Tourism in Cave of the Milodon
Distance: 24 Kilometers away from Puerto Natales
Cave of the Milodon, a natural monument formed by three caverns and a rocky
conglomerate called "Silla del Diablo". The scientific interest of the place is
given by the finding in 1896, skins and bones of an extinct animal MILODON (Mylodon
Darwini), an herbivore of great dimensions that became extinguished.
Out of its historical, scientific and cultural importance, the Cave of Milodon
offers an additional attraction, that of its landscape and its natural life. It
is a transition between the steppe and the wood, and additionally its typical
flora. Animal life is abundant, mainly that of birds.
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