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National park in Chile
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Pali-Aike National Park (sometimes Pali Aike National Park) is perhaps unlike any other Chilean Patagonian national park. It isn't mountainous nor large – rather, it's the Pali-Aike Cave, home to one of Magellan's oldest settlements, that makes the park unique.
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Cueva Pali-Aike
Cave declared a national monument and where evidence of one of the oldest settlements of Magellan has been found.
Field of Cones and Basaltic Lavas
A landscape that predominates in the park and resembles a lunar landscape.
Lake Ana
Where the park's wildlife is concentrated.
Morada del Diablo Crater
Crater of a very old volcano.
By land: From Punta Arenas, take Route 255, which is paved and leads to the Monte Aymond border crossing. At km 168, take the detour to Punta Delgada (Villa O'Higgins). From this point, it's 26 km to the park.
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