Bien Nacional Protegido Humedal Tres Puentes, Chile: what it is and when to go

What it is and where

Bien Nacional Protegido Humedal Tres Puentes is a protected area in Chile (Punta Arenas). It has an article in one Wikipedia, so it is not one of the busiest places in Chile: one to enjoy at a calmer pace.

16.42 hectáreas que protege cuerpos de agua de tipo laguna costera, praderas húmedas, pastizales y matorrales del ecosistema de tipo estepa templada oriental de Festuca gracillima y Chiliotrichum diffusum

It is in Punta Arenas, where this site lists 8 more places to see, 6.6 km from the centre.

Its coordinates are -53.11773, -70.88034; the nearest main airport is President Carlos Ibáñez International Airport (PUQ, Punta Arenas), 13 km as the crow flies. How to get around Chile (train, car, bus) is covered in its country guide.

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ONG Agrupación Ecológica Patagónica

It is one of the Nature and Wildlife places in Chile. In Kokai it is already on your trip map next to the places you save yourself, and it goes into a day's plan with one tap.

When to go

The best time to visit Bien Nacional Protegido Humedal Tres Puentes is October to April.

In December there are 16 h 41 of daylight, and in June, 7 h 20. Daylight hours are calculated from the site's latitude for the 15th of each month; when planning a full day on foot they matter as much as the weather.

It is not the same trip whatever you come for: Bien Nacional Protegido Humedal Tres Puentes has a different season depending on what you want to do here, and Kokai puts it in the right month for you.

When to go to Chile in general, with its festivals and peak seasons, is in its country guide.

Before you go to Chile

To enter Chile there are 8 things to sort out before you leave, starting with “Book domestic flights and Torres del Paine places”: they are all, with their deadlines, in the Chile checklist. Currency: Chilean peso (CLP); plugs: Type C and L · 220 V · 50 Hz (the Spanish two-pin plug usually works); emergencies: 133 police · 131 ambulance · 132 fire brigade.

In Kokai you tick off the checklist inside your trip, and each item reminds you when it is time to do it.

What is nearby

• Museo Nao VictoriaHistoric maritime museum in Punta Arenas, Chile1.1 km
• Museo Regional Salesiano Maggiorino BorgatelloMuseum4.5 km
• Regional museum of MagallanesHistoric house and museum in Punta Arenas, Chile5.2 km
• Sacred Heart Cathedral, Punta ArenasChurch in Punta Arenas, Chile5.3 km
• Palacio José MontesBuilding in Punta Arenas, Chile5.4 km

Distances are as the crow flies. Everything else is in the Chile guide.

More in Chile: Nature

• Ojos del Salado: highest volcano in the world
• Llullaillaco: stratovolcano in Chile and Argentina
• Beagle Channel: strait of Chile and Argentina
• Atacama Large Millimeter Array: 66 radio telescopes in the Atacama Desert of northern Chile
• Copahue: stratovolcano nestled on the border between Argentina and Chile
• Fitz Roy: mountain of Chile - argentina

Every Chile place under Nature, each with its season, is on its page.

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