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Cueva del Milodon National Monument |
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| The Cave of Milodon or the Cueva del Milodon National Monument is positioned on the side of the Benítez hill. The Cave of Milodon or rather the Cueva del Milodon Natural Monument is an imposing structure of 30m (98 ft) high. The cave houses the encased model of an imaginative animal in fiberglass, which existed only in myths. As of 1896, the first signs of the existence of the Milodon surfaced. It was when Hermann Eberhard is believed to have found properly preserved shreds of skin and excreta of an ethical animal, giving the suggestion that such an ethical animal did exist at some point of time. This animal specimen is thought to have been twice as large as that of a man. It was also found that it was a mammal as well as an herbivore.
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The Cueva del Milodon Natural Monument also bears signs of existence of some type of human settlement. These people are believed to have utilized the Cueva del Milodon Natural Monument's caves to live for more than 12 thousand years ago.
Location of the Cueva del Milodon Natural Monument:
The natural monument lies in the Magellan and the Chilean Arctic region, on 254 Km on the north-eastern part of the Punta Arenas. The Puerto Natales lies 24 Km on the south eastern part of this natural monument. You can reach the Cueva del Milodon Natural Monument by air route through the Santiago-Punta Arenas route. The natural monument can also be reached by road through the Punta Arenas-Puerto Natales route. At about 8 kilometers from the Puerto Natales you have to take a right turn at the first cross roads. After another cross road at a distance of 4 kilometers, you will have to travel 2 more kilometers to reach the Conaf office. You can visit the natural monument at any time of the year.
Other attractions:
Puerto Natales
Torres del Paine National Park
Activities to be done at the Cueva del Milodon National Monument:
Wildlife observation
Photography
There is a fixed admission fee to enter this monument in Chile.
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