Cueva del Milodón Natural Monument Trail
Visit the cave where a giant prehistoric ground sloth was discovered, set against dramatic Patagonian rock walls with sweeping views.
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Cueva del Milodón Entrance
Just 24 km north of Puerto Natales, the monument entrance opens onto a dramatic landscape of sandstone cliffs and native scrubland.
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Main Cave Mouth
The enormous cave mouth, 30 m high and 200 m deep, once sheltered a mylodon — a giant ground sloth — over 10,000 years ago.
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Milodón Replica Statue
A life-size fibreglass milodón stands inside the cave, giving a vivid sense of the creature's massive size — 4 m tall and 2 tons.
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Hermann Cave
A smaller adjacent cave named for the German explorer who first described the site in 1896, after finding preserved milodón skin.
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Silla del Diablo Rock
Hike to this striking rock pinnacle nicknamed the Devil's Chair — a short trail with excellent views of the surrounding valleys and fjord.
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Mirador Alto Viewpoint
The high viewpoint trail rewards with sweeping views of Última Esperanza Sound, the surrounding mountains, and the Patagonian plain below.
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