This beautiful region is privileged to be equipped with an own landscape in spite of being most austral of the world. Mountains emphasize by on the 2,000 meters of height, next to rivers of different volumes, and abundant and varied range of nature and animals, in addition to its ice fields, glaciers, channels, fiords, bays and national parks. The Chilean Antarctic Territory complements the regional tourist supply, with its ice landscape, seas and icebergs, next to the exotism of its birds.

Cerro Mirador Ski Center
It is located 8 km to the west of Punta Arenas. Place that shows one of the few ski courts with sea view. This recreational sport center has its higher point at 600 meters high and it is also an excellent viewpoint to see the Estrecho de Magallanes and Tierra del Fuego. To arrive at their base you need to drive for approximately 30 minutes by car, from Muñoz Gamero Square, the main square of Punta Arenas. There are3 buses to transport people to the refuge on weekends. The sportsmen can choose among 11 courts to slip; there are courts for all training level and they are mostly of medium level. The snow has a special texture because of the wind, what gives it an attractive and singular characteristic for the practice of this sport. The courts are narrow and traced among trees increasing the degree of difficulty for the skier. It has a double chair lift of 1,500 meters and a dragging rail. The refuge grants services of lease of teams, sleds, shop of repairs, wardrobes and lockers, skiing school with specialized monitors and patrols for the safety of the sportsmen. For those who don t practice this sport, we suggest to visit Cerro Mirador and relax with the beautiful view to the Estrecho de Magallanes, Tierra del Fuego and the most southern city in the continent.

Chilean Antarctic Territory
It has a surface of 1,250,000 km square. As last frontier it is the Chilean Antarctic Territory, with more than 30 million km. cubic of ice. It conforms the majestic icy continent, with their eternal nights in winter, but in summer the sun doesn t completely hide, turning the ice red at dusk, when the flora and fauna renovate its vital cycle and they get ready for another long night. In its fauna you can appreciate species like the blue whale, sea elephants, seal of Weddell, antarctic wolf and different types of penguins such as the Adela, Papua, antarctic, and other birds like giant Petreles, cormoranes, antarctic doves and seabirds. Chile maintains a villageof civil population in the white continent, plus 3 bases and 1 meteorological center, 1 investigation center and 4 refuges that operate in the summer. This territory is of permanent scientific interest. The Antarctic Treaty -which includes 12 countries- establishes the use of the territory only with peaceful porpuse; therefore it excludes the experiments with nuclear weapons and it forbids the deposits of radio-active materials.