Punta Arenas DIY walk from ship?

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Originally Posted by milagarcia

Hi,
can you walk to the city center/old town from the port? Or is it only walkable once you get there and must take a cab from the port to get to town?

thank you.
mila

There must be two ports. We were berthed northeast of the town center about 4 or 5 kilometers away. It took us more than hour to walk to the main square. It was a nice, level walk on a wide, paved, seaside promenade. It was a nice walk on a pleasant day, but I did not even find a pleasant place to have a beer. I was relieved to take a taxi back for $10.

Google maps shows another pier south of town which would be much handier. http://maps.google.com/maps?q=punta+...gl=us&t=h&z=13