Cueva del Milodón Natural Monument

Cueva del Milodón Natural Monument is a Natural Monument located in the Chilean Patagonia, 24 km (15 mi) northwest of Puerto Natales and 270 km (168 mi) north of Punta Arenas. The monument is situated along the flanks of the Cerro Benitez Mountains. It comprises several caves and a rock formation called Silla del Diablo (English: Devil's Chair).

The monument is notable for the discovery in 1896 of skin, bones and other parts of a giant ground sloth called Mylodon (Mylodon darwini). The remains of a Mylodon that had walked throughout the Patagonia is still visible today.

At the entrance of the monument is a life size replica of a prehistoric Milódon. The Milódon were very large herbivores and somewhat resembled a large bear. The Milódon became extinct at the end of the Pleistocene Epoch.

The investigations made possible to determine a survival of the Milodon of about 5,000 years back and confirm the existence of other animals, like the "Dwarfed Horse", the "Saber Tiger" and the Great Guanaco denominated "Macraucheria"

See also

  • Cerro Toro
  • Eberhard Fjord
  • Hippidion saldiasi
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Freddy Asenjo
29 September 2014
Es obligado visitar, al menos, la cueva grande del Milodon. El precio de la Conaf es mas barato que otros parques de Chile, asi que hay que aprovecharlo y cuidarlo.
Pauli Fernández
7 October 2019
Especial lugar para recorrer con la familia. Cercano, seguro y permite adentrarse en un segundo en que la vida se detiene... mucho silencio!
Rocio Gutiérrez
9 March 2018
$2.500 nacional y $5.000 extranjero. Si hacen un tour que sea exclusivo para el lugar ya que los full day solo te dejan visitar la cueva grande. El tour milodon cuesta $15.000 y dura 3 horas aprox
Luis Santibáñez
10 November 2013
Normalmente es menospreciada frente a las Torres del Paine, pero vale la pena visitarla. Es mucho más interesante de lo que aparenta. El centro de souvenir me llamó la atención. Mejor ir temprano.
Denise Jozsef
31 December 2014
Geralmente faz parte do day tour para torres del paine. Interessante, mas não fosse caminho do outro passeio não valeria o deslocamento. De qualquer forma, rende algumas boas foto com o Milodón
Pablo Madrid Las Heras
26 August 2016
Entretenido y cerca de la ciudad como para hacerlo en bicicleta si te gusta pedalear
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