Punta Arenas (Sandy Point in English) is the capital of Chile's southernmost region - Magallanes and Antartica Chilena
Punta Arenas was originally established by the Chilean government in 1848 as a penal colony
It is the largest city south of the 46th parallel south with > 127,000 people
The city was populated by many colonists from Spain, Croatia, Germany, England, Italy, Switzerland and Ireland
The Cemetery of Punta Arenas was designated a National Monument of Chile in 2012 and has been ranked by CNN as one of the most beautiful cemeteries in the world
Sara Braun came here from Russia in 1874
She married Portuguese José Nogueira. in 1887
They made a fortune from gold and sheep
LEFT - Ice Breaker RV Laurence M Gould Punta Arenas is an important port for supplies for Antarctica
RIGHT - Nao Victoria, Magellan's ship replica, in the Museo Na Victoria, Punta Arenas