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    5. Bulnes Fort

    BULNES FORT

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    Located on the shores of the Magellan Strait, 62 km south of Punta Arenas. It is a historical reconstruction founded in October 1843, on the rocky hill at santa ana, overlooking the Strait. Here one can admire the flora and fauna and find great variety of birds. Even though the fort has no original construction left, which was done the first inhabitants of Patagonia, it was reconstructed so that it now looks just as it did when it was first built.

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    Attractions: Cultural and historical relevance.

    Activities: Flora and fauna contemplation, photography.

    Location: Magallanes

    How to get there: Santiago-Punta Arenas: Airway.
    Punta Arenas-Bulnes Fortress: Land route.

    When to go: All year long.

    Weather: Cold moderate rainy weather, without dry season but with microclimates. The annual media temperature is 8°C, meanwhile during summer time the temperature goes from 10° to 18°C. The annual media rain is 450 milimiters.

    Services: Information center, roads.

    Surroundings: Froward Cape, Punta Arenas cementery, de la Cruz Hill, Pali-Aike cave, El Salto, Magellian Strait, San Isidro lighthouse, Bulnes Fortress, Pali-Aike National Park, Punta Arenas, Magallanes National Reserve, Otway Inlet.

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