After wanting to come here all my life, I finally made it to the “bottom of the world,” the southernmost land outside of Antarctica.

Punta Arenas (Sandy Point) is a charming city on the Magellan Straight. There is so much history here. On the central square there is a statue of Magellan, who came through here for the first time in 1520 on his way around the world.

We didn’t have much time here before heading on to Puerto Natales, the gateway to the dramatic mountains and fjords of the South American Andes. I’ll save those pictures for another day.