difficulty of the terrain (boulder hopping, steep descents, muddy marshes, negotiating tree roots & branches) your progress will be slow each of the 3 or more days you're trekking the 32km/20mi long Dientes. I solo-hiked it in 4. But they say: the rougher the trek, the more beautiful it gets. That counts here also. It's a little more wilderness than the one in Torres del Paine. While you're on the most southerly inhabited island of the world in Puerto Williams, a Chilean Armada town slowly growing into a tourist destination, enjoy the view of Cerro Bandera while you start your climb. On top there's a beautiful view of the Beagle Channel and Argentina's Tierra del Fuego mountains across. Continue along the edges of the ridge to a steep drop to Laguna del Salto, one of the many tundra lakes in the area. I stayed here for the night on a terribly wet and uneven floor, but with fresh water. My second day started with a climb up to Paso Australia and over loose boulders up Paso los Dientes (I wandered off track here which did cost me half an hour) to eventually descent to Laguna los Dientes and Laguna Escondida again with plenty big boulders to hop. Campsites and water were no problem finding here and were in better condition. There's a beautiful view of the jagged peaks of the actual Dientes ('teeth' in spanish), for which the area is named. On a clear day the more southerly Lago Windhond is visible as are the Cabo de Hornos islands. My third day ended up being the easiest one. Only two easier uphill sections and drops to arrive at the beaver affected area of big Laguna Martillo, where I took a wrong direction again costing me about 45 minutes. After the big lake there's a beautiful valley to cross where I saw signs of a big animal nearby, possibly a puma. I eventually camped at the foot of the biggest climb of the whole trek, Paso Virginia. The fourth day started with a muddy ascent of the lower section of the climb and ended at a fantastic overview of a very steep and possibly dangerous descent to Laguna Guanacos. Take care here in bad weather. After this lake there is a long mixed section of marshes, woods and farmland to get you down to the end of the trail at an old fishery at the road which will lead you to Puerto Williams again in 2 hours. I only saw people on the first night and was thus almost the whole time alone on the trail. Weather can be a problem here because of the southerly location of the Island, but most of the time I was hiking in clear sunny skies in late March 2017. Recommended.
2. Cerro Bandera
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5.0 based on 49 reviews
Reviewed By yulianaF56
See the forest of this remote area of the world and everything, eat raspberries and just enjoy the view, for some people that wants to go to the Navarino teeth’s have to come across this area
3. Explora Isla Navarino
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5.0 based on 61 reviews
..Tours / Programs / Expeditions.. Breathing the purest air in Navarino Island, and sharing experiences here with you
4. Offtrailpatagonia
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5.0 based on 15 reviews
Dientes de Navarino, Cape horn the most southern trekking in the World!
5. Parque De Aventuras Subantartico
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5.0 based on 8 reviews
Subantartico Adventure Park Is Located In Isla Navarino In Cabo De Hornos Has Low Complexity Paths In Native Forest, Tirolesa That Crosses A Lagoon, Also You Can Make Kayak, Waterball And Winter Games In Winter Because It Is Freeze, Ideal For The Whole Family.
6. ErranteEcolodge
Company located in Puerto Williams with a strong focus on sustainability and environmental care that offers Experiential Tourism, Adventure Tourism, accommodation, Food and Transportation activities in Navarino Island and Surroundings
7. Extremewilliams
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5.0 based on 3 reviews
