Cabo Vírgenes is located in the southernmost point of the American Continent nearby the East mouth of the Strait of Magellan which connects the Atlantic Sea with the Pacific.

Here we can visit some interesting spots such as the Reserve, the lighthouse and the beach with vast open views of the sea and the Strait aforementioned. The Provincial Reserve was established to protect the second largest nesting colony of the Magellanic Penguin of South America, after Punta Tombo (Chubut, Argentina). It is home to more than 130 thousand breeding pairs of this species.

The footpath allows walking among these cute non-flight birds and letting us to see the beach where the penguins rest and feed on fishes and squids. Sometimes the coast is visited by other penguins like the King, Gentoo or Southern Rockhooper ones and pelagic birds such as Black-browed Albatross, Northern and Southern Giant Petrel, White-chinned Petrel and more.

This place doesn’t fail surprise and enchant visitors with its vastness and wilderness. We invite you to discover it.